Health and nutrition
Kennedy Kids Childcare maintains health and hygiene standards in accordance with ‘The Staying Healthy in Childcare’ and ‘Infectious Diseases Guidelines’. The centre is cleaned throughout the day in order to maintain a healthy and hygienic environment.
We have policies and procedures in place that are strictly followed throughout the daily routine. We strongly encourage and teach children to take responsibility for their own health and hygiene through discussion, curriculum, and routines. This includes focusing on handwashing, healthy bodies, nutrition, dental care, and cleanliness. There is a hand sanitiser station at the sign in and out desk located at the front of the centre. Children, families, and educators are encouraged to sanitise their hands upon arrival and departure to ensure the health and safety of everyone who attends the centre and the wider community.
We provide fresh, nutritious, and creative meals that expose children to the broadest range of flavours, textures, ingredients, and cultures.
Exposing young children to a healthy, diverse diet not only gives them the best start in life, but it also helps secure their health, development, and wellbeing as they grow up. Your children’s meals contain food from the five food groups recommended by the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
Our healthy and balanced meals include a variety of:
- Fresh vegetables and legumes
- Seasonal fruit
- Wholegrains and seeds
- Lean fresh meat and fish
- Dairy options
We provide four meals a day morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack. Menus are displayed at the centres desk where you sign in and out.
Please let us know if your child has an allergy or special eating requirement which we are happy to cater for.
All our meals provided reflect seasonal local produce and are prepared daily from ingredients selected for their absolute freshness and quality. By focusing on this we avoid the use of colouring, artificial flavours, salt, sugar, and additives.
We celebrate and value diversity with exciting menus which reflect and accommodate each individual child’s dietary requirements.
We respect the values of each individual family and cater to any special eating requirements.