"Investing in early childhood nutrition is a surefire strategy. The returns are incredibly high." - Anne M. Mulcahy
Nutrition
Healthy eating habits at an early age set your child up for a lifetime of eating well. And when you make healthy food part of your life, it’s easier to give children the nutrition they need to learn, grow and develop. Your Kids Our Kids incorporates the Munch & Move program to support healthy habits and environments in early childhood education. Munch and Move assist our on-site cooks to implement age appropriate healthy menus. Munch & Move also assists our educators to implement a fun, play-based approach to healthy eating and physical activity with young children. The Munch & Move program fits within the early childhood education and care sector’s National Quality Framework. The Munch & Move program is a government initiative to encourage healthy habits at a young age.
We love to see children experience the process first hand so we integrate cooking experiences within the program so children become mini Chef’s. This encourages children to see what ingredients go into food and have discussions about the healthy concept including what’s good for our bodies and why. his programs also covers experiences like games and activities around natural foods, recycling, health, sometimes foods. Having a nutritious diet and being physically active are essential for healthy growth and development. Your Kids Our Kids supports children to develop and practice healthy eating and physical activity habits and to learn a range of movement skills that will help them to more confidently take part in physical activity throughout their lives.
Our Menus
Our menu’s have been assessed against the recommendations of the “Nutrition Checklist for Long Day Care Menu Planning” This ensures that the menu’s offer children a minimum 50% of their Recommended Daily Intakes of nutrients whilst at daycare. Menus are compiled for a four week period to ensure rotation of menu choices for all children. We also have a summer and a winter menu on offer.
Our Kitchens
Our commercial kitchens are purpose built for delivering fresh food to growing bodies by our on-site cooks and chefs. Processed foods are minimised and every meal is made with love in our kitchens, every day. Our kitchens are registered with local authorities as food preperation facilities and go through the same rigorous inspections as any commercial kitchen within a restuarnt would.
Education Key
Is changes the children experience as they grow, learn and develop. Children’s identities, knowledge, understandings, skills, and relationships change through childhood. We want children to participate fully and be active in society.
YOUR KIDS OUR KIDS EARLY LEARNING EDUCATION CENTRES
