Nutrition
Nutrition
Good nutrition is an essential ingredient of quality childcare. At Discovery Tree Early Learning Centre, we aim to develop good food habits because early experiences with food strongly impact a child’s future eating habits and health.
The food people eat influences their growth and development, capacity to learn, and overall behaviour. Knowing this, we provide the children with nutritious meals that will help foster the development of positive eating practices and enhance their emotional and psychological growth.
The children’s meal requirements for the entire day are included in our daily fees and provided using quality, fresh ingredients that can accommodate for any food allergy or intolerance. Milk and water are served at each mealtime.
Our centre features the latest commercial kitchen, where our cooks prepare all of our meals fresh daily. We source all the ingredients from local suppliers, supporting our local community and ensuring consistent quality and freshness.
The menu is varied and considers special dietary needs
Food for Infants
Infants over the age of 6 months are provided with iron rich foods, and meals and snacks of progressing texture according to their age.
Children with allergies
Children with allergies are provided with appropriate substitutes of foods and drinks, in line with the Menu planning guidelines.
Variety of tastes
The menu includes a variety of meals from different cultures and a variety of tastes, colours, textures and flavours.
Water
Water is also available freely throughout the day.
