Subscribe to Nutrition in OSHC ($100)

Through the 2021 subscription year the Nutrition in OSHC program will focus on four themes. Each theme will include focused discussion, resources and information relating directly to legislative requirements and will discuss exceeding themes. Resources will be available for subscribers to use.

Themes include:

• RECIPE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: April – June 2021
  • Including recipe planning guidance, tools and templates for settings to use when developing recipes for the centre menu, planning recipes for cooking experiences, or supporting families to plan recipes for lunchboxes.
• ENGAGING FAMILIES IN NUTRITION: July – September 2021
  • Including information and advice on ways to engage families in your centre’s nutrition processes and planning, including case studies.
• NUTRITION FOR TRANSITIONING TO OSHC: October – December 2021
  • Including information and strategies on how to prepare children and their families for the transition to OSHC, with guidance on lunchboxes, food safety and mealtimes.
• MANAGING FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES: January – March 2022
  • Includes best practice guidance on managing food allergies and intolerances in your centre, communication protocols for families and staff, and managing cross- contamination risk.

ADDITIONAL subscriber benefits include:

• Free quarterly Zoom professional development sessions run by our Dietitians
• Updates and information about the National Quality Framework
• 12 month subscription to the Nutrition in OSHC e-newsletter including recipes and nutrition updates. Click here for an example e-newsletter
• Access to the ‘subscribers only’ area of the Nutrition in OSHC section of Nutrition Australia Qld’s website
• Additional e-newsletter subscriptions*

Training,  professional development and services

Let us work with your OSHC to help you meet and exceed the food and nutrition related principles of the National Quality Standard including the My Time Our Place Framework.

Our team with experience in the industry provide tailored professional development and training.

Find out more about the training and services we offer by clicking on the links below:

Training and Professional Development:

• Safe Food Handling Workshop
• Meeting Nutrition and Food Safety Requirements Workshop
• Meeting Nutrition Requirements Workshop
• Managing Allergies and Intolerances Workshop
• Food Safety Supervisor Course

Online Training:

• Level 1 Safe Food Handling for OSHC 
• Level 2 Safe Food Handling for OSHC
• Understanding Allergies and Intolerances in the early years sector
• Food & behaviour

Other online courses:

• Safe knife skills

Access recipes designed for OSHC settings

Click on the link below to browse recipes specific for your OSHC:

• Recipes

Subscriber only resources and information

As a subscriber you have access to resources such as fact sheets, posters and articles.

Login to the OSHC website and click on the link below to access a wide range of ‘unlocked’ resources and information specific for early years settings and families:

• Nutrition resources
• Allergies and Intolerances Resources
• Food Safety Resources
• Useful Links
• Food Games