2024 NAQ Nutrition - Level 1 - Nutrition Requirements for the Early Years Sector (National)

Our Level 1 – Nutrition Requirements for the Early Years Sector training covers the nutrition basics that all staff working in the early years sector need to be aware of including the Australian Dietary Guidelines, Get up and Grow Guidelines and nutrition in the National Quality Standard. Our Online nutrition training can help settings meet and exceed their requirements under the National Quality Standard.

Level 1 – Nutrition Requirements for the Early Years Sector topics include:

• The importance of nutrition in early childhood settings
• Nutrition and the National Quality Standard
• The Australian Dietary Guidelines
• The Get up and Grow Guidelines
• Daily nutritional requirements for children
• An introduction to managing food allergies and intolerances
• An introduction to nutrition policy
• Special occasions and celebrations
• Nutrition and the assessment and rating process - activity

This training is the first level of a series of training options in nutrition for early years settings. Subsequent training courses will cover additional information such as menu planning, lunchboxes, positive meal times, infant feeding, policies and exceeding themes.

Nutrition Australia Qld (the Queensland division of Nutrition Australia) is a not for profit community based organisation, providing education and support for nutrition professionals and the community. NAQ Nutrition Training is the training division of the organisation.

Nutrition Australia Qld offers an expert team of Accredited Practising Dietitians, Nutritionists and Health Promotion Professionals to ensure the very best in nutrition education and health promotion.

Food Foundations is a program of Nutrition Australia Qld, for early childhood settings.

We offer a range of support services to early childhood settings covering nutrition and food safety, these include

• newsletters
• resources and posters
• fact sheets
• staff education
• menu assessments
• food safety supervisor training
• parent education

For more information on the Food Foundations service visit our website.

NAQ Nutrition Training also has approved food safety auditors. So if you’re a licensed food business in Queensland, NAQ Nutrition Training’s experienced food safety auditors can assist with:

• Food safety program development
• Food safety program audits
• Onsite compliance audits

Please contact the food safety team at foodsafety@naqld.org or call 07 3257 4393 for more information.

Courses for individuals cost $45 (including GST).  If you are part of a Service / Centre please contact us for multiple course discount.