Childrens services

Legal requirements

NSW childrens services providing food must:

notify the Authority of their activities
comply with food safety standards

Resources to help businesses

A voluntary Food Safety Program (FSP) template (pdf, 383KB) has been developed by the Authority for childrens services wanting to implement an FSP.

A Word™ version of the FSP is available for customising.

Children's Services Voluntary Food Safety Program Template, click to open (pdf, 383KB)

Contents:

Food handling activities
General food safety procedures
Records
- Daily checklists
- 6-monthly verification
- 12-monthly internal audit

The FSP has been primarily designed for those services covered by the scope of national Food Safety Standard 3.3.1 - Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons ie services that prepare potentially hazardous food (PHF) for children 4 years of age or under as part of their services in:

long day care
occasional care
employee sponsored day care

It also includes businesses whose primary activity is to prepare ready-to-eat PHF for these services.

Factsheets and posters

Click to preview resources

Food safety tips

Fresh cut fruit and vegetables (pdf 722KB)
Cooking with kids (pdf, 1.2MB)
Food brought from home (pdf, 565KB)
Taking food on excursions (pdf, 772KB)
Keep food separate (pdf, 1.9MB)

Food service information

Cook food thoroughly (pdf, 643KB)
Hand washing (pdf, 1.8MB)
Personal hygiene checklist (pdf, 1.3MB)
Temperature danger zone (pdf, 771KB)

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Background to food safety program

Standard 3.3.1 Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons was introduced in NSW in 2008 as the Vulnerable Persons Food Safety Scheme.

This scheme does not apply to childrens services in NSW so there is no legal requirement for these businesses to implement a food safety program or be licensed with the Authority at this time. However, childrens services that provide food must meet hygiene and food safety requirements. See legal requirements.