Food Safety in our Centres

Each child’s wellbeing and safety is at the centre of everything we do, including the food they eat each day in our centres.

Our centres comply with a comprehensive food safety program, addressing all aspects of food management, preparation, and serving. We want to ensure families can trust the quality and safety of the food our Chefs and Cooks prepare every day.

Setting the Standard in Food Safety

From sourcing ingredients to serving meals, we follow strict guidelines designed to uphold the highest safety and hygiene standards.

Qualified Food Safety Supervisors

Every centre has a qualified food safety supervisor who understands all relevant food safety legislation, including the Australian Food Safety Standards. Training must be undertaken through our national training provider, Australian Institute of Food Safety.  

The Food Safety Supervisor is responsible for identifying, preventing, and managing food safety hazards and ensuring their centres complies with all regulations. 

Safe Preparation Processes

Our kitchens are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, and our Chefs and Cooks are highly trained to handle food safely at every step. 

Regular Compliance Checks

We conduct regular audits to ensure every Guardian centre consistently meets, and exceeds, food safety requirements. 

Effective Allergy Management

Each centre has separate, designated areas for meal preparation. Teams follow risk minimisation procedures and and communication plans to keep children with allergies safe. The entire centre team has access to these documents.  

Potential allergens are not permitted to be brought into the centre by the team, families, children or visitors. 

We want families to feel confident that all meals and snacks in our centres are not only nutritious but handled with the highest standards of safety and care. 

Would you like to see our food safety commitment in action? Find your closest centre and book a tour to hear more about our approach to safe and healthy meals