Entrepreneurship in Child care Services

Entrepreneurship in Childcare Services 4 (2+2)

Lesson 29 : Monitoring of child care services and programmes

Food service

Monitoring of food service depends on type of services the center is rendering to the children. If it is providing food the monitoring activities include

• Quantity, variety and nutritive content to meet recommended allowances
• Children’s attitude towards meals, food habits
• Kitchen and dining arrangements
• Adequacy of space requirements for individual children’s needs
• Sanitation facilities
• Maintenance of health and hygiene by staff involved in food preparation and serving
• Good interaction between teachers and food service staff
• Disseminating information about children’s food intake to parents
• Suppliers of food items in terms of cost, quality and supply