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Table 3 Policy and audit overview

From: Infant feeding nutrition policies in Australian early childhood education and care services: a content and qualitative analysis

Service

Type

SEIFA

ARIA

Participation in LEAPS training

Policy name

Provides onsite food

L1

LDC

High

Major city

Yes

Food and Nutrition

No

L2

LDC

High

Outer regional

No

Food Safety, Healthy Eating and Mealtime

No

L3

LDC

Mid

Outer regional

Yes

Food and Nutrition, Health and Safety

No

L4

LDC

Low

Major city

Yes

Nutrition

Yes

L5

LDC

High

Major city

Yes

Health and Safety

No

L6

LDC

Low

Major city

Yes

Health and Safety

No

L7

LDC

High

Inner regional

Yes

Food and Nutrition, Food and Drink Safety

No

L8

LDC

Low

Inner regional

Yes

Food and Nutrition, Health and Safety

No

L9

LDC

Low

Inner regional

Yes

Food and Beverage

No

L10

LDC

High

Major city

No

Healthy Eating, Mealtime

No

L11

LDC

High

Major city

No

Nutrition

Yes

L12

LDC

High

Major city

No

Nutrition

Yes

L13

LDC

Low

Inner regional

No

Food, Nutrition and Beverage

Yes

L14

LDC

High

Major city

No

Nutrition

Yes

L15

LDC

Low

Inner regional

No

Nutrition and Dietary Requirements

Yes

F1

FDC

High

Major city

Yes

Nutrition and Food, Healthy Environment

Varieda

F2

FDC

Low

Outer regional

Yes

Food, Nutrition and Beverage

Varied

F3

FDC

High

Major city

No

Nutrition

Varied

F4

FDC

Low

Inner regional

No

Food, Nutrition and Beverage

Varied

  1. aFDC services include between 20 and 80 FDC sites and food provision varied between sites and within sites. Policies are developed for each service and so cover the sites within the service