Food Safety & Hygiene for Childminders

Food Safety & Hygiene for Childminders is designed for people who prepare, handle or serve food as part of their childminding or early years provision.

The training helps learners understand how to maintain high standards of food hygiene and reduce the risk of foodborne illness when caring for babies and young children.

Topics covered include:

• Food safety and hygiene responsibilities

• Personal hygiene and safe working practices

• Preventing cross-contamination

• Safe food preparation and handling

• Food storage and temperature control

• Cleaning and disinfection

• Understanding food poisoning and foodborne illness

• Allergen awareness

• Safe practices when preparing food for children

The course is suitable for childminders, prospective childminders and early years practitioners who want to strengthen their knowledge of safe food preparation and hygiene.

This training is suitable for:

• Prospective childminders

• Registered childminders

• Childminding assistants

• Early years practitioners

• Anyone responsible for preparing or serving food to children in an early years setting

Certificate on successful completion

A certificate will be issued following successful completion of the course requirements.