Your child will develop healthy eating habits that will set them up for making smart eating decisions for the rest of their lives.
In our experience nurturing a child’s development begins with a strong focus on their physical wellbeing, and at the heart of this for us is a commitment to healthy eating.
Supporting Growing Bodies and Minds
Inspiring Your Child’s Appreciation of Food
Children learn more about food when they are involved in the growth and preparation of ingredients. Your child will have hands-on involvement in seasonal planting, caring for and harvesting plants used as ingredients in our daily menus.
Delicious and Healthy Seasonal Menus
Your child’s delicious and healthy meals are prepared by qualified and experienced Chefs, who can cater meals to individual dietary requirements. Our kitchens are well resourced to ensure daily meals are delivered using nutritious, fresh ingredients with a focus on both quality and taste.
Learning the Importance of Meal Times
Mealtimes are fundamental to the development of your child’s social and life skills. Children are encouraged to engage in conversation with their peers and use ‘real’ crockery and cutlery, as part of their growth and learning.
Meet Philip & Jason
Philip Abulencia is our Paisley Park Head Chef and Mentor. Philip is passionate about showcasing the wonderful produce we have available and our ‘garden to plate’ approach to food and sustainability. Philip works with and mentors our centre Chefs to develop our delicious seasonal menus and to educate children about healthy eating through fun and sensory activities.
Jason Standring is our Paisley Park Consultant Chef. Jason works with our centre teams to ensure the highest standards across our centres in food safety, chemical safety and food allergy and intolerances procedures and compliance. Jason manages inductions for all new chefs and kitchen staff and advises on design and fit-out for our kitchens.
With many years of experience and a strong focus on quality, Philip and Jason are integral in supporting our Chefs to serve delicious and nutritious meals our children love.
Paisley Park’s Seasonal Menus
In collaboration with our Centre chefs, Philip regularly updates our seasonal menus with deliciously wholesome dishes and works with our chefs to inspire them with new ideas and techniques.
Or view some of the inspired recipes below…
Food and Nutrition
See what’s been happening at your local Paisley Park Early Learning Centre
The Winter Menu at Paisley Park Early Learning Centre Malvern East (VIC) reads like one you would find in a restaurant. Featuring dishes such as Beef Fajitas, Roast Lamb with Vegetables and Cous Cous, Thai Green curry on jasmine rice and Indian Spice Bliss balls. Yum! Mealtimes are considered fundamental to the development of social skills, with children and Educators engaging in conversations about fresh ingredients, healthy eating and their daily experiences. Each day children also get to practice their independence and self-help skills by serving themselves, scraping their own bowls and plates into scrap buckets when finishing, and washing their own dishes in the mini sinks. paisleypark.com.au/our-centres/childcare-paisley-park-malverneast-vic/#paisleyparkmalverneast
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Children at Paisley Park Early Learning Centre Malvern East (VIC) love taking care of their pets. Here we are ensuring our animals have fresh food and water and cleaning their enclosure. The highlight of our day is collecting freshly laid eggs from our chickens. We can even take them home to share with our families. We feed our pets kitchen scraps and left over food from our mealtimes. This type of hands on learning helps children understand the concepts of recycling and sustainability as well as teaching them about responsibility and empathy for others. At Paisley Park we love our animals! paisleypark.com.au/our-centres/childcare-paisley-park-malverneast-vic/#paisleyparkmalverneast
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What fun we had officially opening our new Paisley Park Early Learning Centre on Main North Rd, Prospect (SA). There was much interest from the local community, who enjoyed seeing what had become of their heritage-listed Prospect Tram Shed. Thank you to Mayor David O'Loughlin for sharing his historical knowledge and to local Aboriginal elder Uncle Tamaru for bringing us together, to create a shared understanding of our past, and our future as one. The food was great, the children were excited and all went home happy. We love being part of our new Prospect community. Thank you for celebrating this milestone with us😀 paisleypark.com.au/our-centres/childcare-prospect-sa/#paisleyparkprospect
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Looks like an amazing event and gorgeous center!! well done to all involved
Looks like a fabulous day, well done PP team 😁
3 Steps to Happier, Healthier,
Confident Children
1. Make an Enquiry
Get in touch with our Enrolments Manager Jo to talk about your childcare options.
Get answers to all your questions and find out everything you want to know about your nearest Paisley Park Early Learning Centre.
2. Book a Tour
Take a personal tour with our Centre Director to see the centre for yourself.
Come and meet the team and get a sense of how things run and how the children interact with each other and their Educators.
3. Enrol Your Child
Once you’ve decided that Paisley Park is the right choice for your family, you’re ready to enrol.
At some centres there is a waitlist and we’ll add you to our priority list for when a place becomes available.
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