Nutrition & kitchen

SFU Childcare provides quality lunches and snacks for our children. The food program is offered as a complimentary service to parents and is included as part of the program for every age group.

Food allergies

Note on food allergies and sensitivities:

Some children have specific food allergies or intolerances such as nut and dairy food products. Although SFU Childcare tries to be responsive to these situations, we ask that you be aware of the following:

Our food suppliers cannot make a guarantee to be nut/dairy, etc. free
We are not able to meet each child’s individual needs with a single kitchen serving over 400 children
We cannot fully monitor individual parents/families who may bring problematic food into childcare facilities without being aware of other children's allergies or sensitivities to those foods
Children eat together during snack and meal times, which means isolating foods is very challenging for the educators even while being vigilant

Weekly menus are posted here to assist with family meal planning and alert parents to potential food sensitivities in meal plans for the week. If you are not comfortable with the food provided, you are welcome to bring your own snacks/meals for your child. Please discuss this with the educators in your child's program.