Abstract
This study examined the effect of raw materials on the quality of catering services in daycare centers in Nyeri Town Constituency, Kenya. The development and growth of a child depend to a great extent on what they consume as food. For a good development of a child, there is a need to consider the quality of food he or she takes. This is in relation to nutritional value, quantities per intake, quality in relation to cleanness, methods of cooking and its presentation to the child. This high level of participation in childcare centers is attributed to an increasing awareness that early childhood centers are considered critical support in the development of young human beings to become useful citizens. The study targeted all 16-day care centers in Nyeri Town Constituency which are licensed to operate. A total of 64 respondents were targeted which included the managers of the daycare centers and three staff members working in catering sections as follows: stores, production, and service formed the respondents. This study employed a purposive sampling technique in selecting the constituency in the county where the research was carried out. The R-value is 0.689 which indicates a strong correlation. The R2 value indicates how much of the dependent variable (quality of catering services), can be explained by the independent variable (effects of raw materials’). This study concludes that the management of the catering departments in daycare centers should ensure different types of food are stored in different rooms.
Highlights
Day care services first appeared in France in 1840 and were recognized by the French Government
Data analysis was done in accordance with the objectives of the study which were:- determining the level of implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles on quality of catering services at day care centers in Nyeri Town Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya; finding out the effect of staff level of training on quality of catering services at day care centers, evaluating the effect of relevant government policies on quality of catering services at day care centers and examining the effect of raw materials’ on quality of catering services at day care centers in Nyeri Town Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya
Et al, International Journal of Research in Business & Social Science 9(2)(2020) 96-106 that majority (95.08%) of the respondents were female while 4.92% were male
Summary
Day care services first appeared in France in 1840 and were recognized by the French Government. The catering services offered in day care centers are affected by various factors which include: implementation of hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) system (FAO, 2016); training of the staffs or service providers on catering courses; government policies laid down as well as quality raw materials. Establishment of day care centers at workplace in Pakistan proved to be the best way for working mothers in facilitating them to balance work and family lives (Simiyu, 2013) This growing need for provision of day care centers in developing countries including Kenya is on the rise. This research intended to examine factors influencing quality of catering services in day care centers in an effort to address knowledge application on food safety and catering requirements with special focus on the extent of adherence quality of raw materials received in the various child day care centers. The study was guided by the specific objectives (i)to find out the effect of Freshness on quality of catering services at day care centers in Nyeri Town Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya; (ii) to evaluate the effect of Cleanliness on quality of catering services at day care centers in Nyeri Town Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya, (iii) to examine the effect of Handling process on quality of catering services at day care centers in Nyeri Town Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya
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