About Us

Since 1994, the Child Care Advisory Service has been providing a wealth of nutrition and health information to early childhood settings across Queensland. Our team of qualified Dietitians and Nutritionists, are committed to the promotion of health and wellbeing to all Australian’s through encouraging food variety and physical activity.

The Child Care Advisory Service Team are:

Ms Nicole Frederiksen
Accredited Practising Dietitian and Senior Trainer and Assessor
Qualifications: B.Health Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics; B. Applied Sc. (Human Movement Studies) and Cert IV in Workplace Training and Assessment

Nicole is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with over 6 years dietetic experience. For the last 5 years, Nicole has worked in the area of childhood nutrition with Nutrition Australia Qld’s Child Care Advisory Service – delivering professional development workshops relating to nutrition for early childhood, food and behaviour, allergies, menu planning and registered training in Food Safety for childcare staff. Nicole is the Senior Trainer and assessor within Nutrition Australia Training.

Ms Abbey Harding
Nutritionist and Trainer and Assessor

Qualifications: Bachelor Science (Nutrition), Masters Health Science (Health Promotion) and Cert IV in Workplace Training and Assessment

Abbey is a Nutritionist with over 6 years experience. Throughout this time, Abbey has worked extensively with childcare centres, outside school hours care services and school communities. Abbey's expertise lies in promoting good nutrition and healthy lifestyles to students, parents, school teaches and childcare staff, via education workshops, cooking demonstrations and curriculum development. Abbey also has experience working with indigenous and rural and remote communities and well as those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Mrs Laura Cella (currently on Maternity Leave)
Nutritionist and Food Safety Auditor

Qualifications: Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition) and QLD Health approved Food Safety Auditor (Approval number: FSA-0141)

Laura is a Nutritionist with over 4 years experience. In Laura’s time at Nutrition Australia Qld, she has worked in the areas of corporate health, child care, outside school hours care, schools and communities. This work has involved delivering nutrition education sessions, cooking workshops and demonstrations, health displays, and food safety appraisals and audits. Laura brings her food safety experience to Nutrition Australia Training as a QLD Health approved Food Safety Auditor.