A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme.

A Ministry of Education ECE report shows consistent near 100 percent satisfaction scores for reliability, food safety, and communication.

KidsCan CEO Dame Julie Chapman says it costs $2 dollars per meal, on average - under their not-for-profit model.

"You're talking 30 to 50 kids, as opposed to, you know, hundreds or potentially thousands of kids. So that bespoke model for early childhood works really well." 

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