Food and nutrition are important to us and we know that a healthy balanced diet is essential to your child’s growth and development. Every day is an opportunity for us to satisfy your child’s appetite with delicious and nutritious meals and snacks, designed with their needs in mind, with a menu planned to broaden their food experiences.
Our delicious and healthy menus are designed by our Chef who aims to ensure that each meal provides a healthy balance to the children. We ensure the children are served/introduced to a wide range of foods, introducing foods from around the world as well as those more familiar dishes. Our puddings consist of home made yogurt with a drizzle of honey for over one’s/ parents permission and fresh fruit. We also offer cow’s/oat milk to drink at each snack time.
As all our food is cooked fresh each day, our chef can tailor each meal to suit any Dietary requirements/preferences as well as those with allergies. We use a traffic light plate/cup/placemat system. Those with allergies are provided with a red placemat and plate highlighting their allergy and what foods are to be avoided. Management are required to check each plate before it is released to the room where it is checked again before being given to the child. The allergy list with the photo of each child is displayed in each room to make sure each staff in the nursery is aware of our children with any allergies. We also have a weaning and vegetarian menu for those who require those options.
We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In order to get your children off to a flying start, we offer a variety of non-sugared cereals/gluten free, wholemeal toast and banana. Just enough to fill up their tummies and keep a smile on their face until snack time.
Throughout the day and at nursery meal times we encourage the children to drink fresh water and as a rule we do not offer squash as a meal time drink.
If your child has any specific dietary requirements or you want further information about our nursery meals simply get in touch.
Example Menu
Babies’ nutrition
At this age nutrition for your child and support for you go hand in hand as we work together to find your child’s feeding rhythm throughout their daytime with us and their night time and earlier mornings with you. We support both breastfeeding and formula feed with bottle feeds at nursery, delivered with comfort and care for their feeding and winding habits. When your babies are ready to experience solid food we will complement your efforts at home, working in partnership with you as your child experiences new tastes and textures.
Toddlers’ nutrition
Your toddler’s food experiences are so important and at this age group, they really develop and secure many of their preferences. At this age we balance the opportunity to try new foods with the regularity and reliability of foods they already know and love, continuing to praise them for their food adventures, and giving them an abundance of time to enjoy these.
We delight in helping to create good habits, supporting mealtimes with learning and understanding about how foods help them and their bodies, helping them to make great food choices for life.
Preschoolers’ nutrition
Fuelling some of the most energetic beings on the planet is fun, and we love the challenge! A healthy balanced diet is essential to your child’s growth and development and at this stage, making sure they have the nutrition to match their desire to master the world.
Your preschooler will continue to learn and understand how foods help them and their bodies, helping them to make great food choices for life. Children take more responsibility at this age, helping to set the tables and tidy after eating. We also teach the children about the types of food and nutrition that they are having, such as vegetables, protein, carbohydrates and their ratios in our daily meals.
