Meals and Diet

All meals served in our settings meet the current guidelines, we offer a wide range of meals. Meals are done on a six week rolling menu, these menus are reviewed every 6 months. We serve 3 meals a day with an additional snack of fresh fruit or vegetable sticks.ll be three meals served throughout each day.  In addition there will be snack of fresh fruit or vegetable sticks.

Food is prepared onsite with fresh and healthy ingredients. We use a local butcher for our meats and a local fruit and vegetable supplier. We cook everything from fresh and the use of frozen foods is limited.

To encourage good eating habits children are sat at tables members of staff. We provide foods of different tastes and textures and foods from different cultures. We aim to offer a healthy balanced diet for all children.

We offer 3 meals a day, breakfast is served at 8.30 am and comprises of cereal and toast. Lunch is served at 11.30 am, there is always a hot meal served with a pudding. Afternoon tea is served at 3.30 pm, this is a light snack and is not designed to replace your child's evening meal, we offer foods such as sandwiches, crackers, beans on toast.

A copy of our most up to date menu can be seen on display in the nursery.

All children are offered milk with breakfast and water is freely available to all children throughout the day. Children in our toddler and pre-school rooms have individual water bottles which are clearly labelled. Children in our baby room are offered a drink of milk in the afternoon, water is freely available to these children in a non-spill beaker which is age and stage appropriate.

Vegetairian and special medical diets can be catered for.  We will work alongside your child's health professionals to ensure we are meeting their dieatary needs. All meals are prepared on site by a suitably qualified cook using fresh meat, fruit and vegetables wherever possible.

Babies will be weaned in accordance with their parent's wishes. Blended food from the menu will be used or, alternative pure veg or fruit blends can be made. We provide SMA millk and Avent bottles for babies who still require milk feeds. We encourage parents to continue breastfeeding where possible when your child starts nursery. Adequate room and privacy will be provided for feeding mums during this time.