Meal Times
All our meals are specially chosen and offer all the children a healthy well balanced diet. They are freshly prepared in the kitchen by our experienced, qualified cook using the best quality ingredients. Our meat is sourced from our local butcher and our fruit and vegetables are from the local farm shop.
The main meal is served at lunch time in the dining room.
As well as this we offer healthy snacks between meals, the children are encouraged to help in the preparation of these. Once your child reaches the toddler room we feel it is important to encourage independence. We have a snack bar that is open mid morning and mid afternoon for an hour in which children can serve themselves. We ensure all the children have had the opportunity to access this and we monitor this with name cards for the pre-school children. They will find their name and put it in a basket when they go for their snack. The younger children will have a member of staff sat at the table and will tick which child has attended. The children will have milk or water in jugs to pour their own drinks unless they have any special dietary requirements they can choose which they would prefer.
Tea is a light meal and once or twice a week we encourage the children to prepare their own tea.
Baby’s bottles are kept in the special area in the baby room called the milk kitchen. Please make sure all your baby’s bottles are clearly named. Younger babies eat in the baby room. Everyone else eats in the dining room.