Our food

We have our own cook and a fully equipped kitchen in both nurseries. Every day the children are served a freshly prepared hot lunch and an afternoon tea. Fresh fruit snacks are provided in between meals and breakfast is served every morning from opening until 8.30am. The menu is carefully planned to ensure it is healthy, well balanced and meets our targets of five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Where possible our meat, fruit and vegetables are bought locally. The children have access to drinking water at all times of the day. Vegetarian and baby weaning options are prepared daily.

We encourage healthy eating and each meal or snack is a social, interactive occasion. The older children have fun helping to prepare food, especially making special treats for afternoon tea. They enjoy learning about the tastes and textures of different food through tasting sessions. They enjoy learning where their food came from, how it was grown and the nutritional benefits of it. They enjoy helping, observing and interacting with the cook as lunch, afternoon tea and snacks are prepared.

Each month we have a new seasonal fruit and vegetable included in the menu. The cook uses the fruit and vegetable in the menu so the children can taste them. The children also help the cook display the menu in reception by making paintings, pictures and taking photos of the monthly fruit and vegetable.