Meals

We provide breakfast to children who arrive before 9.00 a.m. and a mid- morning and mid-afternoon snack and drinks throughout the day to all children over 6 months of age. We encourage the children to develop sensible eating habits and we ensure that they receive a well balanced diet. We prepare all of the snacks on the premises and avoid highly processed foods. The children are offered fresh fruit every day.

Lunches are prepared by outside caterers who specialise in supplying nurseries. They provide freshly cooked, non-processed, well balanced meals with a vegetarian available daily. Parents of babies supply formula or expressed breast milk and proprietary brand weaning foods until their child has been introduced to all of the food groups and can eat the Kindergarten food at six months old, or until they move to the Toddler Room, if preferred

Lunches are ordered monthly in advance, or children may bring in packed lunches, in which case we make a eduction in the fees. Please note that we are unable to reheat packed lunches and we do not allow sweets, chocolate, crisps or nuts to be brought in from home. This is due to a combination of promoting healthy eating habits, respecting parental preferences and reducing the risk of allergic reactions within the nursery. Young children are very generous and are keen to share their “goodies” with their friends who may not be allowed to have them so it avoids a lot of upset if they are not sent in.