Mealtimes

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All food will be freshly cooked at nursery.   Menus have been carefully planned to meet the nutritional requirements of children and guidance  from the Children's Food Trust has guided menu planning.  Menus will be published in due course.

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Mealtimes are an important time of day for children.  Within the baby room the mealtime routine will be dictated by the individual needs of the babies themselves.  Some babies may be fed in highchairs whilst others may sit at a table to eat.  Some babies may still be bottle fed or feeding mothers may choose to come in to nursery to breast feed.  

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Within the toddler room children will eat in their key groups with their key practitioners, the same applies with children in preschool.

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Preschool children will be expected to serve themselves from choices made available on their tables.  Staff will support children to make healthy choices, e.g., to choose a balanced meal consisting of carbohydrates, protein and vegetables. Children in the preschool will eat from china plates and drink from glasses at all mealtimes, unless a risk assessments informs us otherwise.  Toddlers and babies will use plastic plates and beakers.

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