Meals and Nutrition

At Tassel Road Day Nursery and Preschool we know that a varied and nutritionally balanced diet is essential to every child’s development and active participation during their time at nursery and home. Depending on the session attended children will enjoy a morning snack and/or afternoon tea and a hot lunch served with pudding. In addition to milk or water at meal times, drinking water is available throughout the day. Our preschool children develop their independence by accessing their water fountain whilst toddlers choose their own cups and our babies enjoy one to one care with their Key Person. This personalised approach ensures our staff support you and your baby when your baby develops from milk to pureed, finely chopped, chopped and normal food. Our delicious meals and approach to meal times ensure any child’s eating habits are developed with patience, understanding and encouragement.

Seasonal products prepared on site

Our nursery cook works on site in our newly equipped kitchen. All meals reflect seasonal local produce and are prepared daily from ingredients selected for their absolute freshness and quality. By focusing on this we avoid the use of salt, pepper, colouring, artificial flavours and additives. We are also able to accommodate special dietary needs such as nut allergies and dairy or wheat intolerance. Your child’s Key Person will always be available to talk to you to ensure that your child’s dietary requirements are being met.

Involving the Children

Our commitment and approach to your child’s learning values their participation, experimentation and decision making. Therefore, cooking and tasting, where children experiment with new textures, colours and smells as they mix, pour and measure ingredients, form part of our early childhood curriculum. Including the children in elements of food preparation gives the opportunity for discussions about healthy eating and diets.

Our Ofsted report said ‘Children are beginning to learn about healthy lifestyles. They are active and they express a keenness to be outside, and by helping to prepare fresh fruit snacks are learning about the different healthy options available to them.’