Food & Nutrition
Creating Healthy Eating Habits
Here at Little Treasures, we believe it is vitally important for children to eat high quality, nutritious meals.
Breakfast, a hot lunch and afternoon tea are provided for our children. Fresh fruit, milk and water are available throughout the day.
Our menus are rotated weekly, so children received a variety of different meals. Dietary requirements are catered for and discussed with parents during settling in visits.
A HEALTHY ATTITUDE
We aim to promote positive attitudes towards healthy eating through play opportunities, activities and games. We believe that mealtimes should be viewed as happy, social occasions for both children and staff. The practitioners act as good role models by sitting with our children, encouraging good table manners and conversation. Practitioners use mealtimes to help children develop independence through washing hands, making choices, serving food, drinks and feeding themselves.
BABIES
Babies in our care use low level chairs with mounted tops, and the more stable sitters use small chairs and tables. We provide pureed meals which are prepared to suit their individual stage of development.
BREASTFEEDING
We aim to make our mothers feel comfortable in our nursery should they wish to breastfeed their babies whilst here. We will provide the mother with a comfortable seat and refreshments. Expressed milk can be stored in our fridges.
FREE MILK ENTITLEMENT
As a full day nursery, we are able to claim free cow’s milk for every child, 189 ml (1/3 pint) of milk for each day they attend.
Food Hygiene
Maintained High Levels of Food Hygiene Standards.
Our kitchen is a registered food premises and is subject to regular Environmental Health inspections and regulations.
We have successfully received and maintained the highest level of Food Hygiene Standards.
