At Woodlands mealtimes are a happy & sicial time for both staff & children.
All meals are freshly cooked on the premises by our nursery cook. We pride ourselves on ensuring all snacks and meals are well balanced and nutritious. We serve breakfast from 7.30am - 9.30am and then provide a hot two course main meal for lunch, a mid afternoon snack and a light tea. We provide babies with the equivalent baby food.
We can cater for vegetarians and children with special dietary requirements but regretfully not for vegans.
Our menu changes weekly on a four week rotation, it is updated regularly and copies can be seen on each room's notice board. Menus are planned with a strong emphasis on healthy eating and to ensure good eating habits are set from an early age. We aim to provide the majority of your child's recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables.
Sample Menu:
Oaty Winter Vegetable Crumble
Fresh fruit flan with cream
Toasted crumpets
Fromage Frais
"Children grow their own produce, such as rhubarb, carrots and a herb garden, which significantly promotes their understanding of
how to be healthy. Mealtimes are relaxed social occasions where children and staff sit together and enjoy each others company. An extremely healthy and
well balanced menu includes a wide range of dishes to develop children's taste for different flavours and textures, whilst experiencing food traditional
to other cultures."
Woodlands OFSTED 2009
Drinks are provided throughout the day for all children. Babies are provided with formula milk, cows milk or water and older children are provided with milk at snack times and have free access to water all day long.
