Mealtime
We provide breakfast and tea in our nursery and we have a hot lunch delivered to us from the hospital site, as well as snacks of fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the day. There’s also access to drinking water at all times.
Whilst we encourage children to try new foods, we work in close collaboration with you to ensure that we know what foods your child has tried already at home and build on this.
Mealtimes are seen as a social occasion at our nursery. Our team members will sit with the children while they eat and assist the younger children when they need help. This also helps to encourage the older children to be independent, serve their own food and use their cutlery to feed themselves.
The hospital provide a hot tasty nutritious lunch, which always goes down well with the children, it ranges from Mediterranean vegetable pasta dishes, cottage pies and traditional fish and chips. There is never any left because the children always want seconds!
Nursery Manager
Nursery menus
We strive to develop menus that consist of highly nutritious food items that have a homely feel and are packed with flavour. Download our nursery menus to see examples of the meals our children receive at the nursery.
Weaning
If your baby is currently weaning, we will work with you to help them move from pureed food to lumpy food and then to a normal diet.
Our menus are seasonal and rotated on a 3-week basis, carefully designed to provide a balanced diet for all our children. Each menu is informed by current guidelines to ensure they are nutritious and appealing for young children.
Download a copy of our sample menu to see what healthy meals we include in our weaning nursery menu.
Catering for special diets
We are able to cater for children who need special diets for either religious or medical reasons. If your child has a food allergy or intolerance, we have strict procedures in place in order to ensure they are kept safe.
Get in touch
For more information, about mealtime and weaning here at Smileys Stafford, please get in touch