Menus & Nutrition
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Please see our 5 week rotating menu below:
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At Scallywags Nursery, we are proud to provide freshly prepared, nutritious well-balanced meals and snacks to promote healthy attitudes and a healthy lifestyle for growing and developing minds and bodies, in line with new EYFS statutory framework nutritional standards and the governments 'Eat Better, Start Better' campaign.
All menus are prepared on site by our in-house chefs, who freshly prepare two meals a day (lunch and tea) in our fully equipped on-site kitchen. We are proud to uphold a yearly hygiene rating of '5 - Very Good'.
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We aim to provide children with their ‘5 a day’ when attending for a full day at nursery and aim to use fresh local produce where possible. Fresh drinking water and milk are always available throughout the day for healthy teeth and gums.
All meal and snack times are treated as positive experiences for children. Children are encouraged to enjoy meals and snacks and they are treated as social occasions with their peers and teachers. We promote good table manners and children are encouraged to use their utensils where possible and appropriate.
All of our meals meet and exceed the government’s compulsory minimum nutritional requirements such as:
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A balanced diet with a lot of varied meals
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Plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
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Minimal use of salt and sugar within our meals
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Plenty of food high in calcium and iron
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Provide a diverse menu to develop children’s tastes
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In planning the menu, we take account of individual dietary needs and aim to provide both a nutritious and varied range of meals and snacks to meet the dietary needs of all our children. We are more than happy to cater for all different dietary requirements, so don't hesitate to discuss these with us. Our delicious menu is updated twice a year, but reviewed continuously throughout, and runs on a rolling 5-week program to reflect varying tastes, cultural variations and diversity. We are proud to go above and beyond government requirements, to make sure your little one is receiving the best nutrition possible while at Scallywags.
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For breakfast, after school and holiday club children, menus are planned in line with nursery to ensure children get a balance of tasty dishes during their time with us.
All meals and snacks are included in the fees paid for by parents. We encourage all comments and suggestions from Parents/Carers with meal ideas and feedback.
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Stated in our attached healthy eating partnership, we know many families like to celebrate occasions such as your child’s birthday or other events by bringing in cake or sweets to the nursery to share with peers. Going forward we politely ask that Parents and Carers refrain from bringing in items such as cakes and sugary treats and instead please bring along stickers, colouring pencils or other non-food based items.
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We thank you for supporting our healthy eating campaign!
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Click Here for Public Health England Guidance:
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Click Here for Our Updated Ethos and Parent Partnership:
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