Children in our care receive breakfast daily. Snack is provided during the morning followed by a hot two course meal served as ‘family service’. This supports the children’s social experience of eating with their friends and support staff.
During the afternoon babies have the option of a light snack as they often eat earlier than the older children; this is selected by the staff in the room each day.
Tea provides another hot meal for the under twos, a nice hotpot or Casserole meaning they have full tummies when going home. The older children have a high tea – they enjoy making sandwiches with a lovely selection of fillings or helping themselves to a ploughman’s selection, some days a jacket potato to add toppings to. Again a lovely time for the children to be involved in the preparation of meal times, a simple way to add learning to a daily activity opening conversation about the foods we are eating.