Meals and Menu

Healthy eating at Daisy Chains – Link to menu

Our nursery day is structured so that children are offered meals and snacks at regular intervals. Meals and snacks are prepared on the premises by our experienced qualified cook.

We are happy to cater for children with dietary requirements, our cook will discuss the menu with parents and discuss alternative suitable options. We encourage families to share with us their children’s favourite meals and cultural cuisines to develop our menu and make it as inclusive as possible.

Our older children are involved in choosing and making their own healthy ‘tasty dips and picky bits’ for their snacks once a week too.

At Daisy Chains we believe mealtimes should be approached in a relaxed and informal way and are a perfect opportunity for children to be sociable and enjoy their mealtime experiences. Children are usually offered meals and snacks in small group sizes with their friends and often siblings where appropriate.

Younger babies are seated in highchairs whilst older babies and toddlers are able to sit at small tables on child sized chairs. Appropriate feeding utensils such as feeder cups, cutlery and bibs are all provided and children are encouraged to feed themselves as soon as they are ready.

We speak to families before their children start with us to find out more about their feeding routines and work closely with parents when the time comes for babies to start weaning. We let parents lead their children’s weaning journeys and go off where they are at home, having regular conversations with parents before moving on to the next stage. We record what children have eaten at each meal / snack time and this information is passed to parents when they collect their child from nursery.