Little Legs Day Nursery | Typical Day / Menu

A Typical Day

Drop off and breakfast
Morning starts with the drop off of children at various times.
Breakfast is offered between 8:00am to 8:30am.
Our nursery teams are experienced in settling children into the nursery.

Morning
So that our nursery team can get to know your child well, they will encourage them to join in or select an activity or area of play that they particularly enjoy. After your child has settled into their surroundings healthy snacks – fruit and milk – will be offered mid morning – water is provided throughout the day.

Lunchtime
Full day and Morning session children will be provided with a delicious homemade lunch. We place great importance in eating in sociable groupings, talking about our meal, and making it a relaxing and enjoyable time for everyone.

The children take their meals with their peers in the Nursery rooms and ‘Thank you’ is said prior to eating to encourage good manners. We respect each child’s individual and cultural needs and treat meal times as a social learning occasion where the children are allowed to eat at their own pace.

Sleep time
Younger babies will probably need a number of sleeps during the day, and as they get older this will reduce to one sleep, usually after lunch. We will always endeavour to enable your child to sleep when they want to, and will also work with you to establish a routine that suits their specific needs.

Parents are asked to provide blankets and linens for their children during sleep times as we feel the children are more comfortable with familiar items. These must be collected at the end of your child’s nursery week and a clean set to be brought into the nursery on your child’s new week.

Afternoon
Throughout the afternoon your child will enjoy a range of activities designed to enable them to play and explore, discover and grow, learn and understand. Every activity will be tailored to their liking and they will be encouraged to build confidence and understanding through praise, recognition and support. A healthy snack – fruit and milk – will be offered.

Teatime
Mid afternoon, the children sit down to a light tea.

Home time
When you arrive to collect your child, our nursery team will be available to share any information about their day. Every child at the nursery will have a daily communication diary which is passed between parent and nursery each day your child attends, which includes activities, interests, food intake and sleep and how they are developing.

We will do our best to cater for special dietary requirements.

Please check the menu daily on the Parent Information Board.

All of our food is sourced locally where possible and we aim to use as many organic ingredients as we can. Our meals are freshly prepared and cooked on our premises. We operate a seasonal four weekly rotating menu to add diversity and a healthy balance to the meals we provide. All meals are included in the nursery fees.

Please see below for a sample menu:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Selections of cereals and toast	Selections of cereals and toast	Selections of cereals and toast	Selections of cereals and toast	Selections of cereals and toast
Snack	Fresh fruit and milk	Dried fruit and milk	Fresh fruit and milk	Dried fruit and milk	Fresh fruit and milk
Lunch	Chicken vegetables and rice Yoghurt	Salmon fishcakes with new potatoes and peas Apple crumble	Cottage Pie with vegetables Yoghurt	Lasagne with mixed salad Rice pudding	Casserole with vegetables and potatoes Mixed fruit pie
Snack	Dried fruit and milk	Fresh fruit and milk	Dried fruit and milk	Fresh fruit and milk	Dried fruit and milk
Light Tea	Soup and a bread roll	Home made dips with vegetable sticks	Selections of sandwiches	Jacket potato with filling	Fish goujons

Please be advised this is a sample menu. All meals can be adapted to meet dietary requirements. Please let us know upon registration.

Additional information on dietary requirements

You must complete our standard details on dietary requirements on the nursery enrolment form.

We serve breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch, an afternoon snack and a light tea. Any child requiring breakfast must be in the Nursery before 8:30am. Breakfast will be served between 8:00am to 8:30am. Children arriving after 8:30am must have breakfast prior to arriving at the nursery. The nursery offers a mid-morning snack of fresh fruit and beverages.

Full day and morning session children will be provided with a homemade lunch. We do cater for special dietary requirements. Please check the menu daily on the Parent Information Board.

The children take their meals with their peers in the Nursery rooms and ‘Thank you’ is said prior to eating to encourage good manners. We respect each child’s individual and cultural needs, meal times are a social learning occasion and the children are allowed to eat at their own pace.

If at any time you feel that you would like your child to eat home-prepared food please provide it and the staff will be happy to heat it up and serve it to your child. If you have any queries, concerns or know your child has a dislike of certain foods please feel free to inform us.

We advise not to send any food containing nuts or bring sweets, chocolates, chewing gum or frizzy drinks. Water is supplied by the Nursery throughout the day and milk at snack times. We also like to celebrate the children’s birthdays whilst at Little Legs. If you would like to provide a cake or treat you are welcome to do so.