MEALS

Rainbow Angels Nurseries provide excellent nutritionally balance meals daily, taking into account any special dietary requirements of the children in our care, and seasonal availability.  We employ a nursery cook/kitchen staff to prepare fresh, nutritious meals and snacks for your child each day they are with us. Our robust menus take account of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage Nutrition Guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-nutrition. We have to charge you for this service .

Where children access funded sessions a voluntary nominal amount is charged for meals, because otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to pay the cook/kitchen staff’s wages or buy the food they prepare.  We usually do not accept packed lunches or snacks from home for each child because: 

• Nurseries like ours are inspected by Ofsted against providing nutritionally balanced meals and snacks for all the children at our settings
• Some children are in nursery for long days, from breakfast to teatime, so time for parents to prepare nutritious meals before children are ready for bed could be limited
• If a lot of parents wanted to provide packed lunches, we would struggle with storage space to keep food at the temperature required, and this could lead to food from home being unsuitable for consumption at the required mealtimes, to prevent food-related illness in your child
• We have less control over the food brought into the nursery and the allergens it contains. We have a number of children with food allergies at the setting, and we carefully monitor and cater for their dietary requirements
• However, where a parent prefer to provide their own meals this should be taken to the nursery at the appropriate meals time with a full list of all ingredients, for allergy management purposes.

The nurseries have a Healthy Eating Policy, and children learn about healthy eating and its benefits.  Children are encouraged to be independent in feeding themselves, however staff will offer assistance where needed.

Nut-Free

A number of children suffer from allergies, therefore nuts or foods containing nuts are not allowed on nursery premises. 

Weekly Meal Plan

Our Weekly Meal Plans are accessible on our Nursery App under your Parent Login or on the nursery's Parent Notice Board.