Baby Ducks

We have been working on a Nutrition Policy as part of our Healthy Early Years programme.

Here is the finished policy, you should also receive a copy by e-mail over the next couple of days!

Please feel free to give us some feedback!

At baby ducks we offer snack both in the morning and during afternoon sessions, we also supervise the children’s lunch time meal, although do not provide a lunch menu. All children staying over the lunch period will be required to bring in a suitable lunch box.

Our nutrition champion is Maryann Clifford.

A weekly menu for snacks will be on display in advance. 

The weekly snack menu will provide the children with a tasty, varied selection.

All the children will have food suitable for them

Milk will be served with morning and afternoon snack.

Soy milk drinks will only be given as a substitute for cow‘s milk with the parent‘s agreement and then only those fortified with calcium.

Water will be available at all times.

Children will be given items from their lunch boxes and encourage to eat savoury items before being given other items such as desert..

Parents or guardians will be advised if their child is not eating well.

A specific allergy plan will be in place to deal with any child having an allergic reaction.

Carers will sit with children while they eat and will provide a good role model for healthy eating.

Withholding food will not be used as a form of punishment.

Children will be encourage to develop good eating skills and table manners and will be given plenty of time to eat.

Advice will be given to parents about contents of their child‘s lunch box.

Advice will be made available to parents regarding the appropriate size of food portions for their child‘s age.-.

Children will be encouraged to play outside every day, weather permitting. This will ensure that they have an opportunity to be exposed to summer sunlight which helps their bodies to make vitamin D. 

Please do not feel obliged to bring in things to give out to the other children if it is your child’s birthday. However if you do want to bring something then we would encourage a non-food item such as a balloon or sticker.