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Meals
We provide snack, lunch and tea. We use a company called Healthy Tots who prepare home cooked healthy lunch time meals in line with the 'Setting the Table' document which ensures your child has low sugar and salt in each meal. Healthy Tots prepare these fresh and bring them to the nursery ready to serve. For more information please speak to a member of management. We provide a variety of healthy snack options in a rotation of four weeks. These options are reviewed each term and are based around the children's likes, dislikes and healthy options our families would like us to promote. We provide a light snack in the morning and a tea in the afternoon. Some children go home for their dinner and may require a smaller portion.
We have a healthy eating policy in Lecropt Nursery as we are very keen to promote a healthy lifestyle. We use 'Setting the Table' national guidance which advises us of healthy foods, portion sizes and what foods to avoid. Fresh fruit and vegetables and other healthy snacks are on offer, and we provide milk and water to drink. All food is low in sugar.
Children are involved in the daily preparation of snack and tea, from doing their aprons, to washing hands and surfaces. It is a fun way to learn about health and hygiene.
Please see our sample menus below from Healthy Tots for more information.
We have a healthy eating policy in Lecropt Nursery as we are very keen to promote a healthy lifestyle. We use 'Setting the Table' national guidance which advises us of healthy foods, portion sizes and what foods to avoid. Fresh fruit and vegetables and other healthy snacks are on offer, and we provide milk and water to drink. All food is low in sugar.
Children are involved in the daily preparation of snack and tea, from doing their aprons, to washing hands and surfaces. It is a fun way to learn about health and hygiene.
Please see our sample menus below from Healthy Tots for more information.
health promotion
A health promoting school is one in which all members of the school community work together to provide pupils with integrated and positive experiences and structures, which promote and protect their health. This includes both the formal and the informal curriculum in health, the creation of a safe and healthy school environment, the provision of appropriate health services and the involvement of the family and wider community in efforts to promote heath - WHO, 1995
adventurous play
Your child will be encouraged to participate in adventurous play every day, either indoors or out. This will give them the opportunity to involve themselves in physical experiences, including large physical play equipment, music and movement, den building, using tools, scissors and preparing meals. This type of exploration improves confidence and sefl esteem, co-ordination, working as a team, problem solving, creativty, imagination and risk assessing situations either by themselves or with adult support when needed.
toothbrushing
Childsmile is a national programme designed to improve the oral and general health of children in Scotland and has proven to reduce cavities in children under the age of 5 years old.
Children in the nursery are given an individual toothbrush showing a symbol which matches a symbol on a storage chart system and wall chart.
The children are involved in daily supervised tooth brushing about an hour after lunch, every day.
Children in the nursery are given an individual toothbrush showing a symbol which matches a symbol on a storage chart system and wall chart.
The children are involved in daily supervised tooth brushing about an hour after lunch, every day.
bookbug
The scottish book trust
Bookbug is Scotland's universal early years book gifting programme which supports families to read, sing, and play with their little ones from birth to give them the best start in life.
The Bookbug programme gifts free bags of books and resources to all children at different stages from birth to Primary 1. Gaelic Bookbug bags are also available and we have a selection of tactile books for families and children who need additional support. Children aged 1 year old will receive these via the health visitor and children aged 3 years old will receive these via nursery.
Bookbug Bags are supported by free Bookbug Sessions, where families can enjoy sharing stories, songs and rhymes with their little ones. Bookbug Sessions take place in libraries and community venues across Scotland.
For people working or volunteering in the early years, bookbug provide a range of funded training opportunities including training to deliver our targeted family support, Bookbug for the Home. We visit our local library to participate in the interactive bookbug sessions.
The Bookbug programme gifts free bags of books and resources to all children at different stages from birth to Primary 1. Gaelic Bookbug bags are also available and we have a selection of tactile books for families and children who need additional support. Children aged 1 year old will receive these via the health visitor and children aged 3 years old will receive these via nursery.
Bookbug Bags are supported by free Bookbug Sessions, where families can enjoy sharing stories, songs and rhymes with their little ones. Bookbug Sessions take place in libraries and community venues across Scotland.
For people working or volunteering in the early years, bookbug provide a range of funded training opportunities including training to deliver our targeted family support, Bookbug for the Home. We visit our local library to participate in the interactive bookbug sessions.
