Marvellous Mealtime Update
As we return from the Easter break and reflect on this academic year, we cannot believe we are in the last term already. What a busy yet very quick year it has been.
Both Tracey and I have loved visiting various settings across the authority. So far, we have visited a total of 59 settings. These visits consist of 39 nursery classes, 14 standalone ELC centres and 6 private partners. If your setting has not already received a Mealtimes visit you should be expecting one over the coming weeks.
We have enjoyed seeing what your Marvellous Mealtimes feels like, looks like and sounds like. Each one is different and that is okay. We have felt truly privileged to be part of this role this year.
When we have been visiting settings, we have found that 100% of settings are aware of The Marvellous Mealtimes approach and it has been wonderful to see how each setting has adopted and personalised the values to suit their own establishments needs, children and families. We have found that around 30% of settings are aligning the What Matters to Me Approach and Marvellous Mealtimes approach together and it is lovely to see the connection.
I thought it would be a good time to share with you a sneak peak of the content of our Mealtime blogs that will be published this week. You will be able to read a blog each day from Tuesday to Thursday of this week.
You are in for a treat!!
You will be hearing from the following settings: 
- Glendevon ELCC who will be sharing how they have introduced a daily deli and how successful this has been.
- St Francis ELC who will be sharing their Marvellous Mealtime journey of both indoors and outdoors
- Avonbridge ELC who will be sharing how they have developed their Marvellous Mealtimes environment.
- Borrowstoun ELCC who will be sharing how there under three’s have embraced Marvellous Mealtimes.
If you have any further queries of anything relating to snack and mealtimes, please feel free to contact either myself on Ashley.cupples@falkirk.gov.uk or Tracey.sharples@falkirk.gov.uk.
