Routines such as snack times and personal hygiene should be viewed as valuable learning opportunities in which practitioners support and encourage children to learn important skills for life.
Snack and meal times provide opportunities beyond simply meeting nutritional needs. Eating together affords children the chance to develop language and communication skills in a meaningful social context whilst learning about the benefits of healthy eating. Additionally, snack and meal times afford a predictable and reassuring structure to the day.
For practitioners, taking the time to sit with children while they eat is both insightful and respectful, and offers a unique opportunity for getting to know them better.
Social interaction, respectful relationships and predictability can all impact positively on a child’s wellbeing, helping to improve self-esteem.
Healthy snacks are provided on a daily basis and fresh fruit is available at all times with a choice of milk or water provided as a drink. Lunches are cooked fresh on our premises by the school kitchen staff and nursery menus are followed.
Please discuss any specific dietary requirements or allergies with your child’s keyworker.
You can find details of all allergen and dietary information for each meal served here: https://fifecouncil.mysaffronportal.com/Menus
