Food Safety & allergy control
Food Safety
Food Health and Safety Principles:
The safety and welfare of children is our highest priority at all times. We take the greatest care to ensure that children’s dietary needs are met. We make sure that all staff involved in the preparation and serving of food are well informed about children’s allergies, intolerances and special diets (including vegetarian and cultural), as well as their nutritional and developmental needs.
When a child joins the nursery, we record their individual dietary needs, ensuring that special diets are carefully planned for and safe procedures are followed. Regular reviews of dietary information between parents and the nursery, including supporting medical records where appropriate, ensure that changing needs continue to be met.
Allergens
At New Beginnings we believe that allowing children access to good quality pre-school education enhances their future life chances. We genuinely want our nurseries to be the best and we want your child’s nursery experience to be a positive, meaningful and above all fun. In addition, we recognise that each child is an individual with their own specific needs. Our staff tailor each child’s care and learning plan to their individual requirements and create an environment that celebrates all that makes them a special individual.
BABIES AND WEANING
Within our baby rooms we will aim to follow their feeding routines. There are dedicated milk kitchens in all our 0-2 rooms where we store and prepare bottles for formula and breast milk feeds. Mothers still breastfeeding are more then welcome to bring in expressed milk for their child to have at nursery.
Children under 12 months will be offered foods at their stage of weaning which is always discussed between the manager and parent at settling in. We create individual weaning plans to support each child's stage of development.
For more information and advise on supporting you and your child through the weaning stage please click the link below.
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