Welby Lane Nursery

Love, learn, be curious

Nutrition

Our commitment to healthy eating for young children stems from the belief that it is essential to provide the right nutrition to ensure that your child grows and develops well whilst in our care.

Fresh home-cooked food

Delicious home-cooked meals are prepared on-site every day by our nursery chefs. Our menus are planned using guidelines from the Food Standards Agency and with careful consideration given to salt and sugar content. We change our menus in accordance with the seasons. In line with our home-from-home philosophy we believe that the kitchen is an important part of the nursery environment. There’s nothing quite like the familiar smell of home-cooked food. Practitioners regularly bake with the children and educate them about different fruits and vegetables, promoting that all-important healthy approach to diet and lifestyle.

Our nursery chefs have all received training on allergies and intolerances. Our childcare practitioners offer each family the best possible support and are committed to working with you to ensure your child’s dietary needs are met.

The experienced staff in our baby rooms are fully trained and ready to assist parents when it comes to the time when your little one starts weaning.

Sample lunch menu

	Main Course	Contents	Side Dish	Dessert
Monday	Vegetable Korma Curry	Meat free chicken pieces, mixed peppers, sliced green beans, haricot beans, carrots, onions, peas, natural yoghurt, garam masala, ginger, turmeric, mild curry powder, potato & béchamel sauce	Fluffy white rice	Strawberry jelly
Tuesday	Simply Chicken and penne pasta	Diced chicken breast, tomato, tomato passata, carrot, butternut squash, roasted red peppers & penne pasta	Grated cheddar cheese	Blueberry slice with custard
Wednesday	Cowboy casserole	Cumberland sausage, haricot beans, tomato, tomato puree, carrot, basil, potato, swede, garlic & onion	Root vegetable mash	Blackcurrant yoghurt
Thursday	Mild & Creamy Beef Tikka Masala	Braised beef diced, ginger, garlic, chilli, onion, paprika, garam massala, peppers, cinnamon, coriander, turmeric, béchamel sauce, cream, yoghurt, tomato, tomato puree & mango chutney	Wholemeal spaghetti	Melon pineapple and pear cocktail
Friday	Roast Turkey, baby new potatoes & gravy	Sliced turkey, baby new potatoes & reduced salt gravy	Peas carrots & broccoli	Vanilla ice cream and diced peaches

Sample tea menu

	Item 1	Item 2	Item 3	Item 4
Monday	Chicken & Mozarella Herby Pasta Salad	Golden Sultanas	Cherry Tomato & Cucumber Batons	Home made Banana Flapjack
Tuesday	Soft Cheese Sub Roll Cheesy Carrot & Swede Mash	Savoury Popcorn	Sweetcorn & Diced Cucumber	Natural Yoghurt with Fruit Compote
Wednesday	Chicken Pizza Fingers Sweet Potato & Apricot	Hard Boiled Egg Wedges	Cherry Tomato	Orange Smiles
Thursday	Egg & Cress Wraps Banana & Avocado	Potato & Celery Salad	Cheese Cubes	Honeydew Melon Wedges
Friday	Vegetable soup Fillet Of Fish, Carrot & Orange	Crusty French Stick & Butter	Houmous dip	Lemon Shortbread Biscuits