At Rydale Children’s Nursery we are passionate about serving a wide range of world foods that are nutritious with opportunities for healthy eating.  We are committed to providing a balanced menu from birth onwards and all meals are home made by our chef Lindsay using fresh and locally sourced products that are balanced and reflect the variety of flavours and recipes of cultures, diets and faiths from around the world.

Our menu planning involves our children and their families as we believe that this allows them to make healthy choices.

We ensure that dietary needs or food intolerances/allergies will be catered for, and an alternative dish will be provided. If your baby is approaching the weaning stage, we can discuss how you intend to introduce him/her to their first food experiences via a baby led or traditional approach and a weaning plan will be created to ensure babies needs are met.

We believe that mealtimes are a social time as much as being a valuable learning opportunity, so table manners, independence in making choices and self-serving (where age appropriate) and conversation about our day will always be encouraged.

We are aware that food and mealtimes can sometimes be quite a challenge for some children and their parents. Through the training we have undertaken as well as years of experience in supporting parents and be able to offer support and advice to promote positive eating habits and mealtimes.