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The Gardens Childcare

Nutrition

We believe in providing well balanced, healthy and nutritious meals for all our nursery children and follow the advice given to us by nutritionist Tina Lond-Caulk who specialises in children’s diets. We are also very keen to support good animal welfare therefore all our meat, fish, eggs and dairy products are either organic or free range, These, along with fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables, are sourced by Food4London in Kent and delivered to each nursery fresh every Wednesday. All our foods are free of additives and are cooked daily by our nursery cooks at each premises. We are happy to cater for children who need special diets and these are individually planned.

For breakfast each day we serve a selection of the following porridge, muesli, yogurt, toast with butter, jam, honey or marmite, eggs, bacon, pancakes, milk and fruit juices. All our meat, eggs and dairy are free range or organic and our fruit and vegetables are seasonal.

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Our food arrives at the nurseries in recycled boxes with minimal packaging – we love brown paper bags...and now we have a carbon footprint you can be proud of! Food4London aim to give a variety of choices be it the best meat, the freshest fish or the most mouth-watering condiments, all of the product ranges are kept interesting, varied and seasonal. Food4London also supplies Clarence House, The Wolseley and part of Gordon Ramsay Holdings.

To read Farmer Doug's diary please click here.

Food4London combines the very best local seasonal produce with responsibly sourced kitchen cupboard essentials all from Kent. Where possible the food is sourced from farmers, fisherman and producers across the county - occasionally they have to stretch to Essex but that's about as far as they go. The food arrives fresher, tasting great and with fewer food miles. It is all of our responsibility to care for the environment.

Our menus are seasonal and will change every six months.  Sample menu below;

Morning Snack Lunch Afternoon Snack High Tea
Monday Vegetable sticks & dips Milk /filtered water Cabanaro pasta chicken, bacon & mushrooms Banana & custard Gingerbread man Milk shake/water Baked new potatoes with spinach and feta roasted citrus with lavender honey
Tuesday French bread & cream cheese Milk/filtered water Shepherds pie with broccoli trees Strawberry yoghurt Apple & coconut cookies Milk/filtered water Chinese rice and scrambled egg Apple Crumble
Wednesday Cinnamon toast Milk/filtered water Fish fingers with potato wedges & mushy peas Plum crumble Seasonal fruit Milk shake/filtered water Chicken over bake with basil, thyme tomato rice Chocolate krispies
Thursday Banana bread Milk/filtered water Meat balls & spaghetti Home-made ice cream & sprinkes Muffins with fruit Milk shake/filtered water Avocado roasted beetroot potato wedges, cherry tomatos & finger food
Friday Cheese cubes, apple & grapes Milk/filtered water Vegetable curry with Basmati rice with popadums Yummy cake squares Seasonal fruit Milk shake/filtered water Tuna and sweetcorn pasta Shape biscuits with sprinkles

The Gardens Daycare & Nursery, The Little Hall Gardens Daycare & Nursery, The Park Gardens Nursery School and The Northcote Daycare & Nursery are all part of the The Gardens Childcare Group. The Gardens Childcare Ltd is registered and approved by OFSTED under the requirements of the Childrens Act 1989. The nursery grant is available to 3 and 4 year olds.