Our Food

Healthy Eating and Nutrition at Footsteps

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At Footsteps, we understand the importance of good nutrition and the positive impact it has on a child’s growth, development and overall wellbeing. Our full-day childcare package includes breakfast, lunch and tea, all prepared with healthy, nutritious ingredients to help children thrive.

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Nutritious and Delicious Meals

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We provide tasty, nutritious nursery meals packed with fresh fruit, vegetables and essential nutrients to support children’s healthy physical and mental development.
 

Our meals are supplied by Apetito, an award-winning company whose chefs create delicious, child-friendly meals.

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These meals are delivered to our nursery weekly, ensuring our children enjoy a varied and balanced menu.

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Catering for Individual Dietary Needs
 

We recognise that every child is different and take a flexible approach to meeting individual dietary requirements. We are happy to cater for a range of dietary needs, including:

• Vegetarian

• Vegan

• Dairy-free

• Gluten-free

• Jain (excluding meat, fish, garlic, onions, eggs and gluten)

• Weaning foods for babies and younger children
   

Please speak to a member of our team to discuss your child’s individual dietary requirements.​

​Please see our menu below for an example of the meals we serve.

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Keeping Children Safe from Allergies

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The safety and wellbeing of every child is our priority. To help us manage food allergies and minimise the risk of cross-contamination, we do not permit food to be brought into the nursery, unless prior arrangements have been agreed in accordance with our food and allergy policies.

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Where a child opts out of the meals provided by the nursery, parents and carers must speak to the nursery team in advance to discuss suitable arrangements for providing a healthy packed lunch. Any agreed arrangements must follow our nursery policies to help keep all children safe, particularly those with food allergies.

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