Nursery day

Whatever time your child arrives at nursery, they will be greeted by our friendly team and made to feel welcome. We will encourage the children to wave goodbye, to help reassure them that you will be returning later in the day.
(If you arrive between 7:30 and 8:45am you will go into our main nursery, where the children are all together enjoying breakfast, before splitting into groups to go into the rooms for their daily routine.)
The rooms are all set up to provide a ‘free flow’ routine. This means the children can choose to participate in purposeful play activities of their choice inside or out.
At around 10.00 am the children are offered a snack consisting of fruit, milk and water. Children then return to playing. There are activities throughout the morning, both spontaneous and planned, all in line with your child’s interest and development.
At 11:45 some children will go home for the day, whilst others will stay and have a healthy home cooked lunch with their friends. The children sit with adult support at the table (or in high chairs). During this time the children are encouraged to try new foods and develop their social skills.
In the afternoon at 12:45pm our afternoon children arrive and start their afternoon of fun filled learning and others will settle down for a nap (each child is provided with their own bed mat and blankets, which the nursery launders) individual sleep mats are provided.
At around 2.30pm we offer another snack of fruit, milk and water, which the children can access when they are ready. There is also free flow between the inside and outside and various activities for the children to access, again supporting and developing individual learning. Tea time is at 4 o’clock, by this time some children have gone home for the day. Children here after 4pm are offered a delicious light tea, prepared freshly on the premises. After tea its time for some more play inside and out with activities to keep them learning until it is time to go home.
Throughout the day there are singing and stories galore either 1:1 or as a group. We love story time and have story sacks to support and enrich this time with the children. We also love to cook and often make yummy treats to take home.
Meals
Ayrton nursery is mindful that all children require healthy balanced meals and snacks and may have allergies. We ensure that the nursery is nut and shellfish free and that children are offered a variety of healthy foods during snacks and meal times.
If your child has a funded only space, optional meal charges are as follows:
£2.30 (per day)
Sample Lunch menu / Tea menu
Week 1 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Meat/Fish |
Fish fingers
|
Sausages |
Steam baked herb and garlic fish in tomato sauce |
Spaghetti Bolognaise |
Chicken Curry
|
Vegetarian |
Vegetable fingers
|
Vegetarian Sausages |
Cheese courgette bites |
Quorn Bolognaise |
Vegetable curry
|
Vegetables |
Potato wedges Baked beans |
Carrot and swede mash Onion gravy |
Potato wedges Sweetcorn |
Garlic Bread |
Rice & naan bread Onion bhaji and mango chutney
|
Dessert |
Eves pudding
|
Rice pudding with Jam |
Summer berry cobbler with custard |
Banana and custard |
Fruit and greek yougurt |
Tea |
Spaghetti on toast. Chocolate chip muffin |
Tortellini in squash sauce Pear and raspberry pudding |
Jacket potato with beans and optional cheese Blueberry / banana bombs |
Cheese and Marmite pudding Double chocolate beetroot cup cakes
|
Salmon and Broccoli bake
Yogurt |
Week 2 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Meat/Fish |
Toad in the hole
|
Lasagne |
Sweet and sour chicken |
Meat balls |
Fish Cakes |
Vegetarian |
Vegetarian toad in the hole
|
Vegetable Lasagne |
Sweet and sour vegetables |
Quorn Balls |
Vegetable burger |
Vegetables |
Boiled potatoes roasted courgette and carrots |
Garlic Bread |
With rice and spring rolls |
Spaghetti |
Homemade chips Spaghetti hoops |
Dessert |
Pear and apple crumble with custard |
Milk jelly and ice cream |
Trifle |
Banana cake |
Winter Berry Pudding |
Tea |
Vegetable Pizza Fruit Fairy cakes |
Leek and potato soup with crusty bread Oat cookie |
Tuna pasta Bake Apple flap jack |
Savoury Bread and butter pudding Cherry cheesecake muffins
|
Cheese and Tomato Quiche
Carrot and Parsnip cake |
Week 3 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Meat/Fish |
Chicken risotto
|
Fish Pie |
Roast Beef |
Poultry and leek pie |
Chilli Con carne |
Vegetarian |
Butternut squash Risotto
|
Creamy vegetable pie |
Quorn Roast |
Cream leek pie |
Quorn Chilli |
Vegetables |
Peas and sweetcorn |
Root vegetables, mash, peas and sweetcorn |
Roast Potatoes, Cauliflower, cabbage and sweetcorn. |
Creamy mashed potato Broccoli and carrots |
Rice and Nachos |
Dessert |
Bread and Butter pudding with custard |
Pear and ginger sponge |
Fruit and ice cream
|
Angel delight
|
Rice Pudding with fruit puree
|
Tea |
Curried Parsnip Soup Courgette cookie
|
Jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn Fruit Fingers |
Beans on toast Banana Flap Jack |
Vegetable Lasagne Lemon drizzle cake |
Macaroni cheese Chocolate Cake
|