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