Eden Early Learning provides morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack.
Good nutrition is important for the health and growth of our children. We will be following the Health Heart Award - NZ Heart Foundation and MOE requirements.
Please see us if your child has any food intolerance’s or food allergies. Together we can implement a food plan for your child.
Three Week Menu Planner
We follow a rotating 3 week menu planner. The daily menu will be written daily for whānau to view. The weekly menu is displayed on the main kitchen fridge. By supplying meals parents/caregivers can be reassured that part of children’s nutritional needs are being fulfilled.
Please see Holly, Stacey or a Team Leader if your child has nutritional needs different from our menu.
Fees are inclusive of all meals.
Lunch Box Day
The children regularly have lunch-box day (we supply the food and the lunch-box). This helps children who are transitioning to school get used to eating from a lunch-box and to ‘save some food till lunch time’. We will still provide morning and afternoon teas.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We have a nut ban in all rooms
Below is a web link to some healthy lunch box ideas for school.
https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/collections/lunch-box-ideas
Special Celebrations
We enjoy celebrating birthdays. Shared birthday cakes are saved specially for 5th birthdays - each room have a special birthday ritual to celebrate each child on their special celebration day. Some parents like to bring in a cake to help celebrate their child's 5th birthday.
As part of the 2014 Food Safety Act we can only have cakes purchased from supermarkets or outlets who follow the same food safety procedures as ourselves. These cakes must also contain a list of ingredients.
This procedure has been put in place to ensure the centre is aware of what our children are consuming whilst in our care. It also ensures children with allergies are not compromised.