Our Food
Our Food and Childcare
Childcare includes the food children eat and caring for any special dietary needs, cultural and health related. Our ‘care’ also includes the commitment to run our kitchens to the standards your child would expect at home.
Our Staff and Produce
Pennies employ a full catering staff including a qualified chef and a highly skilled team of assistants. Food is prepared daily from produce bought in fresh on the same day.
Scores on the Doors
Environmental Health inspects nurseries every year to check their hygiene practices in the kitchen.
We are proud to have been awarded the highest 5 out of 5 star rating.
Dietary Requirements
Both sites maintain up to date records of any special dietary requirements and staff work closely with parents to understand all particulars of diets. Our staff regularly update on information concerning developments in the understanding of the diets of children.
- An award winning history including a maximum five star “Scores on the Doors” rating
- Varied daily menus and varied summer and winter menus
- Detailed care, including working with parents, for children with special dietary requirements
- Close working relationship with local suppliers including fruit and veg, free range eggs, meat from a local butcher and farm sourced milk
- A long history of satisfied young customers
Example Menus
Here is an example of a Winter Menu:
Winter Menu | Breakfast | Snack | Nursery Lunch | Veg Option | Dessert | Nursery Tea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drinks | Milk or water | Milk or water | Water | Water | Water | Fruit Juice |
Monday | Selection of Cereal, Toast or Fruit | Choice of Fresh Fruit, Bagels, Croissants or Crackers | Tuna Pasta | Vegetable Pasta | Banana and Custard | Cheese and Vegetable Panini |
Tuesday | Selection of Cereal, Toast or Fruit | Choice of Fresh Fruit, Bagels, Croissants or Crackers | Cornish Pasties served with Potatoes and Peas | Quorn Pasties served with Potatoes and Peas | Sticky Toffee Pudding with Cream | Tomato Soup with Crumpets |
Wednesday | Selection of Cereal, Toast or Fruit | Choice of Fresh Fruit, Bagels, Croissants or Crackers | Roast Beef, Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire Puddings with Seasonal Vegetables | Roast Quorn Fillets, Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire Puddings with Seasonal Vegetables | Chocolate Orange Cheesecake | Baked Bean and Cheese Wraps |
Thursday | Selection of Cereal, Toast or Fruit | Choice of Fresh Fruit, Bagels, Croissants or Crackers | Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry with Fluffy Rice | Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry with Fluffy Rice | Jam Sponge Served with Creamy Custard | Fish Fingers in a Roll |
Friday | Selection of Cereal, Toast or Fruit | Choice of Fresh Fruit, Bagels, Croissants or Crackers | Chicken and Vegetable Casserole served with Dumplings | Vegetable Casserole served with Dumplings | Apple Pie served with Crème Fraiche | Jacket Potatoes with Toppings |
ALL SPECIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS CATERED FOR | ||||||
View our NEW PKC Menus
PDF Menu download for Weeks 1 - 4.
Arrange a Visit
For most of those looking for a nursery place seeing is believing. We welcome the chance to show you our nurseries and talk to you personally about the needs of your family. Click this link to start that process.
Daily Routine
We pride ourselves on the family atmosphere created in all Pennies’ nurseries. Click this link to allow us to share details of the typical daily routines enjoyed by Pennies’ children.
Recipes
Our food is prepared fresh every day from ingredients brought in on the day of cooking. We employ a team of professional chefs and our experience has allowed us to develop our own range of recipes which are loved by children, this link will take you to some particular favourites.
