Our Nursery Nurses sit with the children at each meal to encourage and assist them at mealtimes, this promotes good table manners and social skills.Ĭooking activities are a popular part of nursery life, and the children love to take part in food tasting sessions. For babies and little ones we provide a puree and mash menu to ensure your child is enjoying foods for the correct stage of their development, older children are encouraged to self serve at the table to allow independence. All of our nurseries hold Gold Healthy Eating Snack Awards. The children enjoy breakfast, a 2 course lunch, high tea and a 5 o’clock snack. Our Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer menus and are always packed with new ideas and seasonal fruit and vegetables. Each nursery has a vegetable planter where the children sow seeds for peppers, courgettes, beans, potatoes, strawberries and more, these are then harvested and used by our Cooks in nursery meals. We believe in providing home cooked, delicious meals every day and encourage the children to take a healthy interest in food. We also know that if children eat well in their early years they go on to make healthy choices throughout their lives. The pre-school children enjoy a woodland trail walk to the dedicated forest school area The covered outdoor area and open garden ensure that learning and fun continue whatever the weather.Īt Acorns we know the importance of healthy minds and healthy bodies and how vital it is for children to eat the right foods for growth and development. The outdoor environment means that the children can hear the waterfall behind the nursery and the birds singing all day long. All our equipment is of the finest quality, chosen for its play and learning potential and is age appropriate to ensure that babies and children are learning through play. Each group has their own base room and access to the tree-lined garden area enabling them to freely move between stimulating activities in the indoor and outdoor environment. Staff and student children from USW as well as children from the wider community are welcomed into the picturesque nursery setting. The nursery management team have had over 20 years experience working within Acorns. The newest addition to the Acorns family, this light and airy purpose built nursery can be found on the University of South Wales Pontypridd site at Treforest. Located on Llantwit Road, 5 minutes from the A470, this nursery is perfectly placed for travel in or out of Cardiff and the Valleys.
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