{"id":5034,"date":"2024-09-29T16:10:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T16:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitterpatterplay.co.uk\/?page_id=5034"},"modified":"2024-09-29T16:10:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T16:10:58","slug":"food-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pitterpatterplay.co.uk\/cy\/food-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section data-bb-version=\"4.5.5\" id=\"bt_bb_section69f438df48966\" class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_layout_boxed_1200 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_bottom_section_coverage_image bt_bb_section_with_bottom_coverage_image bt_bb_top_spacing_large bt_bb_bottom_spacing_large bt_bb_negative_margin_none\"  data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_top_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_top_spacing_large&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;large&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_large&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;large&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_port\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row\"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div data-bb-version=\"4.5.5\"  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-12 col-xl-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_align_center bt_bb_padding_normal\" style=\"; --column-width:12;\" data-width=\"12\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_center&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;center&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_padding_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_padding_normal&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><header data-bb-version=\"5.1.3\" class=\"bt_bb_headline bt_bb_dash_none bt_bb_size_huge bt_bb_align_inherit\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_size_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_size_huge&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;huge&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_inherit&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;}}\"><h1 class=\"bt_bb_headline_tag\"><span class=\"bt_bb_headline_content\"><span>Food Policy<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- cell_inner --><\/div><!-- cell --><\/div><!-- port --><div class=\"bt_bb_section_bottom_section_coverage_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitterpatterplay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bottom_grey_wave_01.png\" alt=\"bt_bb_section_bottom_section_coverage_image\" \/><\/div><\/section><section data-bb-version=\"4.5.6\" id=\"bt_bb_section69f438df48ba7\" class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_layout_boxed_1100 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_top_spacing_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_none bt_bb_negative_margin_none\" style=\";background-color:rgb(250,245,242);\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_top_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_top_spacing_none&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;none&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_none&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_port\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row\"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div data-bb-version=\"4.5.6\"  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-12 col-xl-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 bt_bb_inner_color_scheme_2 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_align_left bt_bb_padding_80 bt_bb_animation_fade_in animate bt_bb_shape_hard-rounded\" style=\"; --column-inner-primary-color:#282828; --column-inner-secondary-color:#ffffff;; --column-width:12;\" data-width=\"12\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_left&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;left&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_padding_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_padding_80&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;lg&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;md&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;sm&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;xs&quot;:&quot;20&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content bt_bb_inner_color_scheme_2\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2 bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_top_spacing_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_40 bt_bb_border_thickness_1 bt_bb_icon_size_normal bt_bb_text_size_normal bt_bb_separator_v2_without_content\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_top_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_top_spacing_none&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;none&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_40&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;40&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_border_thickness_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_border_thickness_1&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;1&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_icon_size_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_icon_size_normal&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_text_size_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_text_size_normal&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2_inner\"><span class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2_inner_before\"><\/span><span class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2_inner_content\"><span  data-ico-=\"&#x;\" class=\"bt_bb_icon_holder\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2_inner_after\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div data-bb-version=\"4.8.4\"  class=\"bt_bb_text\" ><\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Pitter Patter Play Ltd we aim to educate our children with the skills, knowledge and understanding to enable them to make informed healthy lifestyle choices. To do that effectively we need to work in partnership with children, parents and carers and the partner school in securing the best for every child.<\/p>\n<p>We are guided by the Welsh Government best practice guidance on food and nutrition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/2019-03\/190313-nutrition-guidance-complete.pdf\">34509 Food and Nutrition &#8211; Best Practice Guidance (gov.wales)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All children attending the setting need to bring a refillable water bottle that is clearly labelled.<\/li>\n<li>When operational, children attending breakfast club are given a choice of toast or healthy cereal (dairy alternative milk and spread are available).<\/li>\n<li>Nursery children receive a snack mid-morning and mid-afternoon.<\/li>\n<li>After school children receive a light tea, this is not intended to replace a full evening meal with their families when they go home.<\/li>\n<li>Children who are present over the lunch period need to bring in a packed lunch from home. This must be ready to eat food (no hot foods or food that requires reheating).\u00a0 Where children are bringing in foods from home, they must be healthy, balanced, and nutritious.\u00a0 Further guidance on what to pack are available later in this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Food provided at the setting is healthy, balanced, and nutritious.\u00a0 We cater for children with dietary and allergen requirements.\u00a0 Milk and water are available at snack times. Children have open access to their water bottles all day and these are refilled by staff as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Snack and mealtimes are a social time and form part of our daily routine that includes hand hygiene, food preparation, table setting and helping to clear away.<\/p>\n<p>Aims<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To ensure children have a suitable snacks and meals that sustains and prepares them for learning.<\/li>\n<li>To provide a safe, healthy and appealing eating environment for children bringing in packed lunches and ensure that free, fresh drinking water is available at all times.<\/li>\n<li>To help children develop an understanding of healthy eating.<\/li>\n<li>To promote the national standards for healthier eating.<\/li>\n<li>To support parents and carers in providing a healthy packed lunch that meets the same standards as food provided by Pitter Patter Play Ltd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following guidelines for lunchbox contents comes from the Welsh Government\u2019s best practice guidance for childcare settings.\u00a0 Please ensure that your child\u2019s lunchbox is labelled with their name.<\/p>\n<p>The recommended contents of a healthy lunch box are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A good portion of starchy food e.g. bread, crackers, pasta or rice salad.<\/li>\n<li>Plenty of fruit and vegetables e.g. an apple, orange, banana, cucumber and carrot sticks, small box of raisins or any other fruit or vegetable. If sending grapes these must be cut as uncut grapes pose a choking hazard.<\/li>\n<li>A portion of dairy food e.g. yoghurt.<\/li>\n<li>A bottle of water labelled with your child\u2019s name to avoid cross contamination.<\/li>\n<li>One small biscuit e.g. kit-kat, penguin, club, cake bar etc. \u2013 This is equivalent to a preschool dessert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Special diets and allergies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pitter Patter Play recognises that some pupils may require special diets for medical, ethical or religious reasons that do not allow for standards to be met exactly. For example, a diabetic child may need to bring an emergency sweet snack to the setting. In these cases, parents and carers are responsible for ensuring the food from home is specific for the child\u2019s needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Packed lunches should not include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chocolate bars, or sweets<\/li>\n<li>Fizzy drinks, squash, juice etc<\/li>\n<li>Food that requires reheating (due to food hygiene guidelines)<\/li>\n<li>Hot food in thermos containers (due to Health and Safety guidelines)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The setting is not responsible for providing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fridge space, so we request that food from home is in insulated bags with freezer blocks or frozen drinks cartons to keep food cool, appetising and safe where possible.<\/li>\n<li>We do not cook\/reheat food, all packed lunch food must be ready to eat without the need for heating.<\/li>\n<li>We do not allow hot food in thermos containers as we are unable to individually monitor that the temperature is appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monitoring and evaluation:<\/p>\n<p>We fully respect individual parent\u2019s food choices for their children and understand that there are many different needs and tastes. However, if lunchbox contents regularly fall short of the expectations in this policy, we will send a reminder home to parents.<\/p>\n<p>We want to work with parents to educate our children about healthy dietary choices so that the children, through the understanding of a balanced diet, will develop a greater appreciation of a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">This Policy was adopted on<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Signed on Behalf of Pitter Patter Play Ltd<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">Date for review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">20 May 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4996\" src=\"https:\/\/pitterpatterplay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Signature.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitterpatterplay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Signature.png 229w, https:\/\/pitterpatterplay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Signature-18x3.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">May 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Parent Signature_____________________ Date ___________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2 bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal bt_bb_icon_size_normal bt_bb_text_size_normal bt_bb_separator_v2_without_content\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><div class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2_inner\"><span class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2_inner_before\"><\/span><span class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2_inner_content\"><span  data-ico-=\"&#x;\" class=\"bt_bb_icon_holder\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"bt_bb_separator_v2_inner_after\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div data-bb-version=\"4.8.4\" class=\"bt_bb_icon bt_bb_color_scheme_15 bt_bb_text_color_scheme_5 bt_bb_style_borderless  bt_bb_semitransparent_text bt_bb_align_content_top bt_bb_size_large bt_bb_shape_circle bt_bb_align_inherit bt_bb_title_size_normal bt_bb_hidden_xs bt_bb_hidden_ms bt_bb_hidden_sm bt_bb_hidden_md bt_bb_hidden_lg bt_bb_hidden_xl\" style=\"font-size: 19px;; --primary-color:var(--alternate-color); --secondary-color:var(--accent-color);; --text-primary-color:#282828; --text-secondary-color:var(--accent-color);\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_align_content_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_content_top&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;top&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_size_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_size_large&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;large&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_inherit&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;}}\"><span  data-ico-remixiconssystem=\"&#xe944;\" class=\"bt_bb_icon_holder\"><span>Mae angen i bob plentyn a pherson ifanc chwarae. 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