Lunches If staying for lunch, children must bring a packed lunch into preschool with them. DAYS AND TIMES: 12:10 to 12.40 (Monday to Friday) DAILY CHARGE The lunch session is added to session hours and is not charged for separately. Government Education Grant funding may be used to pay for the lunch period. SAFETY Children’s arrivals and departures are managed carefully as it is a very busy time of the day. Children going home sit next to the home corner and leave first. Children who are staying for lunch sit in the cushion corner with an adult (often for singing or a story) and are joined by children who have just arrived. Once everyone has left, then children can wash their hands and sit down for lunch. Our priority is to keep children safe. HANDWASHING Children wash their hands before lunch. If eating outside, hands will be washed before leaving the room and hand wipes taken in our backpack. PACKED LUNCH:
| HEALTHY OPTIONS HEALTHY EATING is actively encouraged as we want children to form good eating habits early on.
Some fruits/foods can present a choking hazard. Fruits such as grapes, olives, cherry tomatoes and blueberries should be cut into halves (length ways) or quarters to reduce the risk. Sausages should be cut length ways. No fruit strings. ![]() Lunch Routine · Children leaving at the end of the morning session sit next to the home corner, with their bags and coats. Parents/carers will not need to collect anything from the coat pegs but please make sure EVERYTHING is labelled with your child’s name. After collecting your child, please leave by the verandah door and gate. · Children being dropped off for lunch will sit in the cushion corner with children who are staying for lunch after the morning session. · Please leave lunch boxes on the kitchen worktop as we will put them out once everyone has washed their hands. · Staff will supervise the children washing their hands for lunch once everyone has left (via the verandah door and gate). · After lunch, children going home will sit next to the home corner with their belongings and children who are staying will sit in the cushion corner. |
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