A ‘diligent food culture’ and ‘inspirational chef’ were just two of the factors that helped Townhouse Nursery, part of the Village nursery group, in Stoke-on-Trent, impress the judges and win the Nursery World Nursery Food Award 2019.
Nursery manager Alison Fisher says, ‘It is a big passion of ours to provide children with the best opportunities through food, both nutritionally and through teaching and learning.’
This approach is led by cook and nutrition co-ordinator Wendy Pullizzi, who continuously evaluates the setting’s food and drink provision and keeps up to date with latest good practice in meeting the welfare requirements of the EYFS and the Eat Better, Start Better guidelines (see panel, right).
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