Food
We consider a healthy nutrition according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs to be the basis for successful child development. Our food offer is intended to relieve parents and to satiate and strengthen children during the time they spend in kindergarten.
Our daily offer therefore includes the breakfast buffet, a hot lunch (starter and main course or main course and dessert) and an afternoon snack. In the crèche area, all children have breakfast together at the table. The children in the kindergarten area can help themselves to the buffet in the hallway between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., drinks are available at any time. Lunch is eaten by all the children together (11:30 a.m. crèche, 12:00 p.m. kindergarten). In the afternoon, from 2:30 p.m., a small snack (bread with butter, fruit, vegetables) is available for all children at the buffet in the hallway or in the outdoor area.
Our breakfast offer consists mainly of fresh fruits and vegetables, poultry sausage and cheese, bread products and other changing components (e.g. yoghurt, muesli, eggs). When selecting the dishes, we pay attention to seasonal and regional products. We always respond to allergies, food intolerances, religious requirements of family culture, etc. and thus enable every child to participate in eating together. Each child decides independently and voluntarily which foods / food components and how much of them he or she wants to eat. Children's wishes are included in the preparation of the menu and the selection at the breakfast buffet. The meals are served or prepared together with the children if possible. The children should get to know the different foods (namely, taste, origin and cultivation), simply practice techniques (cut, weigh, measure) and develop an interest in new tastes and cultures.
It is particularly important to us that the children eat together in a pleasant, aesthetically pleasing environment. The dishes on offer should be presented in an appealing way to the eye. The common lunch table should be neatly set with crockery and cutlery. Here the children are also involved and acquire various basic mathematical skills, e.g. by arranging plates, knives, etc. We appreciate eating together above all because of its positive effects on the children's language development.
Either through the exchange with other children or through the linguistic impulses provided by us as pedagogical specialists, a particularly fruitful support of language development takes place here. The stimulation of the child through food intake enhances the learning effect of simultaneous linguistic stimulation (e.g. conversations about food, favourite food, etc.).
Therefore, conversations during the meals are accompanied, actively encouraged and advocated by us. To participate in lunch, "Anträge auf Leistungen für Bildung und Teilhabe (bzgl. gemeinschaftliches Mittagessen in der Schule oder Kindertageseinrichtung)" can be submitted via the Bildungs-Service-Stelle (Roßmarktstr. 40, NES). The proof of participation will be issued by the kindergarten management.
Costs
- Beverage fees: 5 euros per month
- Breakfast, lunch, snack: 4.00 euros daily (from 01.09.2024)