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Food and Nutrition

Our Food Philsophy

At the heart of everything we do is a deep commitment to nurturing healthy, happy children through exceptional nutrition. Our catering team has developed a carefully considered food philosophy aligned with guidance from the British Nutrition Foundation and informed by the Government’s Eatwell Guide, ensuring every meal supports the balanced dietary needs of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
 
We believe that food is about far more than nutrition alone. It is a powerful opportunity for learning, exploration, and connection. Our menus are thoughtfully designed not only to nourish growing bodies, but to inspire curiosity, build confidence, and help children develop a positive relationship with food from the very start.

A World of Flavour, Every Week

Each week, led by our Head Chef Param, children take part in our much-loved World Food Day, where they celebrate and discover cuisine from a different country. This unique approach broadens children’s cultural awareness, introduces them to exciting new flavours and textures, and encourages confidence in trying unfamiliar foods, often with wonderful results.
 
Our menus truly set us apart from many other nurseries. Rather than relying on repetitive, uninspiring meals, we offer world-inspired, varied menus that reflect our passion for food and its role in early development. We go beyond EYFS food guidance and national health recommendations, ensuring children:
  • Enjoy trying new foods
  • Learn about flavours and textures
  • Understand which foods support healthy bodies and why
  • Develop an early awareness of portion control

Key Nutrition Principles By Age

Babies

We strive to take parenting struggles away to make weaning processes easier and recognise that there isn’t one size fits all. Nursery staff create a partnership with families to ensure the baby’s nutritional needs are met.

Toddlers

Toddlers are provided with high-quality nutrition meeting standards set out by the UK Eatwell guide. Meals provide toddlers with a variety of foods and flavorus from our multicultural meal plans. 

Preschoolers

Hatching Dragons understands that as children grow nutrition demands increase. At mealtimes the nursery provides increasingly more food to support maintenance and growth of older children. 

Safety, Care and Expertise

Safeguarding your child’s health is our highest priority. We use robust management systems to receive up-to-date weekly reports on attendance, dietary requirements, and allergies, ensuring our in-house catering teams can cater safely and accurately to every child’s individual needs.
All of our chefs are professionally qualified in the culinary arts, hold advanced food hygiene certifications, and rigorously follow the Food Standards Agency’s Safer Food, Better Business guidance. Every meal is prepared with the highest standards of care, safety, and quality.

Supporting Families Beyond the Nursery

We believe great food education extends beyond our setting. That’s why we actively share the recipes children love with families, helping parents continue healthy habits at home and giving them insight into what their children enjoy (and what they’re still learning to like!)

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Our Promise

At Hatching Dragons, food is an experience, not just a meal. Through vibrant, world-inspired menus and meaningful food education, we help children discover what they enjoy, build confidence around new tastes, and develop healthy habits that can last a lifetime. It’s a richer, more inspiring approach to nursery food — and one that children and families truly feel the difference in.

Our Seasonal Menus

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Spring Menu

Our Spring menu plan is influenced by the Arctic and polar regions, China, East Asia, France, Spain, Italy, and the southern Mediterranean.

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Summer Menu

Our Spring menu plan is influenced by Arctic and polar regions, China, East Asia, France, Spain, Italy, and the southern Mediterranean.

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Autumn/ Winter Menus

Our Autumn/Winter menu plan is influenced by the Middle East, South, Central and North America, Northern Europe, and the UK.

Chef Param Rana

Chef Param began his culinary journey at just 19, running his own restaurant before moving to the United Kingdom to pursue overseas studies and continue developing his career in the culinary world.

Since then, he has worked with leading hospitality brands such as Mitchells & Butlers and collaborated with professional chefs from a wide range of cultural backgrounds; experiences that have fuelled his love for global cuisine and shaped his versatile approach to cooking.

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Drawing on international influences, Chef Param brings creativity and expertise to every kitchen he steps into. He has hands-on experience across Indian, Japanese, Italian, and Continental cuisines, with strong technical skills in baking, roasting, broiling, sautéing, and grilling. His menus are thoughtfully crafted to be balanced, inspiring, and genuinely enjoyable.
 
Beyond the kitchen, Chef Param is deeply passionate about food education for young children, working closely with nursery practitioners to help children discover new flavours, textures, and ingredients in a fun, interactive way.
 
By making food exciting and approachable, he supports children in building positive, healthy relationships with food from an early age!