Our Goal
At Tops, our menus are designed to provide children with a balanced, nutritious diet, with all meals and desserts made using no added sugar. We offer vegan and vegetarian options every week and have recently introduced venison – a lean, iron-rich meat that supports healthy development. We ensure that we cater to all dietary needs to make sure our mealtimes are fun and inclusive for all.
We aim to promote a positive relationship with food from a young age, encouraging children to enjoy a variety of healthy choices and grow in independence from the opportunity we give them to serve their own food up. Our close partnership with Harvest Fine Foods ensures we use fresh, locally sourced ingredients daily, supporting both nutrition and sustainability.
Recreate Our Recipies
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New Game Menu
We are excited to announce the launch of our innovative Game Menu. These meals are designed to captivate young taste buds while providing unmatched nutrition that aligns with our sustainability mission and ethos. We are proud to be among the first in our sector to make the move and put wild meat on our menus. Find out more about our new Game menu here.
Vegan And Vegetarian
Our menus are designed to ensure the children have a fully balanced diet with all meals and desserts having reduced sugar. We have also introduced vegan and vegetarian meals. These meals are on rotation, quite often there is a vegan meal available once a week accompanied by an additional vegetarian choice too.
Award Winning Inspiration
Diane Wycherley, Director of Operations for Tops Day Nurseries, was named one of the 5 Most Inspirational People in childcare by Nursery Management Today (NMT). She earned this recognition for launching no added sugar menus across all nurseries, following extensive research into children’s nutrition and the effects of sugar.
Nursery Chef
Pete Ttofis, our chef at Tops Day Nurseries, has officially been named Nursery Chef of the Year at the NMT Awards!
Pete’s win is a huge deal for us because it shines a spotlight on the incredible work he does every single day. From carefully planning menus to making sure every child’s dietary needs are met, Pete’s passion and creativity are at the heart of it all.
Healthy Eating at Tops
Research confirms that healthy eating habits in the years before school are very important because they influence growth, development and academic achievement in later life. In 2016, we launched our no-added sugar menus which gained national attention.
Excessive consumption in young children increases the risk of obesity and life-threatening problems such as heart disease and diabetes. The new menus have been designed to ensure the children have a fully balanced diet throughout the day, and importantly have reduced the sugar intake with the meals and desserts provided.
We understand a healthy, balanced diet and regular physical activity are essential for children’s health and well-being. At Tops Day Nurseries we have designed a balanced menu to support growth and development using the Children’s Food Trust recommendations. The key thing to remember is that overall, eating healthily is all about balance. Indulgent foods, such as those high in fat and/or sugar, can be enjoyed and savoured, but only occasionally, not every day. The majority of our diet should be made up of balanced, nutritious everyday foods and this is the foundation of our new menus.
To discuss the menus in more detail please contact your nursery manager, which you can find here.
Why not try replicating our delicious dishes at home? Click here to view some of the children’s favourites.
