At Playpals, we use a secure app called Famly to help keep you closely connected to your child’s day. With your own private passcode, you can easily access updates on your little one’s routines, including sleep, meals, and nappy changes.

Famly also has a handy messaging feature, so you can reach out to us anytime and feel reassured knowing we’re just a message away. We love sharing moments from your child’s day—whether it’s sweet photos of them playing and exploring, or thoughtful observations that show how they’re growing and developing.

At Playpals, we provide three balanced meals and two snacks every day to keep the children energized and healthy:

Breakfast (8:45am) – Cereal or porridge

Morning Snack (10:30/11am) – Fresh fruit or vegetables

Lunch (12pm) – A hot, nutritious meal

Afternoon Snack (3pm) – Biscuit and milk (oat/soya milk provided where needed)

Tea (4:30/5pm) – Sandwiches, fruit, and vegetables

All meals are prepared fresh on-site by our trained staff, ensuring each child’s safety and nutritional needs are met.

Children sit at the table together, and enjoy socializing as they build positive meal time routines. We also encourage children in the Poppy room to use a jug to pour their own milk and water to build on their own independent skills and confidence.

All full time staff are fully trained in food handling, and this is checked regularly to ensure that all staff have up to date training.

Click here to view our five star food hygiene ratings!

You can also click here to go to our Nutrition and Meal Time page!

In all rooms we aim to help the children work on the independent skills, that will carry them on through to the next stage of their journey and development.

In the Poppy Room, we are working towards these independent skills:

• I can sit on the potty or toilet

• I can help put my bedding away after nap time

• I can eat with a fork at meal times

• I can wash my hands with help

• I can identify when I need a tissue for my nose

• I can put my slippers on without help

• I can wipe my face in front of a mirror

• I can drink from a cup with no lid

• I can put my arms in my coat with an adults help

In the poppy room, some of our main focuses are on potty-training, socialising, vocabulary extension and becoming independent.