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A food ethos which encourages quality, independence and an understanding of the origins of what we eat bagged one setting first prize at the Nursery World Awards earlier this year. Meredith Jones Russell reports
At Elmscot, practitioners sit and eat with the children, who are encouraged to try new foods
At Elmscot, practitioners sit and eat with the children, who are encouraged to try new foods

Elmscot Broussa in Altrincham has a comprehensive food policy based on national standards governing all aspects of food provision, and even its own recipe book. The policy places a strong emphasis on healthy food made from scratch on-site.

‘The ethos comes down from our director, Dee McKenzie, who is very passionate about food, what children are eating and the implications a healthy diet can have for children. She really sows that seed, and then it's up to individual managers to carry it on,’ says nursery manager Annette Derby.

The 65-place setting became the second Elmscot Group winner of the Nursery World Food Award after judges commended the ethos and passion of the staff.

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