I wondered whether a practitioner had magical powers when I collected DD2 (Dear Daughter 2) from nursery yesterday - children were all gathered around cross-legged and she had their rapt attention. Then I realised the focus was actually on the chocolate bourbon biscuits they were devouring.
It was once mentioned that the setting was a 'healthy eating nursery' and I struggled not to laugh. I'm no expert in nutrition but, sadly, I believe the staff have even less of an idea of what constitutes healthy food.
When DD1 (Dear Daughter 1) was cared for by a childminder I provided all her meals. While it was an extra task and I had to be organised, I welcomed the ability to control what foods she ate despite being at work five days a week. Handing over dietary control to the nursery when she was two-and-a-half was difficult.
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