They are served family style giving children many opportunities to develop self-help skills. Children are not forced to eat. They are served at least a small portion of every food and encouraged to taste all foods. No food is ever withheld as a punishment or used as a reward. Dessert is not used as a special treat.
Staff try to be sensitive to the individual eating patterns of each child.
Staff eat seated at the table with the children and model good meal time eating habits and behavior. You should be welcome to have meals with your child or take your child out to lunch.