Birthday treats at daycare nursery

[Poomami]

Im a little baffled as to how it works 🤔.
LO will be turning 2, she goes to nursery 1 day a week from half 7 to 12. In her morning session 9 till 12 there are 15 children.

I have asked the nursery is it ok to bring in a cake they said its ok. I then asked when will it be served, Snack time or lunch time? As LO does not stay for lunch. She replied that they tend not to give treats for snack and wait till lunch, I said will ds get some of her own birthday cake, she said it will be split. Im assuming she means that 12 o'clock finishers can take cake home.

Sorry to waffle on but my question is should I provide some thing for them to take the cake In? E.g. bowls, napkins, clingflim. The cake is a standard serves 15 traybake?

Just don't do it at all? I've had 2 children in nursery and this has never happened. I'd be annoyed at them being fed unnecessary sugary snacks. (I do allow them cake is just rather I got that fun instead of nursery and then me not being able to). Plus you have the hassle of allergies as no doubt at least 70% of the kids are allergic to something.

As pp said, I've never heard of 1/2 yr old kids bringing in a birthday cake, Never happened at either of my kids nurseries. They both had a rule that you couldn't bring in food so I guess it wouldn't have been allowed by the staff?

I wouldn't want my 1/2 yr old eating cake for lunch or snack every time one of the kids had a birthday anyway.

Just keep her home on her birthday and share Cake with family.

I'm surprised the nursery allow people to take food in, tbh, because of allergies etc.

Yes I'm also suprised by this.

I don't send my DS to nursery to be fed sugary snacks. I pay for him to be well cared for and fed a balanced healthy diet.

No children at my DS's nursery have ever bought in cake.

The nursery will cut it and wrap it and give it to the parents as the children leave, so then it’s up to the parents if they give it to their child
You could provide some napkins to wrap the cake, much like in a party bag

I took a cake in for my 1 yo and made it very clear it was for the staff, not the kids. It wasn’t on her actual birthday. They posed her for a photo and thanked me for the cake. I saw it a bit like taking cake for colleagues at work on my birthday. Dd2’s nursery is less friendly and utter chaos and there is no proper bond with the staff (another story) so I don’t bother with them.

She only goes for half a day. Most of the children won’t even know who she is.
A 15 portion traybake for toddlers would serve at least double that. I’d never give children cake to take home if they left half day.
I wouldn’t because of the sugar & potential allergens.

Please don’t do it OP. That is so young, what is the need?
I would not be happy as DC didn’t have (added) sugar until they were 2 and now we still limit it.
They are 2. Plenty of birthdays when they get older

How about bringing in some goodies for the staff, instead? The babies don't need the sugar nor understand the occasion, the staff OTOH are much more likely to appreciate the gesture.

Why don’t you just ask the nursery? How are people on MN meant to answer that? but I imagine they will wrap it in cling film.

Please don’t do this - I didn’t want my 2 year old eating cake all the time just bc it’s some other kids birthday. At this age it doesn’t make a difference for the birthday child anf it annoyed me that other parents fed my child sugary treats.

In my nursery it tends to be the preschoolers who do this rather than younger ones and in your situation I likely wouldn’t bother as your child and her friends don’t really understand about birthdays yet. When they are having their 3rd and 4th birthday it’s different as they all have more idea about candles and cake.

As for allergies - the staff know who has them. We have allergy free cakes made and frozen for times like this so we just pop one out the freezer in the morning if someone brings in a bday cake to share so they can still join in.