Grapes at nursery

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I took my 11 month old for one of her nursery settling in days. She had the snack- chopped pieces of fruit.

The grapes were cut in half lengthways, but not chopped into quarters. I’m feeling anxious about her going to nursery and not having the grapes quartered. The pieces of orange were also bigger than I would have cut for her myself. I’m really anxious.

Do you think it’s ok for me to gently speak to the staff and ask that she has either no grapes or quartered grapes. I’m stressed about speaking to the staff and looking overly protective.

Yes, mention it to the manager. The kitchen might need a refresher on how to prepare fruit for babies. The baby room staff are unlikely to have anything to do with food prep (unless there isn't a kitchen) so go directly to management imo.

Definitely need to speak to the manager about this kind of request rather than the room staff.

Halved grapes will be fine. The oranges she can suck on and they’ll shrink.

Speak to the manager but it’d be ok.

Halved grapes are absolutely fine; you’re being far too anxious (which is understandable but doesn’t make it a reasonable level!)

To be fair, the guidelines are definitely quartered grapes in nurseries https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/safeguarding-and-welfare/food-safety

Yes but it also advises chopping up raisins so it may have gone overboard.

As part of a meal (as in flapjacks or something). Raisins as a snack aren't advised in general. A baby can't chew a raisin. Suggesting that particular recommendation is going overboard is just so shortsighted.

No one is chopping up raisins to put in flapjacks. Life is too short. And raisins are grim.

The linked guidance is for under 5s. Are you seriously telling me a four year old needs cut up raisins? Putting aside the MN horror of raisins?

You would probably have more success writing to the government to change the guidance, I doubt anyone posting here had any influence over it!

That particular piece of guidance specifies it's for children under 12 months.

Guidance to nursery on cutting fruit has updated the grapes....and similar fruits should be watered

Thank you everyone. My husband spoke to the staff and they said they will avoid grapes for my baby for now.