One nursery is replicating the primary school lunch experience to help children adjust more easily to the change. Nicole Weinstein explains.

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One of the most daunting moments for a child when they start primary school is entering the lunch hall. It is likely to be bigger than what they were used to at nursery, and noisier and more chaotic. Although some schools will help settle the children into the experience by taking them to lunch earlier than the rest of the school, having to learn a new system for getting food into their hungry tummies might be the last thing a child can cope with after their minds are overloaded with new information about teachers, new pegs, where the toilet is and how to navigate around the big, new building they find themselves in.

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