Repeating your weekly menu

Copy a day across the week, repeat a week forward, or set up a rolling menu cycle.

Written byDaniel Broadhurst (Founder)|Published: 18 June 2026|
Ofsted Aligned

ℹ️Who this is for

Childminders who reuse the same menu from week to week, or on a rolling cycle. Needs the Standard plan or a free trial. It takes about two minutes.

Video Walkthrough

Plan a day once and copy it across the week. Then repeat the whole week forward, or set up a rolling menu of two or more weeks.

1. Plan a day

Open the Tools tab and choose Menu Planner. Tap a meal, like Monday's breakfast, choose a meal from your library or type a new one, and tap Add to Menu.

2. Copy the day

Tap Copy on that day. Choose All other weekdays, or one day, and tap Copy Meals.

3. Repeat the week

Tap Repeat Menu and choose:

  • Next Week (+1)
  • Alternate (Every 2 Weeks)
  • 3-Week Cycle (+3, +6)
  • Copy to Specific Week...

Use the arrows to go to that week. The meals are already planned, and you can change any of them.

4. Set up a rolling menu (optional)

Tap Rolling Cycle and turn it on. Choose how many weeks the cycle has, choose which cycle week this week is, and tap Save This Week as Week 1 (or 2, 3 and so on). The planner shows which cycle week you're in.

On an empty week, tap Apply Cycle Week 1 Menu (or whichever cycle week it is) to fill it from the saved cycle week.

5. Choose which meals you offer

Tap Offered Meals to switch off meals you don't serve, like breakfast or tea. The planner only shows the meals you offer.

ℹ️Starting again

Clear Week

removes every meal from the week you're looking at. Other weeks aren't changed.

Why KinderStart does it this way

Many settings run a two or three week rotating menu so children get variety without a new plan every Sunday. Copying and cycles keep the planner in step with how you already work.

What to do next

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