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Meals and Menus

Breakfast, a wholesome lunch, and afternoon snacks will be provided for all children in attendance.

Breakfast is served from 8:00am until 9:00am and lunch is served from 10:25am until 12:00pm.

Afternoon snacks will be served from 1:00pm until 3:00pm and again at 5:00pm if necessary. Snacks shall be served no more than three hours apart.

Meals are served on a daily schedule per age group. Parents must check their child’s daily class schedule to ensure that they are here for breakfast. Any child arriving after 9:00am will need to be fed breakfast prior to arrival.

Menus can be found for the current month posted in the center’s lobby.

Current Menu

If there are any food allergies or restrictions for your child, please inform the centers administration and the child’s teacher so that appropriate precautions can be taken.

A written statement from the parent is required when the child requires a modified diet.

Packing a lunch for your child is permitted if the lunch does not include common allergens such as nuts, nut butter, eggs, shellfish, etc., the lunch meets state requirements regarding nutrition, and the lunch does not require heating from the centers.

Microwave ovens shall not be used for warming bottles or infant food.

Any food brought in for special occasions will need to be cleared by the Director to ensure that known allergies in the class can be avoided.

Children under age four shall not have foods that are implicated in choking incidents. Included but not limited to: whole hot dogs, hot dogs sliced in rounds, whole grapes, hard candy, nuts, seeds, raw peas, hard pretzels, with the exception of puffs, popcorn, whole marshmallows, and chunks of meat larger than what can be swallowed whole.

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As a class, children that are old enough to do so participate in praying before breakfast and lunch.

Children shall be allowed a reasonable time to eat each meal and snack and will not be forced to finish all of their food.

Drinking water will always be readily available indoors and outdoors to children. Water will be given to infants only with written instructions from parents or a physician.

Parents may provide breastmilk and may be provided space to breastfeed their child on site if requested.

Formula bottles must be prepared by the parent and brought ready to use to the centers. “Ready to feed” formula may be brought in its original container or in a prepared bottle.

The centers may not keep powdered formulas and prepare bottles in the classroom. All bottles brought in must be placed immediately under refrigeration.

Infants will be fed on demand unless the parents provide written instructions otherwise.

Current feeding instructions shall be provided to the centers by the parent. These instructions, from the parents or physician, shall be kept on file, and followed.

Infants that cannot hold a bottle shall be held while being bottle-fed. A bottle should not be propped at any time.

An infant/toddler who can hold a bottle shall not be placed in a crib, on a mat, or otherwise with the bottle nor be allowed to carry a bottle around with them.