Nutrition and Health

Your child will be receiving breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack.  The components for breakfast are a grain or protein item, fruit/vegetable, and skim milk.  Lunch components are a low-fat protein, grain, two servings of fruits/vegetables, and skim milk. Snack is a choice of 2: protein, grain, fruit/vegetable, skim milk—meal components required by the Child and Adult Food Programs.

To “stay healthy,” a few procedures developed by Caring for Our Children, have been implemented.  There is a constant reminder to wash their hands, upon arrival, before and after meals, after blowing noses, after toileting, playing outside, in the sensory table, with play dough.  We follow a standard hand-washing procedure posted above the sink.

Surfaces in the facility are sanitized throughout the day. Toys are sanitized on a rotating basis, or after being “mouthed.” Bedding washed weekly, and the children are spaced 2 feet apart from each other at naptime to avoid the spread of germs. An illness tracker is used to document, report if necessary, notify parents, and identify any procedures that could prevent the spread of the illness. If a sick child has been in the facility, additional sanitizing methods are implemented.