FOOD AND NUTRITION

scarlet fever, or other strep infection, may not return until 24 hours after treatment started and the child is free of fever.  If a doctor diagnoses an infection (ear or throat infection, for example) and places that child on an antibiotic, the child should not be brought in until she/he has taken the prescribed medication for at least 24 hours. Please notify a teacher as soon as possible if your child has been diagnosed with a contagious disease. Regular center sanitation and proper handwashing techniques help to control the spread of disease. We appreciate your assistance in this effort.

Medication

Center staff can administer only prescribed medicine. Each day your child requires prescription medication to be administered by center staff, you must give the medicine in the original container to a teacher and complete a prescription authorization form. Medicine will only be administered according to label instructions on the pharmaceutical container. Inhaled medications will also be administered by center staff that you have trained to administer the medication. Be sure to pick up a packet of papers from your child’s teacher so that all the forms can be filled out before the medication is brought to school. No child with medical pre-conditions (diabetes, seizures, asthma, epi pen for allergy, G2 feeding tube or if a Dr. requires a special plan) shall be admitted without the proper medication on-site.

Food and Nutrition -This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider, full USDA Nondiscrimination Statement in the last page.

We serve children nutritious meals for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack at no extra cost. Weekly snack menus are posted in the kitchen area as well as on the parent boards, and are planned carefully to provide each child with a well-balanced selection of nutritious foods. Whenever possible, the foods used will be fresh and prepared naturally, without added sugar, salt, preservatives, or food coloring. We rarely serve food that contains sugar other than in its natural form. The foods we serve meet the USDA and CACEP food guidelines. Please alert us to any food allergy or religious/cultural restrictions your child might have. We welcome any suggestions you may have about