Nutrition

We at Little Monkeys Child Care believe eating healthy is important for children, and we aim to help your child learn about and enjoy lots of good food each day.  Our menu is planned to provide meals and snacks that meet federal and state rules and guidelines.

At Little Monkeys Child Care, your children will learn to pick foods that will help them grown and live a healthy life!

Food Services

Our program provides Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, evening snack to children during program hours.

  • These are provided at the following times:

    • Breakfast 7:30 am & 8:30 am,

    • Morning snack 10:00 am,

    • Lunch 11:45 am,

    • Afternoon snack  4:00 pm,

    • Dinner 5:30 pm if requested

  • Our program assures meals and/or snacks are nutritionally sound by participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program [CACFP].

  • Our program provides a supportive, attentive and accommodating environment for children with food allergies or special dietary requirements.

    • All caregivers/teachers/staff have received training in food allergy/sensitivity issues.

    • Food alternatives will be identified by parents, and be kept readily available where food is prepared.

    • A plan will be developed with parents as to how food alternatives will be made available (provider purchased, parent purchased).

    • Parent emergency information will be kept updated as well as related medical records and changes in child’s treatment plans.  A form will be provided that the pediatrician fills out specifying which foods to substitute.

For Infants

  • Infants are fed on-demand 0 to 5 months, at regular times of the day 10-12 months, or a combination of the two depending on age 6 to 9 months.

  • Prepared bottles are labeled with the child’s first name, date, and contents, and capped.

  • Infants are always held for bottle feeding; bottles are never propped.

  • A plan to introduce age-appropriate solid foods (complementary foods) to infants is made in consultation with the child’s parent/guardian and primary care provider. We follow CACFP requirements to introduce solid foods; these guidelines are available for staff and parents to review.

  • Our program welcomes breastfeeding families.  Breastfed babies do not receive food or drink (other than breast milk) unless indicated. Parents are asked what they want done if the mom will be late and their baby is hungry or supply of breast milk is gone.

For Toddlers, Preschool Age, and Older Children

  • Our meals are served family style.  Staff sits and eats with the children, enjoying the same foods the children are eating.  Children are encouraged to help with meals in age appropriate ways.

  • Scheduled meals and/or snacks are available to all children enrolled and present. 

Nutrition Education

Children receive nutrition education from reliable sources that reflect standards upheld by CACFP and the USDA. The children are given opportunities to understand why eating healthy is important, and to learn to form healthy eating and activity habits.

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