Center Resources

Various Resources to Keep You Informed

Children develop lifelong eating habits, likes, and dislikes in the first 5 years of life. As a child care provider you will play a big role in helping children develop good eating habits that will last a lifetime. We want to help! That is why keeping you informed with recent child nutrition information and resources is important to us. Not only will you find this information useful but you can also share it with parents who have questions or concerns about their child’s eating habits.

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Meal Components and Meal Patterns

• 1-12 meal Pattern
• Milk Component
• Meat/Meat Alternate Component
  • How to Serve Yogurt,
    • How to serve Tofu and Tofu Recipes
• Fruit and Vegetable Components
• Grain Component
  • How to Serve Cereal and Approved Cereals
  • Bread and Grain Chart
  • Grain-based Desserts–Perception Counts
• Infant Feeding
  • Infant Meal Pattern
  • Developmental Readiness
• Best Practices: Proteins, Vegetables and Farm to Table

Nutrition

• CACFP – Supporting Good Nutrition & Quality Child Care
• Eating Behaviors of Toddlers
• Eating Habits of Young Children
• Fight Childhood Obesity
• Eat Right – Get Your Plate In Shape
• Meal Pattern For Children
• Meal Pattern For Infants
• Parents…Be Your Child’s Partner in Breakfast
• Parents…Get Straight A’s With A Healthy Breakfast
• The Picky Eater – Mealtime Memo for Child Care
• Start Children Early With Whole Grains
• The Strawberry Patch – Preschool Fun with Fruits & Vegetables
• Whole Grain Recipes–GRAIN BASED DESSERTS ARE NOT CREDITABLE

Production Records

• USDA Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
• Bread and Grain Chart

Special Dietary Needs

• Eating and Feeding Evaluation Form FY 2019
• Parent Request for Non-Dairy Milk Substitute 
• Special Dietary Needs Tracking Form
• Special Dietary Needs and the CACFP Training Handout

Infants

• Infant Crediting Handbook
• Infant Meal Pattern
• Iron Fortified Infant Cereal (IFIC) Recipes
• infant Creditable Breads and Crackers
• Infant Feeding Guidelines FY19
• Infant Menu record keeping requirements FY19
• Infant Foods Parental Notification
• Infant Menu FY 19
• Grains for Infants
• Homemade infant foods
• Infant Developmental Readiness

Meal Planning

• Recipes
  • USDA Recipes for Child Care:  Recipes
  • Recipes for Healthy Kids: Cookbook for Child Care Centers
  • CACFP Menu Planning Guide–Healthy Recipes
  • What’s Cooking: USDA Mixing Bowl–USDA standardized recipes
  • Training Recipes 2018
  • Tofu
• Family Style Serving
• 1-12 year Meal Pattern
• Creditable Cheese Training
• Child Nutrition Label Training
• Common Fillers and Binders in Processed Meats
• How to serve Tofu and Soy Yogurt

Civil Rights, Parental Notification Handouts, Household Size Income Statement, Direct Deposit and Enrollment form

• Civil Rights Training Handout FY 2019
  • Civil Rights Attendance Sheet
• USDA Non-Discrimination Statement and Complaint Procedures FY 2019
• WIC FY 2020
• CACFP Center Handout
• Building for the Future
• Household Size Income Statement FY 2020 and Parent Letter FY 2020
• Income Scale FY 2020
• CACFP Enrollment form
• Direct Deposit Form

Vendor Agreement and Direct Deposit Application

• Vendor Agreement
  • Record of Potential Vendors Contacted
• Direct Deposit of Payment application

Food Safety

• Hand-washing and Cross-Contamination
• Staying out of the Food Danger Zone
• Clean-Cook-Chill-Separate
• The Glove Debate
• Safe Food Storage
• Safe Foods Dates

Labor Tally Sheet

• Monthly Labor Tally sheet