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ERIC Number: ED441589
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1999-May
Pages: 324
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Child Nutrition Programs: Child and Adult Care Food Program. Family Day Care Home Handbook.
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City.
This handbook details requirements for family day care homes in Oklahoma for providing child nutrition through the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The handbook includes contact information for state consultants. The basic responsibilities for sponsors of family day care home child nutrition programs are outlined, and the sponsoring organization initial and renewal application forms are included. The handbook also delineates procedures for filing civil rights complaints, and presents staffing recommendations for sponsoring organizations, including recommendations for determining staffing needs and sample job specifications. Requirements for financial recordkeeping for sponsoring organizations are presented, with relevant forms included. Information on tiering documentation is provided, including definitions, descriptions of Tier 1 and Tier 2 day care home eligibility determination procedures, and relevant forms. Also described are minimum meal requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, as well as information on child nutrition labels and product analysis statements, planning menus, using food quality charts, providing safe food service, nutrition education, and sample menus. The handbook includes day care provider initial and renewal applications and agreements, requirements for provider record keeping, and sample and blank forms. A section on provider training delineates minimum training requirements. Forms for provider monitoring are included. (KB)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City.
Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A