Section 29-373. MENUS, MEALS, AND SERVICE

 

373.1Each Child Development Facility shall ensure that its daily menus conform to the current United States Department of Agriculture dietary recommendations for sugar, salt and fat intake.

 

373.2Each Facility shall plan and post menus for all foods served, including snacks, and shall modify the menus as necessary to reflect foods actually served. The Facility shall maintain the menus on file at the Facility premises for at least six (6) months.

 

373.3The Facility shall ensure that appropriately timed meals and snacks that meet the nutritional requirements of the child are served to each child according to the following schedule, based on the number of hours a child is present at the Facility:

 

(a)Two (2) to four (4) hours, child receives one (1) snack;

 

(b)Four (4) to six (6) hours, child receives one (1) meal and one (1) snack;

 

(c)Seven (7) to eleven (11) hours, child receives two (2) meals and one (1) snack or two (2) snacks and one (1) meal, depending on the time of arrival of the child; and

 

(d)Twelve (12) hours or more, child receives three (3) meals and two (2) snacks.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 003793 (April 27, 2007).