Breast fed and or Formula fed children- Parents choosing to breast feed their children will be offered a private location to express their milk. SU provide both a refrigerator and a freezer for storage of breast milk. We also provide information and resources to parents located in the infant toddler area or upon request. Eating Springing Up provides breakfast, morning snack, lunch and an afternoon snack during the day. (See our menu for specific daily meals which include required nutritional daily allowances per Health and Senior Services Guidelines.) An Individual Care Plan will provide specific information regarding your child’s eating habits and will identify any food allergies for your child. SU provides food for meals and snacks according to the guidelines provided by the Bureau of Child Care (BCC). If there is some sort of allergy that would require supplemental food- parents are expected to fill out a special allergy sheet and provide a nutritionally approved meal (by the BCC). Children will be offered the meal provided by parents to accommodate the child’s nutritional needs. Sleeping There will be a minimum of 30 minutes nap/rest time allotted for each child. Those who do not sleep will have alternative quiet activities. We will not stop a child from falling asleep, or keep them awake per parent requests. Infant Safe Sleep Effective November 20, 2015, our licensing agency, the Missouri Department for Health and Senior Services, Section for Child Care Regulation, has updated their rules and regulations regarding safe sleep. Following this change, our facility must implement and maintain written policies pertaining to safe sleep for children less than one (1) year of age in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations, and meet the minimum requirements for the provider’s safe sleep policy. You may review a full copy of the Licensing Rules for Group Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers or Family Childcare Homes in Missouri by requesting to see a print copy at our facility or visiting the website:
Breast fed and or Formula fed children- Parents choosing to breast feed their children will be offered a private location to express their milk. SU provide both a refrigerator and a freezer for storage of breast milk. We also provide information and resources to parents located in the infant toddler area or upon request. Eating Springing Up provides breakfast, morning snack, lunch and an afternoon snack during the day. (See our menu for specific daily meals which include required nutritional daily allowances per Health and Senior Services Guidelines.) An Individual Care Plan will provide specific information regarding your child’s eating habits and will identify any food allergies for your child. SU provides food for meals and snacks according to the guidelines provided by the Bureau of Child Care (BCC). If there is some sort of allergy that would require supplemental food- parents are expected to fill out a special allergy sheet and provide a nutritionally approved meal (by the BCC). Children will be offered the meal provided by parents to accommodate the child’s nutritional needs. Sleeping There will be a minimum of 30 minutes nap/rest time allotted for each child. Those who do not sleep will have alternative quiet activities. We will not stop a child from falling asleep, or keep them awake per parent requests. Infant Safe Sleep Effective November 20, 2015, our licensing agency, the Missouri Department for Health and Senior Services, Section for Child Care Regulation, has updated their rules and regulations regarding safe sleep. Following this change, our facility must implement and maintain written policies pertaining to safe sleep for children less than one (1) year of age in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations, and meet the minimum requirements for the provider’s safe sleep policy. You may review a full copy of the Licensing Rules for Group Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers or Family Childcare Homes in Missouri by requesting to see a print copy at our facility or visiting the website:
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