Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8330 - Food services and nutrition generally
Rule 330.
(1)
Snacks and meals must be provided by the center, except if 1 of the following
circumstances occurs:
(a) A majority of the
children are in attendance less than 2.5 hours.
(b) Food is provided by a parent.
(2) A written agreement must be
maintained on file at the center if the parent has agreed to provide formula,
milk, or food. The center shall provide an adequate amount of formula, milk, or
food if the parent does not.
(3)
Beverages and food must be appropriate for the child's individual nutritional
requirements, developmental stages, and special dietary needs, including
cultural preferences.
(4) A center
shall ensure a child who has special dietary needs is provided with snacks and
meals in accordance with the child's needs and with the instructions of the
child's parent or licensed health care provider.
(5) A center shall provide adequate staff so
that food service activities do not detract from direct care and supervision of
children.
(6) A center shall make
water available to drink throughout the day to children 1 year of age and
older.
(7) Infants and toddlers
shall be fed on demand.
(8) A child
shall be served meals and snacks in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) Two and a half hours to 4 hours of
operation: a minimum of 1 snack.
(b) Four hours to 6 hours of operation: a
minimum of 1 meal and 1 snack.
(c)
Seven hours to 10 hours of operation: a minimum of 1 meal and 2 snacks or 2
meals and 1 snack.
(d) Eleven hours
or more of operation: a minimum of 2 meals and 2 snacks.
(9) A center shall not deprive a child of a
snack or meal if the child is in attendance at the time when the snack or meal
is served.
(10) Menus must be
planned in advance, dated, and made available to parents. Food substitutions
must be noted on the menus the day the substitution occurs.
(11) A center shall not serve infants and
toddlers or allow them to eat foods that could easily cause choking, including,
but not limited to, popcorn, seeds, nuts, hard candy, and uncut round foods
such as whole grapes and hot dogs.
(12) Cereal must not be added to a bottle or
beverage container without written parental permission.
(13) If food, bottles, or beverage containers
are warmed, the warming must be done in a safe, appropriate manner.
(14) Warming bottles and beverage containers
in a microwave oven or a crockpot is prohibited.
(15) Bottle warmers must be placed where
children cannot access them or reach the cords for them.
(16) Bottle warmers must be shut off when not
in use.
(17) A child care staff
member shall not hold a child while removing a bottle from the heating
device.
(18) Warmed food, bottles,
and beverage containers must be shaken or stirred to distribute the heat, and
the temperature must be tested before feeding.
(19) The contents of a bottle or beverage
container must be discarded if any of the following apply:
(a) The contents appear unsanitary.
(b) The bottle or beverage container was used
for feeding for a period that exceeds 1 hour from the beginning of the
feeding.
(c) The bottle or beverage
container requiring refrigeration was unrefrigerated for 1 hour or
more.
(20) Formula and
milk, including breast milk, left in a bottle or beverage container after a
feeding must not be reused.
(21)
Bottle propping is prohibited.
(22)
When feeding, child care staff members shall hold infants, except when infants
resist being held and are able to hold their bottle.
(23) Infants or toddlers shall not have
bottles, beverage containers, or food in sleeping equipment.
(24) Children shall not have beverage
containers or food while they are walking around or playing.
(25) Child care staff members shall foster
and facilitate toddlers' independence, language, and social interactions by
doing all of the following:
(a) Encouraging
self-feeding.
(b) Serving
appropriate portion sizes.
(c)
Sitting with toddlers during mealtimes.
(26) Breastfeeding must be supported and
accommodated.
(27) A designated
place must be set aside for use by mothers who are breastfeeding.
Notes
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Rule 330.
(1) Snacks and meals must be provided by the center, except when 1 of the following circumstances occurs:
(a) A majority of the children are in attendance less than 2.5 hours.
(b) Food is provided by a parent .
(2) A written agreement must be kept on file at the center if the parent has agreed to provide formula, milk, or food . The center shall provide an adequate amount of formula, milk, or food if the parent does not.
(3) Beverages and food must be appropriate for the child's individual nutritional requirements, developmental stages, and special dietary needs, including cultural preferences.
(4) A center shall ensure a child who has special dietary needs is provided with snacks and meals in accordance with the child's needs and with the instructions of the child's parent or licensed health care provider .
(5) A center shall provide adequate staff so that food service activities do not detract from direct care and supervision of children.
(6) A center shall make water available to drink throughout the day to children 1 year of age and older.
(7) Infants and toddlers shall be fed on demand.
(8) A child shall be served meals and snacks in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) Two and a half hours to 4 hours of operation: a minimum of 1 snack.
(b) Four hours to 6 hours of operation: a minimum of 1 meal and 1 snack.
(c) Seven hours to 10 hours of operation: a minimum of 1 meal and 2 snacks or 2 meals and 1 snack.
(d) Eleven hours or more of operation: a minimum of 2 meals and 2 snacks.
(9) A center shall not deprive a child of a snack or meal if the child is in attendance at the time when the snack or meal is served.
(10) Menus must be planned in advance, dated, and posted in a place visible to parents. Food substitutions must be noted on the menus the day the substitution occurs.
(11) A center shall not serve infants and toddlers or allow them to eat foods that could easily cause choking, including but not limited to, popcorn, seeds, nuts, hard candy and uncut round foods such as whole grapes and hot dogs.
(12) Cereal must not be added to a bottle or beverage container without written parental permission.
(13) If food , bottles, or beverage containers are warmed, then the warming must be done in a safe, appropriate manner.
(14) Warming bottles and beverage containers in a microwave oven or a crockpot is prohibited.
(15) Bottle warmers must be placed where children cannot access them or reach the cords for them.
(16) Bottle warmers must be shut off when not in use. A child care staff member shall not hold a child while removing a bottle from the heating device.
(17) Warmed food , bottles, and beverage containers must be shaken or stirred to distribute the heat, and the temperature must be tested before feeding.
(18) The contents of a bottle or beverage container must be discarded if any of the following apply:
(a) The contents appear to be unsanitary.
(b) The bottle or beverage container has been used for feeding for a period that exceeds 1 hour from the beginning of the feeding.
(c) The bottle or beverage container requiring refrigeration has been unrefrigerated for 1 hour or more.
(19) Formula and milk, including breast milk, left in a bottle or beverage container after a feeding must not be reused.
(20) Bottle propping is prohibited.
(21) When feeding, child care staff members shall hold infants, except when infants resist being held and are able to hold their bottle.
(22) Infants or toddlers shall not have bottles, beverage containers, or food in sleeping equipment.
(23) Children shall not have beverage containers or food while they are walking around or playing.
(24) Child care staff members shall foster and facilitate toddlers independence, language, and social interactions by doing all of the following:
(a) Encouraging self-feeding.
(b) Serving appropriate portion sizes.
(c) Sitting with toddlers during meal times.
(25) Breastfeeding must be supported and accommodated.
(26) A designated place must be set aside for use by mothers who are breastfeeding.