Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 4 - Children's Services and Juvenile Justice
Chapter 57 - Child Care Facilities Licensing
Article 5 - Care and Services
7 AAC 57.560 - Nutrition

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 57.560

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) A child care facility shall ensure that snacks and meals meet the child care food program requirements of 7 C.F.R. 226.20.

(b) In a child care center, menus, including snacks, must be planned in advance, be posted in an area open to visitors, and reflect actual food served.

(c) In a child care facility, food for a child's meals and snacks may be provided by the parent.

(d) A child care facility providing care for infants shall observe the following requirements for bottle feedings:

(1) bottle feedings may be prepared by the parent or the child care facility; if the facility prepares the bottle feedings, the facility shall consult with the parent to ensure consistency with the bottle feedings given at home;

(2) an infant must be fed on demand;

(3) a child on bottle feedings
(A) must either be held or fed sitting up or, if unable to sit up, always be held by a caregiver during the feeding; and

(B) may not be permitted to hold or carry its bottle at times other than the feeding;

(4) bottles may not be propped for a child.

(e) A child care facility shall obtain information concerning any food allergies or special dietary needs of each child and shall plan that child's meals accordingly.

(f) Except for medical reasons, a child care facility may not deny a meal or snack to a child, force-feed a child, or otherwise coerce a child to eat against the child's will for any reason. Mere encouragement to eat without any element of compulsion is not prohibited.

A copy of the child care food program referred to in 7 AAC 57.560(a) may be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, P.O. Box 110610, 350 Main Street, Room 503, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0610 or any other office of that division in the state.

Authority:AS 44.29.020

AS 47.32.010

AS 47.32.030

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