Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 4.7 - Child Care Centers; Licensing
Section 4.7-77 - Meal times
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2-4
Sec. 77.
(a) A period of not less than two (2) hours and not more than three and one-half (31/2) hours shall separate meals and snacks for children one (1) year of age and older. This does not apply between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
(b) If the child's attendance at the child care center coincides with any meals and snacks that are provided by the center, the child shall be served those meals and snacks.
(c) The center shall serve breakfast, a morning snack, lunch, and a mid-afternoon snack each day.
(d) Staff shall serve a snack to school age children when they arrive at the child care center after school.
(e) Staff are not required to serve meals to children that have already eaten that particular meal at another location.