Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A certified
child care center's food service must include the following:
(a) Children in care for more than 3 1/2
consecutive hours must be served a meal or snack every 3 1/2
hours;
(b) Children arriving after
school are served a snack;
(c)
Children scheduled to attend prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 6:30 p.m. are offered
breakfast or dinner; and
(d) If
applicable, children in night care are provided meals and snacks in accordance
with OAR 414-305-1500, Night Care).
(2) A certified child care center must make
sure drinking water is always available to children in each classroom and after
active play and served in a sanitary manner that prevents
contamination.
(3) A certified
child care center must provide each child with individual dishes, cups, and
utensils for eating and drinking.
(4) Single service items such as paper
plates, cups and napkins, and plastic utensils may be used only once and must
be discarded after use.
(5) A
certified child care center must make additional servings available if a child
remains hungry.
(6) A certified
child care center must maintain staff-to-child ratios during meal and snack
service and while children are eating.
(7) A certified child care center must
provide an eating environment that is socially engaging, and provides
opportunities for learning. Caregivers must:
(a) Sit with children during meals;
(b) Encourage children to try new foods but
not force them to eat;
(c) Be
respectful of each child's cultural food practices;
(d) Serve each child individually or serve
family style dining, allowing each child the opportunity to practice skills
such as passing shared serving bowls and serving themselves; and
(e) Not use food as a reward or
punishment.
(8) If a
certified child care center serves family style meals, where food is brought to
the table in larger quantities and served to the plates from the table, the
center must have a written plan, approved by CCLD and available for review by
the environmental health specialist, which includes at least the following
elements:
(a) Separate serving portions for
each table;
(b) Serving utensils
distinct from eating utensils;
(c)
Staff oversight to ensure sanitary practices; and
(d) Provision for serving mildly ill children
to prevent the spread of the illness.
(9) A certified child care center may serve a
child food provided by the parent of the child only when:
(a) Food is brought on a daily basis and is
ready to eat, requiring no preparation;
(b) All food and beverage containers are
labeled with the child's name;
(c)
Each child's food is monitored daily by a staff member to ensure that the food
meets nutritional requirements as specified in OAR 414-305-1140, Meals and
Snacks; and
(d) The center has
sufficient food available to supplement any meal or snack that does not meet
nutritional requirements as specified in OAR 414-305-1140, Meals and
Snacks.
(10) A certified
child care center must ensure that any catered foods are:
(a) Prepared in a kitchen approved by the
Oregon Health Authority or a county health department;
(b) Transported and delivered in a safe,
sanitary manner with hot food maintained at temperatures not lower than
135°F and cold foods maintained at 41°F or lower; and
(c) Received, held, and served through a
process approved by the environmental health specialist.
(11) If a certified child care center does
not have a kitchen or catered meals, the center must:
(a) Use only single service
utensils;
(b) Serve either
commercially-prepared, individually-packaged, single-serving foods, or the
serving of bulk food complies with standards in Oregon's Food Handler
certification;
(c) Not use or store
utensils on site that require washing; and
(d) Store food in a space used only for food,
beverages and single-service utensils.
(12) On special occasions, such as birthdays,
a certified child care center may allow parents or guardians to provide snacks
that may not satisfy the nutritional requirements for all children. The
certified child care center may serve the snacks:
(a) To a child only if that child's parent
has provided permission for the child to participate in special occasions where
food is served (also see OAR 414-305-0230, Parental Permissions); and
(b) When the snacks consist of store
purchased fruits and vegetables (uncut) or prepackaged foods in the original
manufacturer containers.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
329A.260
