West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 78 - Human Services
Title 78 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BUREAU FOR SOCIAL SERVICES
Series 78-21 - Out-of-School-Time Child Care Center Licensing Requirements
Section 78-21-12 - Nutrition
Universal Citation: 78 WV Code of State Rules 78-21-12
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
12.1. A center shall provide children with meals and snacks that are consistent with the United States Department of Agriculture's current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and in accordance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program meal patterns (see Appendix A and B of this rule).
12.2. A center shall ensure that no more than four hours elapse between meals and snacks. A center shall provide meals and snacks according to the following requirements:
12.2.a. A center that is open from morning
through afternoon shall serve a morning snack or breakfast, lunch, and an
afternoon snack;
12.2.b. A center
that provides care before 7 o'clock in the morning shall ensure a child has
breakfast available;
12.2.c. A
center that provides care to the child whose planned attendance extends beyond
7 o'clock in the evening shall serve supper; and
12.2.d. An out-of-school-time program shall
serve a snack or meal to the school-age child within one hour of arriving after
a normal school day.
12.3. A center may choose to allow a child to bring meals and snacks to the center provided:
12.3.a. The center has written policies that
address:
12.3.a.1. Providing parents and staff
with the nutritional guidelines in this rule;
12.3.a.2. Providing to parents and staff
guidelines on the proper preparation and storage of food;
12.3.a.3. Providing to parents and staff a
list of foods the center will not permit, including known food allergens to
other children;
12.3.a.4. An
explanation to parents of how the center will address the issue if a child does
not bring meals or snacks, or if the meals or snacks the child does bring are
not within the nutritional guidelines provided by the center;
12.3.a.5. That the food prepared from an
unapproved source is for consumption by the child and not to be shared with
other children or the group.
12.3.b. The center has safe storage and
refrigeration of the food as needed. Storage must be approved by the Local
Health Department;
12.3.c. Each
child's meal or snack is clearly labeled with the child's first and last names
and the date it was brought to the center;
12.3.d. No additional food preparation is
required by the center;
12.3.e. The
center provides a meal or snack when the parent fails to provide a meal or
snack from home;
12.3.f. The center
includes children with food allergies in the group during meal or snack time;
and
12.3.g. The center has milk
available at meal times in accordance with meal patterns described in Appendix
B of this rule.
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