Nutrition and Meals

Meals and Snacks

Breakfast and an afternoon snack will be provided without charge for children who are in attendance that day.  A hot lunch will be available for all children present during the lunch hour. Lunch tickets may be purchased depending on Income Eligibility Form qualifications. All children enrolled in the Children’s Center program are required to fill out the CACFP IEF for childcare form. 

Parents of infants are asked to provide specialized formula or breast milk for their child. The Children’s Center and CACFP will supply Parent’s Choice formula/Soy formula. When the infant is ready the Children’s Center will supply baby food, cereal, and snacks.

The Children’s Center participates in CACFP, a USDA-funded program and is an equal opportunity provider and employer. In accordance with federal law and US Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. 

To file a complaint of discrimination, write:

USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights

Room 326-W, Whitten Building

14th and Independence Avenue

SW Washington DC 20250-9410

Or call: (202) 720-5964