Quality Rating 4: Nutritious Meals & Snacks

Nutrition Policy and Recent Weekly Menu

Healthy habits established in young children can last a lifetime, and every child deserves the chance to grow up to be strong and healthy. There is much you can do to help make that happen for the children in your program.

Some or all of the children in your program may eat meals with you. So, you can help them and their families understand the importance of eating healthy, nutritious foods. Your nutrition policy and weekly menu are two ways to communicate the importance of proper nutrition for healthy growth and development.

This section helps you describe how you plan the meals and snacks served in your program, as well as how you communicate nutrition policies and information to families. To meet the requirements for Administrative Policies and Practices: Nutritious Meals and Snacks: ADM 4.4, you will submit a nutrition policy and a weekly menu.

Select the Requirements tab to learn more about key information to include in your documentation.