Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 79 - Child Day Care Centers & Group Day Care Homes › Section 19a-79-6a - Health and safety

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Food
			 service
(1) Transportation of food(s)
			 not prepared on the premises shall satisfy the minimum requirements of section
			 19-13-B49
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) A nutritionally adequate meal as
			 recommended by The United States Department of Agriculture, 7 Code of Federal
			 Regulations 226.20, as amended, shall be provided by the child day care center
			 or group day care home, or the parent(s) whenever a child remains on the
			 premises for five (5) hours or more.
(A)
			 Children who stay on the premises less than five (5) hours shall have a
			 nutritious snack.
(B) Children who
			 stay on the premises longer than five (5) but less than eight (8) hours shall
			 have one (1) meal and one (1) nutritious snack.
(C) Children who stay on the premises eight
			 (8) hours or more shall have one (1) meal plus two (2) nutritious snacks, or
			 two (2) meals plus one (1) nutritious snack.
(3) There shall be proper refrigeration of no
			 more than forty-five (45) degrees Fahrenheit for perishable foods in all child
			 day care centers and group day care homes and on field trips.
(4) When a child day care center or group day
			 care home provides either meals or snacks, menus shall be prepared at least one
			 (1) week in advance, dated and copies posted in a conspicuous place. Changes
			 shall be documented by the end of the program day. A copy of what was served
			 shall be kept on file for three (3) months.
(5) All areas used for the preparation and
			 serving of meals in child day care centers shall be maintained in accordance
			 with sanitary practices and procedures as set forth in section
			 19-13-B42
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(6) The kitchen in child day care centers or
			 group day care homes that is used for the preparation and serving of food to
			 children shall be clean, well lighted and ventilated, protected by window
			 screening and provided with hot and cold running water, adequate and safe
			 storage for food and supplies and refrigeration.
(7) Separate hand washing facilities shall be
			 located convenient to the room where food is prepared in child day care centers
			 and group day care homes.
(8) All
			 multi-use eating and drinking utensils shall be thoroughly washed, rinsed and
			 sanitized after each use in child day care centers and group day care
			 homes.
(9) The kitchen in child day
			 care centers or group day care homes shall not be used as a playroom, but may
			 be used for a specific program activity room under supervision. It shall be
			 separated by a door or a gate from the rooms used by the children in the child
			 day care center or group day care home to prevent them from entering the
			 kitchen except under supervision.
(10) Children in child day care centers or
			 group day care homes shall not be left unsupervised during meal
			 preparation.
(11) Children and
			 staff shall wash their hands with soap and water before eating or handling
			 food.