How was your last licensing or Food program monitoring visit? Were you in compliance? I must say that if your last visit was perfect, then you may already know the key to having successful licensing or food program monitoring visits. If your visits were not perfect, don’t worry; today I am going to share some … Read more
I just love having school-age kids in my program, because they are full of new ideas. This past summer, I observed a group of children looking through some cook books during our summer treats curriculum theme. I walked over to the children and asked, ” What are you guys looking at?” They showed me a … Read more
One of the benefits of caring for young children is the simple fact that you have the opportunity to provide healthy and delicious meals! Moreover, as a childcare provider, your role is very important in assuring that children are provided with healthy meals. Furthermore, Kids love to eat, so why not serve more fruits that they … Read more
Could you use more snack ideas? Are you ready to have a Patriotic Snack time? Today I want to share a patriotic snack idea that will get you and the children in a Patriotic Mood! Every Summer, I look forward to observing lots of mouth watering and enriching cooking activities in my classrooms. In fact, … Read more
Your goal should be to have receipts for every penny of your expenses.~Red Leaf National Institute As I write this blog post, we are less than 35 days away from a new year and this is a great time to tidy up your record keeping practices. According to Redleaf Institute, it is important that you become … Read more
My Record Keeping Practices in my Home Daycare In my home daycare, I was very diligent about keeping track of my food program records. In fact, every day during nap time, I reviewed my records to assure that they were accurate and at every monitoring visit, my food program representative was quite impressed at my … Read more
