DCF 251.07(5)(a)8.8. When food for a child is provided by the child’s parent, the center shall provide the parent with information about requirements for food groups and quantities specified by the U.S. department of agriculture child and adult care food program minimum meal requirements.
DCF 251.07(5)(a)9.9. A special diet based on a medical condition, excluding food allergies, but including nutrient concentrates and supplements, may be served only upon written instruction of a child’s physician and upon request of the parent.
DCF 251.07(5)(a)9m.9m. A special diet based on a food allergy may be served upon the written request of the parent.
DCF 251.07(5)(a)10.10. Cooks, staff members, child care workers and substitutes having direct contact with the children shall be informed about food allergies and other allergies of specific children.
DCF 251.07(5)(b)(b) Food service.
DCF 251.07(5)(b)1.1. Staff shall sit at the table with the children during mealtime.
DCF 251.07(5)(b)2.2. Meals shall be served with time allowed for socialization.
DCF 251.07(5)(b)3.3. Except as provided in subd. 4., in a center where meals and snacks are served, seating and table space shall be at least equal to the licensed capacity of the center, excluding infants, so that all children can be served at the same time.
DCF 251.07(5)(b)4.4. In a center where meals are served in a central lunchroom, seating and table space shall be at least equal to the number of children to be served in a shift.
DCF 251.07(5)(b)5.5. Eating surfaces, including high chairs, shall be washed and sanitized before and after each use.
DCF 251.07(6)(6)Health.
DCF 251.07(6)(a)(a) Observation. Each child upon arrival at a center shall be observed by a staff person for symptoms of illness and injury. For an apparently ill child, the procedure under par. (c) shall be followed.
DCF 251.07(6)(b)(b) Isolation. A center shall have an isolation area for the care of children who appear to be ill. If the area is not a separate room, it shall be separated from the space used by other children by a partition, screen, or other means to keep other children away from the ill child.
DCF 251.07(6)(c)(c) Ill child procedure. The following procedures shall apply when a child with an illness or condition that has the potential to affect the health of other persons, such as vomiting, diarrhea, unusual lethargy, or uncontrolled coughing, is observed in the child care center:
DCF 251.07(6)(c)1.1. The child shall be isolated until the child can be removed from the center.
DCF 251.07(6)(c)2.2. The child in the isolation area shall be within sight and sound supervision of a staff member.
DCF 251.07(6)(c)3.3. The child shall be provided with a bed, crib, playpen, cot, or padded mat and a sheet and blanket or a sleeping bag.
DCF 251.07(6)(c)4.4. The child’s parent or emergency contact shall be contacted as soon as possible after the illness is discovered and arrangements shall be made for the child to be removed from the center.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)(d) Care of a mildly ill child. A child who is mildly ill may be cared for at the center when all of the following conditions are met:
DCF 251.07(6)(d)1.1. The space for the care of a mildly ill child shall be a self-contained room and shall be separate from children who are well.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)2.2. The room shall have a sink with hot and cold running water.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)3.3. The parent consents in writing.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)4.4. The written health policy of the center allows a mildly ill child to remain at the center.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)5.5. The center follows and implements procedures in a written plan for the provision of care to mildly ill children approved and signed by a licensed physician, or a pediatric or family nurse practitioner which covers all of the following:
DCF 251.07(6)(d)5.a.a. Admissions and exclusions.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)5.b.b. Staffing.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)5.c.c. Staff training.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)5.d.d. Monitoring and evaluation.
DCF 251.07(6)(d)5.e.e. Programming.