Footprints Family Childcare

     At Footprints, we believe in providing well-balanced, nutritious meals to our kids.  The first five years is a crucial time for growing bodies and developing brains.  Our goal is to provide fresh food that the kids will love.  We are also sensitive to those with allergies by being aware of what we serve the kids.  Each meal is important to us, so we provide nutritious AND delicious food.

     As for infants, we ask the parents to provide their own formula and/or breast milk.  We make sure that our babies are always fed so, in turn, they're happy and healthy! We start feeding the infants when the parents feel that their baby is ready.  We usually start them off with rice cereal.  We introduce one food at a time to help us check for any allergic reactions.

     At Footprints, we serve breakfast, AM snack, lunch, and PM snack.  Our meal times are as follow:

                     Breakfast          8:00 am

                     AM Snack        10:00 am

                     Lunch              12:00 pm

                     PM Snack         3:30 pm 

Here are just a few samples of meals that we serve the kids:

We aim to provide these food components during each meal:

Breakfast:

• milk
• rice,cereal or bread
• fruit or vegetables

AM Snack:

• milk or 100% juice
• bread or crackers

OR

• fruit or vegetables

Lunch:

• milk
• bread, rice, or pasta
• beef,poultry,or fish
• fruit
• vegetables

PM Snack:

• milk or 100% juice
• bread or crackers

OR

• fruit or vegetables 

* For more information regarding our Nutrition Program, please click here to view or sponsor.

We ALWAYS eat together as a family. No televison- just us gathered around the table enjoying each other's company, and talking about our days.  :)

 We encourage the kids to eat independently (yes, even if it means a lot of mess at first) because we feel that it is an important part of growing up for kids to do learn to do things on their own.  After each meal, the kids also learn to put away their own plates, spoons, & cups.  It gives them a sense of responsibility! :)