Meal Time Daycare children who arrive at my house prior to 8:00 a.m. may have breakfast here. It usually consists of hot cereal, fruit and a drink. Morning snacks are fingerfoods such as nutri-grain bars, muffins, fruit, crackers/cheese. Lunch is often leftovers from my dinner the evening before (meat and vegetables), but may also be sliced deli meats, bread, cheese, fruit, yogurt, soup, etc.
	Afternoon snack is fruit, mini-go, crackers. Milk and diluted juice are offered throughout the day. Children who are here until later in the afternoon, are frequently offered dinner, as a courtesy to the parents. It is not fun to pick up your child from daycare, have to rush home to make dinner and have a screaming hungry child at your feet. It's much nicer to pick up a happy, well-fed child.

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