2023 Mountainview Daycare Nutrition Program
Let the Sun Shine In!
A Useful Reminder: The due date to submit your claim is the 3rd day of the following month.
 
Ordering food to be delivered to your home or center is a great tool in our busy world but … check what is delivered to you! Sometimes the store will make substitutions of items if your first choice is not available and that substitution may not be a qualifying food. So double check your delivery order to be sure you’ve got creditable foods for your menus.
 
Nibbles for Health. The USDA has a fun resource for you to print and use as handouts for your parents to encourage them about the good nutrition you are providing their children. These colorful and engaging newsletters for parents of young children can be shared by CACFP providers to communicate information about popular nutrition topics. There are 12 newsletters available in both English & Spanish.  
 APRIL header holidays: :1st April Fools; 3rd Find a Rainbow Day; 5th Passover; 9th Easter;
17th Bat Appreciation Day; 20th Chinese Language Day; 22nd Earth Day; 28th Arbor Day 
As a home child care provider, running your business & your home life can be harder than people realize. Living in your workplace means you always have to be on. It’s easy to push yourself to do more & more with an all-encompassing job like home day care. As a child care provider working out of your home, you need to focus on efficiency & time management. Managing your time is an art form – here are some best tips:
 
Delegation: Are you doing things you could have someone else do? Is your family all watching TV while you are cleaning the kitchen? How about handing them some laundry to fold while they sit there.
Don’t procrastinate: If you have a task that you have to get done, don’t wait around. Get it done right away and free up time for you. Prioritize: Make sure to get the most pressing things done first. Maybe some tasks can be omitted if you need some downtime for yourself after the must-dos are done.
Create goals: If you have something you really want to accomplish such as decluttering your bedroom closet, write down a goal.
Make lists: When you have a ton to accomplish, make a list and mark off what you get done.
APRIL HOLIDAYS
We all know that learning is fun, but they tend to learn even better when we bring the kids outside! There is something magical about letting kids explore nature. Not sure where to start? The activities in this linked article are sorted based on the content area they apply to. Topics included are science, writing, math, physical education, art, and a few social studies. Get outside and let the kids use natural materials, chalk, bubbles, and more to learn today. 
 

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