WESTFIELD CHILD CENTER

• Breakfast consisting of milk, fruits or vegetables, and grains. On most days, we serve a variety of low sugar cereals, fruit and milk. Every Wednesday our food program director makes pancakes and the children always look forward to it and frequently ask throughout the week if it’s pancake day!
• We provide a supplement to each child’s lunch which always consists of either a fruit or vegetable and milk (school age children are given a morning snack consisting of a grain component and fruit and/or milk or water).
• Afternoon snack includes two different servings from the five components: milk, fruits, vegetables, grains, or meat or other proteins.
• Water is available and offered at all meals and throughout the day.
• Nursing mothers are encouraged to send in breast milk for their infants for the teachers to feed to them while in care. The breast milk is kept at the proper temperature in a designated refrigerator in the infant room. 
• Parents/guardians must provide a healthy and nutritious lunch for their child whenever their child is in attendance. We request that only one snack be included with lunch. Please don’t send in multiple snacks with lunch because children often will eat the snacks and not their lunch. We don’t allow beverages of any kind as we provide milk and/or water. We also don’t allow candy or sugary snacks. Healthy options for lunch could include leftover dinner, turkey or ham sandwich, pasta, rice, vegetables, fruits and/or lean meats such as chicken, turkey, beef, or fish. All lunchboxes and containers should be clearly marked with child’s name. 

We are a peanut and tree nut-free facility so nothing containing nuts or nut butters (peanut butter) are allowed. This includes items made in facilities that are not nut free. These items will not be served and will be sent home.

Westfield encourages parents to discuss any concerns regarding a child’s nutrition, allergies, or nutrition in general with any member of our staff.