Interlake Child Care & Learning Center participates in the USDA/CACFP food program. We meet the nutritional guidelines set forth by the UDSA/CACFP program. For more information about the USDA/CACFP nutritional guidelines, please visit these pages: Infants, and Children Over 1.
The food program is included in the cost of tuition. We have been a vegetarian center since being founded in 1982. We are also a nut-free center. Every day, we offer breakfast, lunch, and two snacks (at 3:30p and 5:30p). Using freshly bought ingredients, meals are prepared on-site by our Food Program Coordinator.
Children participate in family style meals. During family style dining, children pass the food in communal bowls around the table and practice serving their own food with serving utensils. This encourages social emotional growth with their classroom, and builds autonomy as they decide what foods to try. Meals can be used as mindfulness practice. eating. During this time, toddler and preschool age children are asked to focus solely on their food while eating; afterward, the teachers lead a group discussion with the children commenting on the tastes, textures, and other qualities of the different foods.
Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Interlake participates with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is an authorized member of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). USDA & CACFP program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
Interlake Child Care & Learning Center is an equal opportunity provider.