Mealtime Minutes

              Happy New Year!
Welcome New Staff
We are pleased to announce Kris Shelton as the newest hire
with the Nutrition Programs Division effective October 17.
She comes to us from the Illinois Department of Public
Health. She works with the Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP) regarding day care homes and centers.
Illinois Early Learning Council Collaborating
With Interagency Nutrition Council
The Illinois Early Learning Council is committed to ensuring all Illinois children are safe,
healthy, eager to learn, and ready to succeed by the time they enter school. Its goal is to
meet the early learning needs of all children from birth to age five and their families by
establishing a high-quality, accessible, and comprehensive statewide early learning system.
Effective January 2006, Public Act 094-0124 expands the Illinois Early Learning Council’s
role to guide collaborative efforts to improve and expand upon existing early childhood
programs and services, including those related to nutrition, nutrition education, and physical
activity, in coordination with the Illinois Interagency Nutrition Council
If you would like further information on this collaboration and the Early Learning Council
activities, please visit the following websites:
· Illinois Early Learning Council at http://www.illinois.gov/gov/ellc/
· Illinois Early Learning Standards and Benchmarks at http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org
· Illinois Interagency Nutrition Council at http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~INC/
· Illinois State Board of Education, Early Childhood Education Division at http://www.isbe.net/
earlychi/html/collaborative_team.htm
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MINUTES Your link to the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Programs
January 2006
I N S I D E
This Issue
Welcome New Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Illinois Early Learning Council Collaborating
With Interagency Nutrition Council . . . . 1
ADMINISTRATION
The Question and Answer Corner . . . . . . . 2
Claim Common Cent$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
New Monthly Profit (and Loss) Summary . 3
Food Allergy Program for Child Care Centers
and Preschools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
POLICY BULLETIN BOARD
Five-Day Reconciliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
U.S. Armed Forces Family Supplemental
Subsistence Allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Budget—Prior Approval and Specific Prior
Written Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Civil Rights Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TRAINING
Watch Our Website for Training
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Public Service Website Stresses
Handwashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Nutrition Education and Training
Library Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FOODSERVICE AND NUTRITION
Mealtime Memos for Child Care . . . . . . . . 5
Newly Refreshed National Agriculture Library
Website Launched . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Food Purchasing for Child Care Centers
Mailed in January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
National Nutrition Month® March 2006 . . . . 5
Child and Adult Care Food Program or
Summer Food Service Program . . . . . 6
Calendar of Events
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Kris Shelton