FCCERS Question

[Country Kids]

Oh, okay.We are talking about the FCCERS, which is used nationally:

http://ers.fpg.unc.edu/

So is it different then for every state of what they are looking for? We have nothing in our manual like MV is talking about. What posted earlier is the only thing listed for food in our manual.

[itlw8]

It seems to me the alternate milk without the dr note came with the move to 1% / skim milk I remember getting a note showing which soy/rice and other milk would be creditable.

[Blackcat31]

REALLY?!?!?!?! . I specifically asked my food program analyst if there was some way to substitute dairy milk with soy milk and she said no. I was told that I could only substitute it with a DR's note and that even with a note it wasn't claimable. Grrr. A whole year of unpaid meals for this child .

When my food program rep visited last month she told me that soy milk is now credible without a doctor's statement or special diet statement.

She gave me a list of credible brands:

• 8th Continent Original Soy milk
• Pacific Natural Ultra Soymilk (Plain or Vanilla)
• Wlmart Great Value Origianl Soy milk
• Kikkoman Pearl Organic Soymilk Creamy Vanilla
• Sunrich Naturals Original or Vanilla Soymilk

[MarinaVanessa]

So is it different then for every state of what they are looking for? We have nothing in our manual like MV is talking about. What posted earlier is the only thing listed for food in our manual.

I think what you are referring to is your states QRIS rating scale? I'm referring to the FCCERS which is the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale. Mine is the revised edition from the 1989 version. So I guess its really the FCCERS-R. If you and I are talking about the same thing then perhaps you have the original? I know the one I have was revised a few years ago.

[Country Kids]

I think what you are referring to is your states QRIS rating scale? I'm referring to the FCCERS which is the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale. Mine is the revised edition from the 1989 version. So I guess its really the FCCERS-R. If you and I are talking about the same thing then perhaps you have the original? I know the one I have was revised a few years ago.

Yes, mine is the QRIS. Sorry for the confusion. I didn't know there was another program that used a star for a rating system.

[kitykids3]

MarinaVanessa,
Are you on the food program? I am assuming so. If so, then what they bring from home has to follow the USDA guidelines to be claimable and if so, then you are fine. I think that is what the FCCERS means by nutrition guidelines - having the right portions of all required food groups at each meal/snack.

I personally don't allow 'picky eaters.' Kids get served what I serve them and they eat or don't eat. I don't let parents bring food unless it is alternate milk, etc. and even then, I'm picky and hoping it's only food allergies. I don't want to put up with the hassle of different meals to serve. How do you do it?