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Click the link to see our Monthly Menu. Special Diet Menus are provided by classrooms.

Print the Monthly Tip Sheets here: English      Spanish

CATCH Nutrition Week is March 4th-8th!

There is a rainbow theme to the fruits and vegetables for CATCH Nutrition week’s lunch. Staff and children are encouraged to wear the color of the day to celebrate. (Monday- red, Tuesday-orange, Wednesday- yellow, Thursday-green, Friday-purple/blue)

Send us your CATCH photo colors with a description of what the food of the day is! We’ll share it on our Facebook and Instagram pages to celebrate your good nutrition!

CATCH stands for Coordinated Approach to Child Health

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

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.

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 USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: Filing a Program Complaint as a USDA Customer webpage, 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 Complaint form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Spanish USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

Family Friendly Home-Cooked Meals

Visit our recipe center! Submit your own!

Family Activity Event Menu

The Head Start Kitchen provides nutritious snacks at family events.

Send order to Central Kitchen at least 2 weeks before event. Order should include the number of children and adults expected. No follow up paperwork required.

Refer to Cycle Menu for Week Number. Please be specific with event details.

Wash Your Hands!

Head Start staff and volunteers teach and model appropriate hand washing practices.

Wash you hands:

  • Before food preparation, handling, or serving. (including setting the table)
  • After toileting or changing diapers.
  • After assisting a child with toilet use.
  • Before and after eating meals or snacks.
  • After handling pets or other animals.
  • Before and after using disposable gloves.
  • After coughing or sneezing or blowing your nose.
  • After inspecting hair for lice.
  • Before and after giving medications.
  • After smoking or using tobacco products.

Hand washing procedures are posted in all classrooms, including these steps.

  1. Wet hands with water and then add soap.
  2. Use friction to work up lather and wash hands for at least 10-20 seconds.
  3. Rinse well under a stream of water.
  4. Dry hands thoroughly, with a single use paper towel.
  5. Turn off faucet with a paper towel, if possible.

Double hand washing for Food Service Staff:

  1. After using the restroom
  2. After eating or drinking
  3. After blowing nose, coughing, sneezing.
  4. After smoking or using tobacco products.