Child day care: childhood nutrition training.

Existing law, the California Child Day Care Act, requires that, as a condition of licensure and in addition to any other required training, at least one director or teacher at each day care center, and each family day care home licensee who provides care, have at least 15 hours of health and safety training, covering specified components, including preventive health practices courses. Existing law requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to establish minimum standards for that training. This bill would provide that, for licenses issued on or after January 1, 2016, a director or teacher who receives the health and safety training shall also have at least one hour of childhood nutrition training as part of the preventive health practices course or courses. The bill would require the childhood nutrition training to include content on age-appropriate meal patterns, as specified, and information about reimbursement rates for the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) , and would direct child care providers to the CACFP Unit of the State Department of Education for detailed information on CACFP eligibility and enrollment. The bill would authorize the Emergency Medical Services Authority to establish standards for the childhood nutrition training through bulletin or similar instructions from the director until regulations are adopted. This bill would also make legislative findings and declarations.