Establishes grant program for constructing kitchen facilities in licensed child care centers; appropriates $1,000,000.
This bill creates a $1,000,000 grant program to help licensed child care centers in New Jersey build kitchen facilities and implement nutrition education for children. Child care centers must apply with specific details - including their need for a kitchen, a curriculum for teaching healthy eating, kitchen designs, and proof of compliance with safety codes - to receive funding. The Commissioner of Children and Families will administer the program and distribute grants equitably across all regions and community types (urban, suburban, rural) if funds remain available. The program aims to improve access to healthy meals and nutrition education in child care settings through direct infrastructure support.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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Alixon Collazos-Gill
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