POLICY:
NOCAC Early Head Start provides education and support to encourage breastfeeding and proper storage/handling of breast milk for families and staff.
PROCEDURES:
- Enrolled Families
- Because breastfeeding provides the healthiest start for babies, providing ideal nutrition and a multitude of health benefits for both the infant and the mother, it is important for NOCAC Head Start Staff to support and encourage breastfeeding.
- NOCAC Head Start will provide an atmosphere that welcomes breastfeeding families.
- NOCAC Head Start will provide breastfeeding mothers a private space other than a bathroom to breastfeed their babies or express milk.
- NOCAC Staff
Forms and Additional Guidance:
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This policy complies with the following |
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| Head Start Program Performance Standard: | ||
| ODJFS Child Care Manual: | ||
| CACFP Regulation: | ||
| Caring for Our Children: | ||
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| Approved By Policy Council: | Revision Approved By Policy Council: |