2022 Mountainview Daycare Nutrition Program
HAPPY HOLIDAYS      MERRY CHRISTMAS     HAPPY HANUKKAH
Let us know your Holiday Schedule! Use your calendar in KidKare. Please email us if you will be away from home during a meal or snack time. In-box@mdnp.org
 
The close of the year is a good reminder to think about your records, taxes and finances in preparation for closing the books on another successful year. Check our column below for information on valuable books by Tom Copeland, now retired, who spent years helping businesses like yours be successful.
 
Our “New Year’s Party” picture here links to ideas to have a fun party to celebrate the coming New Year. Don’t wait till New Year’s Eve at midnight! Have daytime fun on the Friday before!
 DECEMBER header holidays: 6th St Nicholas Day, 7th Pearl Harbor Day, 12th Gingerbread House/Poinsettia Day, 15th Bill of Rights Day, 18th Hanukkah, 20th Go Caroling Day, 21st Winter Solstice, 25th Christmas, 31st New Year’s Eve
Growing Kids means Growing Child Cares

Tom Copeland founded a blog in 2010 to help Home and Centers Child Cares develop and grow their businesses. Tom retired in 2022. He has been the nation's leading trainer, author, and advocate for the business of family child care care since 1981. Tom presented hundreds of business workshops for family child care providers across the country. 
 
Tom has written nine books on the business of family child care published by Redleaf Press, a division of Resources for Child Caring.
 
Also check out https://www.tomcopelandblog.com/ new look:
Taking Care of Business with leading experts in the business of Family Child Care - Civitas Strategies Early Start 
DECEMBER HOLIDAYS
CACFP Webinar: How to Make Your Recipe CACFP Creditable
$20 before 12/9    $25 - Late Registration Fee After December 9, 2022
We want you to be empowered to turn any healthy recipe into a creditable one. Join in on Thursday, December 15, 2:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern for

Learn key tips &methods on how to evaluate recipes to ensure they are #CACFPCreditable as they guide you through our recipe crediting worksheet:
1. Identify CACFP meal pattern components.
2. Calculate ingredients needed to meet CACFP requirements.
3. Find your limiting components in the recipe.
4. Determine the number of servings per recipe.

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