25-19 · Meals and Snacks

on 1/7/2025 at approximately 3:00pm, a child was burned when the hot contents of the child's bottle spilled onto the child's chest penetrating the clothing the child was wearing. Child incurred a partial thickness burn of chest wall. First Aid was rendered, and parents were called immediately. Child was taken to Emergency Ward by parents. Staff responsible for feeding and caring for the child during the incident have been terminated from employment. Child is no longer enrolled. Child will be attending another facility. Microwaves have been removed from all classrooms. All current staff have been retrained on food safety with children. 3.9 Food Preparation/Food Service page 36 3.9.7 Bottle Warming For optimum digestion, breastmilk and infant formula should be served at body temperature. A. Bottle warming devices and crock pots, including cords, must be kept inaccessible to children at all times. B. Devices must be maintained on the lowest possible temperature setting and must be secured in such a way as to prevent them from tipping over, splashing, or spilling. C. Any bottle warming device that has a water reservoir must be emptied, washed, and refilled each day. D. Bottled breast milk, infant bottles, and formula must not be heated in the microwave. E. Heated bottles and foods must be tested before feeding to ensure heat is evenly distributed and to prevent injury to children. F. A bottle can only be warmed once. A warmed bottle cannot be returned to the refrigerator or re-warmed. G. All breastmilk and infant formula left in bottles after feedings must be discarded within one hour after serving an infant. Unused breastmilk may be returned to the parent in the bottle or container provided