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(m) Microwaving of breast milk is prohibited. If the Facility plans to use this method of heating formula or other liquids and foods, the Licensee shall notify a child’s parent(s) or guardian(s) in writing;

(n) All warmed bottles shall be shaken and temperature tested before feeding to a child. Warmed solid foods shall be stirred and temperature tested before feeding to a child. Liquid and food shall be room temperature;

(o) A Licensee shall provide, or require the parent(s) or guardian(s) of each infant to provide, a sufficient supply of commercially prepared formula so that the child will be adequately fed in the event of emergency;

(p) Each child who is too young or otherwise developmentally unable to use a feeding chair or other appropriate seating apparatus shall be held while being fed;

(q) Each child who is too young, too small, or otherwise developmentally unable to hold his or her bottle while feeding shall be held while being fed; and

(r) A Licensee shall provide a comfortable and secluded location where mothers may breast-feed their children on-site.

156.3 A Licensee shall comply with the following requirements concerning infant solid food:

(a) All solid food provided to an infant shall be served according to written instructions, which specify the amount(s) and type(s) of food and feeding times that are requested and obtained by the Facility from the parent(s) or guardian(s) of that child or from the child’s licensed health care practitioner;

(b) Each container of infant food that is provided to the Facility by the parent(s) or guardian(s) of a child for feeding to that child shall be labeled with the child’s first and last name and the date of receipt;

(c) Each container of infant food shall be refrigerated immediately upon its arrival at the Facility, with the exception of unopened containers of commercially prepared bottled or canned food that may be stored at room temperature until opened; and