A number of innovations were introduced by order of the Department of Health No. 546 dated 06/11/2014. In order not to spread over the tree, I cite as an example an article from the dairynews.ru website, as well as a link to the source.

"In addition to dairy and sour-milk products, the list includes juices, instant cereals, meat, fruit and vegetable purees. Opening hours will increase - they will work from 6:30 to 12 noon daily. However, parents will have to urgently re-register documents.

From July 1, the rules for issuing free meals for children in Moscow are changing - Zelenograd polyclinics are carrying out an urgent re-registration of documents and notifying parents about this, since recipes of a new format will begin to operate in dairy kitchens in July.

The list of beneficiaries who have the right to receive a free set of food products in the dairy kitchen includes (by order of the Metropolitan Department of Health No. 546 dated 06/11/2014): children under 3 years old, pregnant women, nursing mothers with children under 6 months of breastfeeding, children under 7 from large families, disabled children under 18, children with certain chronic diseases under 15. Children under 1 year of age are provided with products from the dairy kitchen under the condition of artificial or mixed feeding. A condition for receiving free meals is a Moscow residence permit - however, in the Moscow region, dairy kitchens have long been supplying children under 3 years old and pregnant women.

Children's food sets for different ages now include:

milk formulas (dry and liquid) for children 0-12 months

fruit juice (1-2.4 liters per month) and fruit puree (800-1000g per month) for children from 3 months to 3 years

vegetable puree (1.9 kg per month) and instant porridge (400 g per month) for children from 5-12 months

children's cottage cheese (600 g per month) from 7 months to 2 years

puree meat and meat-vegetable (560g and 1.3 kg per month) for children from 7-12 months

baby yogurt (2 liters per month) for children from 9 months to 2 years

baby milk (2-2.4 liters per month) for children from 1 to 2 years

Pregnant women and nursing mothers can get milk (6 l/month) and fortified juice (about 2.5 l/month) in dairy kitchens.

Suppliers and trademarks of products for dairy kitchens are still unknown - as Zelenograd.ru was told in one of the Zelenograd points, the first delivery of new food packages will take place on July 1. Presumably, these will be children's products from Wimm-bill-dann and Agushi in small packages.

To receive food in the dairy kitchen, all parents need to re-register documents, since recipes of a new format will begin to operate from July. Now Zelenograd polyclinics are making every effort to notify parents about this - 1-2 weeks before July 1, it turned out that they must submit a written application addressed to the head physician and bring a package of documents: photocopies of the child's birth certificate and certificate of registration at the place of residence (according to form No. 8), the compulsory medical insurance policy and the passport of one of the parents. Pregnant women for service in the dairy kitchen should contact the antenatal clinic in which they are observed.

The new rules provide for a more convenient frequency of food distribution - parents will no longer have to go for it every other day: the order recommends giving out perishable foods (liquid mixture, kefir and cottage cheese) once a week, the rest once a month.

Prescriptions for dairy cuisine will now be issued for up to 1 month for children of the first year of life and pregnant women, for up to 3 months - for children 1-3 years old and nursing mothers, for up to 6 months - for special categories of older children. Children's prescriptions will continue to be written by pediatricians, and they are required to do this in the presence of the child and after his examination.

In addition to the advantages, the innovations also have disadvantages: the variety of the free menu and the expansion of the “clientele” of dairy cuisines hit the other end of the volume of familiar products that were paid for by the state and which Muscovite families are already accustomed to. “If earlier there was more than enough dairy products provided by dairy kitchens, and often even leftovers, now it will have to be bought in addition. Baby milk for babies under one year old is no longer allowed, and the favorite delicacy of many babies - a sweet fermented milk mixture - has completely disappeared from the list of products, giving way to a milk mixture. Other complementary foods will also need to be purchased, the only exceptions are porridge and meat - these products will be given out in sufficient quantities. If we compare the old and new food packages in terms of money, then the new set, alas, is much more modest. Is it possible to say that the milk was "cut down"? Perhaps yes, ”conclude portal experts. However, the availability of a varied diet is important for low-income families, and for everyone else in the formation of children's tastes and preferences, the newspaper writes.

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I draw your attention to the fact that this applies to both Moscow and the Moscow Region, but there will obviously already have their own rules.

If I find an order from the Metropolitan Department of Health, I'll post it.

Who is eligible for free meals?

The following privileged categories of citizens who are residents of the city of Moscow have the right to receive a free set of food products in the dairy kitchen (in this context, read "registered in the city of Moscow"):

• children under the age of 1 (one) year, provided they are on mixed or artificial feeding;
• children aged from 1 (one) to 3 (three) years;
• children from large families who have not reached the age of 7;
• disabled children;
• children under the age of 15 with the following chronic diseases: chronic glomerulonephritis, malignant neoplasms, hemoblastoses.
• pregnant women;
• lactating mothers, until the child reaches six months, provided that the child is breastfed.

If a child under three years of age has the right to a free supply of food on the basis of a doctor's opinion on several grounds, food is provided according to age.

If the child is found breastfed up to six months, the right to a free food holiday is granted breastfeeding mother only.

The procedure for issuing free meals

To be included in the lists of recipients of free food according to the opinion of doctors, in the name of the leader medical organization (the application is written in the approved form):

For children under 3 years old parents (legal representatives) of children submit a written application at the place of observation of the child, in the name of the head of a medical organization that includes a milk distribution point.

Pregnant women in the antenatal clinic at the place of observation for pregnancy, in the name of the head of a medical organization that has a milk distribution point, taking into account the territorial principle of servicing a antenatal clinic.

breastfeeding mothers make a written statement at the place of observation of the child, in the name of the head of a medical organization that includes a milk distribution point.

The following documents must be attached to the application:

For women - photocopies of passport pages with a photo and the "place of residence" page

For children under the age of three:

• photocopy;
• photocopy;
• photocopy (compulsory health insurance);
• photocopy of the identity document of one of the parents of the child (passport).

For children from large families under the age of 7, disabled children, children under the age of 15 with chronic diseases - the documents indicated above for children under the age of three and a photocopy of documents confirming that the child is classified as a privileged category. Such a document is a certificate of a large family of the city of Moscow, a certificate of medical and social expertise, a medical certificate of the presence of a chronic disease.

The issuance of a conclusion for the free distribution of food products is carried out based on the results of a medical examination and is recorded in the medical documentation:

• Pregnant women - an obstetrician-gynecologist in the "Individual Pregnancy Card" (form No. 111/U);
• Children - by the local pediatrician in the "History of the development of the child" (in the form No. 112 / U);

How often do you need to write a prescription?

A prescription for free meals is issued for a period of:

• up to one month - for children of the first year of life and pregnant women,
• up to three months - for children aged from one to three years and nursing mothers,
• up to six months - children from large families, children with disabilities, children with chronic conditions under the age of 15

Dairy kitchens at children's clinics must now give out free meals daily from 6:30 to 12:00 (previously, dairy kitchens worked until 10 am).

Dairy food suppliers

tender for the supply juice products for pregnant women and nursing mothers in 2014, LLC PROGRESS, a company that produces baby food FrutoNyanya and baby food Malysham, won in 2014 through Moscow milk distribution points. A contract with all districts of Moscow (including Troitsky and Novomoskovsk) for the supply of non-concentrated mixtures of fruit juices has already been concluded.

tender for the supply complementary foods and meals(canned meat, fruit and vegetable and fruit homogenized; vegetable and fruit juices and their mixtures) was won by the Agat company, the main activity of which is the wholesale trade in food products. Since this is not a manufacturer of baby food, it is not possible to say which company will supply food and complementary foods.

Tender for an additional purchase for the supply of dairy products(milk, kefir, cottage cheese) is not yet completed. The winner in the tender purchase is planned to be determined on 10.07.2014. Therefore, it is logical to assume that the dairy products issued in the dairy kitchens will remain "Agusha" for the time being.

Supply dry adapted milk formula for children will be carried out by the company ROAO "Moskva Zlatoglavaya", which produces dry milk-based baby food "MIKAMILK" and "LVISHKA".

You will need

• – Application for issuance of a certificate;
• - passport of the parent (of the person replacing him);
• - birth certificate of the child;
• - information about the composition of the family;
• - certificates of income of all family members;
• - a copy of the work book, if the able-bodied family member does not work;
• – a copy of the divorce certificate (if the marriage of the parents is dissolved);
• - certificates of alimony (paid and received);
• - a written notice from the parent (person replacing him) about the non-receipt of a certificate for the free sale of special dairy products at the place of registration;
• - a prescription from the district pediatrician for free baby food.

Instruction

View legislation adopted for implementation in your area to provide families with children with free meals.
Free baby food in Russia is provided to all children under 2 years of age who are on mixed or artificial feeding, children under 3 years of age if the child's family has many children, children under 15 years of age with a chronic disease, children under 18 years of age -disabled people. But in many regions of Russia, children under 2 years of age receive free meals, whose families have an income per person that is less than the minimum subsistence level. Each subject of the Russian Federation determines the amount of the subsistence minimum for its territory and the rules by which children receive free baby food.

Check with your local pediatrician to find out what benefits you are entitled to for free baby food. It depends on your financial situation, the rules adopted in your area and whether the child is on mixed or artificial feeding. If the child is breastfed, the nursing mother is provided with free meals, but each region has its own rules for obtaining this benefit.

Contact the social security service and write an application for a certificate for the right to receive state social assistance. To do this, provide documents:
- passport of the parent (of the person replacing him), birth certificate of the child, certificate of family composition, certificates of income of all family members, a copy of the work book, if the able-bodied family member does not work, a copy of the divorce certificate (if the marriage of the parents is dissolved, certificates of alimony (paid and received, a written notification from the parent (person replacing him) about the failure to receive a certificate for the free distribution of special dairy products at the place of registration. The social protection authority will calculate the average monthly income of the family and if the income per family member is below the subsistence level, then issue a certificate to provide it to the pediatrician.

Provide the received certificate to the local pediatrician. Get free to receive baby food. Recipes from a pediatrician are presented on if there is one in your city or village. If not, then polyclinics and pharmacy chains are engaged in issuing free food, you can find out the procedure for obtaining it from a pediatrician. You will be provided with your number and will be informed of the date the meals will be received.

In many regions of Russia, free meals are provided for schoolchildren whose families have an average monthly income below the subsistence level adopted in the region, or who are brought up in a family with one parent. If this is provided for in your city or region, then in order to receive food, you must provide all of the above documents and an application for providing the child free of charge to the social protection authorities.

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A prescription for dairy cuisine is issued for a certain period of time and after the expiration of the term, you need to get a new prescription from the clinic.

Helpful advice

When receiving food in the dairy kitchen, a recipe and a birth certificate of the child are provided.

Sources:

• INTERNET PORTAL OF STATE AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES OF THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION

The appearance of a baby in the family is not only a long-awaited joy, but also a desire to give him all the best. Proper nutrition from the first days of life is the key to the future health of the little man. Special milk distribution points are called upon to provide each child with suitable and balanced food for his age.

Instruction

Find out if you are in the privileged category of citizens who can get free baby food. These meals are provided:
- all children from birth to two years;
- children under three years old, if the child is from;
- children under 15 years of age, if they suffer from any chronic disease;
- children under 18 years of age, if they have a disability. In many regions, free meals for children under two years of age are issued only to low-income people, so it is necessary to have a certificate of family income.

Get a recipe for children's dairy cuisine. To do this, you need to visit a local pediatrician in the district children's clinic. He must issue a certificate authorizing him to receive free baby food in the dairy kitchen. This prescription certificate will indicate the allowed amount of free food: the name of the product and its amount, which will be handed out at each visit.

The prescription is usually issued for a fixed period of time (depending on the benefit category and the age of the child). Therefore, when the certificate expires, it will need to be obtained again. For children (except for the age of up to two years), it is necessary to submit documents confirming the benefits: a certificate of disability or confirmation that the child is from a large family. Such documents are issued by the social security authorities.

A certificate for a dairy kitchen must have the signature of the district pediatrician who issued it, the signature of the head of the children's clinic and the seal of the clinic. You can get the signature of the head yourself or leave a certificate for the nurse to give for signature. Then, in the registry of the children's clinic, the prescription is stamped.

Find out the location of the milk distribution point. Each address is assigned to a specific department of the children's dairy kitchen, you can check its location and opening hours at the reception of the children's clinic. Typically, the opening hours of an institution that provides free baby food is set from 6.30 to 10.00 local time.

The prescription received from the district pediatrician should be taken to the milk distribution point, where it will be registered, assigned a number and informed on which days food will be distributed. You will need to come on the appointed days, sign and receive products for the child.

Sources:

• what documents are needed to get baby food

The best food for a baby is mother's milk. If it is not enough, then you have to start introducing mixtures. For such children, additional food is provided in the dairy kitchen. Dairy distribution points give food to different categories of citizens, to receive it is necessary to draw up documents.

You will need

• - child's policy;
• - registration of the mother and child at the place of actual stay for a period of more than 1 year or a certificate from the housing authorities on registration;
• - certificates of income of all working family members for the last three months;
• - mother's passport and a copy;
• - a certificate stating that you do not receive food at the place of registration;
• - birth certificate and a copy;
• - a certificate from the pediatrician that the child needs additional nutrition.

Instruction

Find out if you need extra meals and if you are in the category of citizens who should receive free children's meals. Getting the right nutrition:
- all children under three years of age;
- children under fifteen years of age suffering from chronic diseases;
- disabled children under eighteen years of age;
- women from 16 weeks and nursing mothers (if there are certificates from the antenatal clinic and from the pediatrician).

Collect all necessary documents and their copies (birth certificate and copy, income statements of all working family members for the last three months, mother's passport and copy, child's policy and copy, correction from the pediatrician that the child needs additional nutrition, registration mother and child at the place of actual stay for a period of more than 1 year or a certificate from the housing authorities on registration). Contact the health authorities to register you. Starting next month, you are eligible to receive meals.

Write out prescriptions for dairy cuisine from a pediatrician in a children's clinic, indicating the type of food and quantity for a month. You will be offered several options for baby food. Once you select it, you will not be able to change it for six months.

If you are just about to become a mother, then you also have the right to receive additional food in the dairy kitchen. You need to take a certificate from the antenatal clinic that you are registered and submit it to the health authorities to register you. You also need to provide a passport and a copy, certificates of income of all working family members for the last three months, a certificate from the housing authorities on registration.

The certificate you received stating that you are entitled to additional food, you should take it to the food distribution point at your place of registration. Receive monthly.

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Meals are issued only for the next month, after the submission of documents, so arrange it immediately.

Sources:

• design tips
• what documents for dairy cuisine

Most families with young children know the concept of "dairy kitchen", but not all have the proper stock of knowledge about what documents need to be provided to receive free meals. It will also be useful to know what set is for children of different ages, whether it is possible to replace part of the food for certain indications.

Who should be fed

The legislation of the Russian Federation provides for the right to provide dairy products to children, from birth to the age of majority. However, there are some clarifications. According to the new changes made in 2013, it is provided:

All children aged 0-36 months;

Up to 7 years - large families;

Up to 15 - suffering from chronic diseases;

Up to 18 - children with disabilities.

How to get food

A prescription is issued by the district pediatrician no later than the 25th day of each month. Before reaching the age of two, no additional documents, except for those available at the children's clinic, need to be provided. Parents write an application for a dairy kitchen, indicating their age. Such statements are written in the following periods:, in 6 months, in a year, in two, in three. If it is necessary to change the table according to age or according to special indications of a doctor, applications will have to be written more often. After 3 years, you must submit a certificate confirming the status of a "low-income family".

What is included in the diet of children from 1 year

Children of this age are given a set that includes milk (600 ml), kefir (600 ml) and cottage cheese (50 g). If desired, cottage cheese with fruit additives can be used. However, nutrition is not the same everywhere. The diet described above applies to residents of Moscow. Each individual subject of the Russian Federation establishes its own rules for obtaining milk nutrition. If the city administration has funds, the dairy kitchen is expanding. So, for example, the kit may contain fruit juices, baby kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese, cereals.

In some cities, food is provided only with kefir (as was the case in the Soviet years). In others, at the place of registration of the child, the mother receives a card with a deposit of 20,000 rubles. She can manage this money for up to 1.5 years, paying for food in the dairy kitchen. In this case, the diet is determined not only by the indications of the pediatrician, but also by the personal desire of the parents.

Is it possible to get non-registration meals

The law provides for the possibility of obtaining a prescription for dairy cuisine not only at the place of registration, but also at the place of actual residence. To do this, you need to contact the issuance point assigned to the place of residence and apply for the inclusion of your child in the lists.

Tip 5: What documents are needed to get baby food

Families with a low income level are eligible to receive free meals for a baby up to 2 years old. To do this, you must provide a number of necessary documents to the social service.

You will need

• income certificates, a prescription from the district pediatrician on the appointment of food, other documents

Instruction

To receive free dairy products for your baby, collect a package of necessary documents. Prepare in advance all family members, birth certificates and documents confirming your marital status. If you are married, please bring your marriage certificate with you. If you are divorced at the time you apply for free meals, provide social services with a divorce document.

Contact the accounting department at the place of work to obtain a certificate of income for the 3 months that precede the month of application. The same certificate must be provided by the spouse. If you have a divorce certificate, you must provide documents confirming the amount of maintenance payments.

If the head of the family does not work, he must join the labor exchange or provide documents confirming his disability. Make sure to be able to justify the temporary absence of work. Otherwise, representatives of the social service will refuse to issue a certificate that makes it possible to receive free meals.

Find out where you can get help with free meals. Most often, such documents are issued by the Committee for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood. In some regions, they are issued through the One Stop Shop.

With a prescription for the appointment of nutrition, contact the point of issue of dry milk mixtures and cereals. As a rule, they are located in the children's clinic at the place of residence.

If you have any problems with getting food, please contact the management of the clinic. It is the chief doctors who are authorized to resolve all issues related to the issuance of dry dairy products, since it is carried out through a medical institution that they manage.

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You will need to renew your eligibility for free meals every 3 months. 3 months after contacting the social service, make sure to provide specialists with income statements for the past period.

Helpful advice

Before applying for a meal plan for the first time, go to the social service website and find out which documents you need to provide only in the original, and which ones need to be copied.

Tip 6: What documents are needed for free baby food

In accordance with current legislation, parents, if their family is recognized as low-income, have the right to receive free meals for babies under the age of 2 years.

You will need

• passports of all family members, salary certificates from the place of work of able-bodied family members, some other documents

Instruction

To receive free meals for a baby under 2 years of age, you first need to prepare all the necessary documents, and then contact the relevant services. The social worker will have to study all the papers provided and, on the basis of this, issue a certificate stating that your family needs to receive free food for the child.

You will need passports of all family members and documents confirming kinship. These include birth certificates of children, marriage certificates. If your marriage is dissolved at the time of filing, you must provide the original divorce certificate.

Be sure to take with you an extract from your personal account or a certificate of family composition, which can be issued by specialists of the management company. If the documents indicate that you live with your parents or other close relatives, you will need to write a statement that you and them are running a separate household. This is necessary in cases where you do not want their income to be taken into account when assessing your financial situation.

The issue of free baby food is of interest to many modern Russians. Who is eligible for this benefit in 2019? And how can this be done in our country?

Free children's food is one of the measures of social protection of the population

Such a benefit as free meals for children is offered by the state to Russian families as social support. Children of different ages fall under it: babies, kindergarteners and schoolchildren. But it is provided not just to anyone and everyone, but on the basis of relevant documents, which will be discussed later.

So, in Moscow today there is Order No. 546 of the Department of Health, adopted in 2014, which refers to the free receipt of products for certain categories of children. The product range includes:

1. Dairy and sour-milk finished products of Agat and Wimm-Bill-Dann companies:

• adapted mixtures;
• kefir;
• cottage cheese;
• milk for children "Agusha".

1. Fruit juices produced by FrutoNyanya and Sady Pridonya:

• clarified (pear, apple);
• non-clarified (apple-peach, apple-pear, apple-apricot);
• with pulp (of the same species).

1. Meat in the form of meat or meat and vegetable puree:

• beef;
• pork;
• turkey;
• chicken (chickens).

1. Instant cereals - mixtures of "Malyutka" and Nestogen for different age groups of children.
2. Puree "FrutoNyanya" and "Gardens of Pridonya":

• fruit - from apples, pears, fruit mixture ("fruit salad");
• vegetable - from cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, pumpkin.

A Muscovite mom can get such a grocery set for a child at a local dairy kitchen. Moreover, in Moscow this can be done daily from 6:30 to 12:00, taking into account the fact that the official document recommends a certain distribution of baby food:

• perishable foods - once a week (this is kefir, milk, cottage cheese);
• the rest - once a month (for example, instant cereals or mashed potatoes).

But it is impossible to take products more than the prescribed norm at a time, because they are checked by expiration date. For example, children under the age of seven from large families, children with disabilities and children with chronic diseases under the age of fifteen are supposed to receive free milk, the monthly volume of which is 18 liters (that is, 18 liter packets). Their mother can receive such a child once a month. And for a baby under the age of two months, a liquid adapted mixture is supposed to be issued. It is issued once a week for six packs, and a month - 24 packs.

Who is eligible for free baby food?

1. Babies up to one year old.
2. Children from one to three years old.
3. Babies from families with large families - from birth to seven years.
4. Children officially recognized as disabled - from birth to adulthood.
5. Children under the age of fifteen who have been diagnosed with a chronic illness.

Naturally, in order to receive the described benefit, the mother will have to collect a package of official documents and submit them to the clinic at the place of residence. It is at the children's clinic that the procedure for issuing documentation for receiving free baby food takes place.

The nuances of documenting free food for children in 2019

For the first time, when applying for a package of documents for receiving free meals for a child, you will need:

1. Write an appropriate application on your own behalf addressed to the head physician of the medical institution.
2. Attach the following copies to the application:

• birth certificate;
• certificate of registration at the place of residence of the baby;
• compulsory health insurance policy for a child;
• parental identity documents - passport.

1. Additional paperwork may be required:

• certificate confirming the status of a large family;
• certificate of disability;
• information about a chronic illness.

But this is not the end of the matter, as the mother will also have to regularly update the recipe for free meals for her child. So, for different categories of children, excellent terms for using one recipe have been established:

• for infants up to a year - one calendar month;
• for children from one to three years old - for three calendar months;
• for children of other preferential categories (from large families, disabled people with chronic diseases) - for six months.

Experts warn: a doctor issues a prescription on the basis of an examination of the child and a medical report, so without the presence of the baby, such a procedure is not possible. If you want free help, take your child regularly to the clinic for examination.

Free children's meals at school

In a modern Russian school, children can also eat for free. For school-age children, there are their own preferential categories, in addition to those that have already been named - children with disabilities, children from large families or with a diagnosed chronic disease. School beneficiaries include:

1. Orphans.
2. From low-income families.
3. Children whose parents have the status of liquidators of the Chernobyl accident.

To apply for free meals at school, parents need to submit a package of documents that is no different from the above. But it is presented not to the clinic, but to the school social worker. You will also need to write an appropriate application according to the model that is available in each school, addressed to the head of the educational institution. In this application, it is imperative to clarify the type of the child's benefit category, as well as list all the necessary documentation (after all, it is it that serves as the basis for obtaining this benefit). At the same time, experts warn that the preparation of the necessary documentation may take some time - ten days - until the full lists of beneficiaries are drawn up.

In our state, there is also a special service, whose duties include providing children from privileged categories with free meals - social protection agencies. If you find it difficult to contact the school social worker directly, you can contact your local social support office.

In schools for Russian children with benefits in 2019, several types of receiving this benefit are offered. A certain type of free food depends on the capabilities of the regional budget, that is, on the amount of money that the state allocates per one school-age benefit child. Consider all existing types:

• one free breakfast;
• percentage discounts when paying for a complex lunch;
• both breakfast and lunch are offered to the child free of charge.

In Russian schools, it is customary to draw up such documentation for the provision of reduced-price meals for students, starting from the academic year - from the first of September. Therefore, it is best to prepare a package of required papers in advance. If you start dealing with papers only in September, then the benefit will be provided not from the beginning of the school year, but from October.

There are cases when the school administration refuses to provide this benefit to the child. This happens when parents begin to deal with paperwork in the middle of the school year. The motivation for refusal may be as follows: funding for children in preferential categories is distributed by the regional budget at the beginning of the school year (that is, on September 1), so there is not enough money for the “extra” child entered into the database later. Such a refusal is wrong, because the administration of any Russian educational institution is obliged in this case to petition for a child beneficiary in order to increase funding from the regional budget - from the reserve or from alternative sources.

Each case is considered by the school administration on an individual basis. In this regard, experts advise doing everything on time, then there will be no delays in obtaining benefits.

Mother's milk has always been the best food for babies, but for many reasons, not all mothers have the opportunity to breastfeed. A substitute for it can be infant formula, which can be prepared at home. This allowance is also issued by the distribution point. Children's Dairy Kitchen is a social program that includes free meals for children under the age of two.

Dairy Kitchen is a government institution for the provision of milk to infants.

In 2018, as before, the decision to issue benefits in the form of dairy products at milk distribution points is made by local governments, for this reason they are not represented in every region and are arranged differently. But still there are provisions that are common to most cities.

At what age can a baby be fed:

• If the baby is bottle-fed (infant formula), food is given from the day of his birth.
• When breastfeeding, the child receives the right to food from the moment when complementary foods are introduced to him (from about 6 months).
• You can get products from the dairy kitchen until the child is two years old.
• Children from large families are given food from the children's kitchen until the age of 3.

Paperwork

Before you come to a distribution point in Khimki or Mytishchi, you need documents for benefits. To qualify for dairy food, you must register by submitting an application to your pediatrician, a sample of which can be obtained from your local children's clinic. Taking into account the number of years and weight of the child, as well as information about his state of health, nutrition, the doctor prepares a prescription for a distribution point for the amount of dairy products that the baby needs for full development.

In 2018, prescriptions for child nutrition allowance at the distribution point will be issued every month until the 25th.

Documents must be submitted to the distribution point. Instead of a prescription for benefits, they give a personal number that must be remembered and recorded in the child's medical record in order to call when issuing meals.

At some points of distribution, only parents are given food, for other relatives, an application and a power of attorney are required. The order of work, the schedule and hours of issuing dairy products in a particular kitchen must be found out in advance. Kefir, cottage cheese, dry and fermented milk mixture are usually given in the morning, up to 10 hours. If the child willingly eats cottage cheese, but is allergic to whole milk or formula, try to negotiate with the doctor about replacing certain products in the recipe, in particular milk, with an additional serving of cottage cheese.

Sometimes a distribution point at the place of registration offers mothers to receive formula and other food, even if the family lives in a completely different place. The addresses of the dairy kitchen should correspond to the area in which the clinic is located (Khimki, Lobnya, Mytishchi), but the subtleties must be clarified with the pediatrician who has the child. What are the conditions for young mothers in 2018 in cities where there are no dairy kitchens?

If there is no distribution point in the city or village, the mother has the right to monetary compensation for the purchase of baby food. This issue is within the competence of the district department of social security.

Who needs dairy

To arrange food at distribution points for free, you first need to find out if this service is provided in a particular region (Mytishchi, Khimki), and what registration procedure you need to go through. This information can be obtained from the health departments where the distribution point is located. Are dairy products suitable for pregnant mothers? From what age and up to how many years can children receive it?

Until the age of four months, the allowance is due if the mother does not have enough milk for breastfeeding, formula is used, or for other reasons she is unable to breastfeed the baby. Each region sets its own rules of work, but, in general, in order to receive food at a dairy point, it is necessary to constantly register a baby under the age of two years in a particular locality.

Can children under 3 years of age receive products?

Until what age do children receive milk food? After one year, free baby food is given, as a rule, to single mothers and low-income families.

Documents to apply for the right to baby food for a child of 2-3 years old for free:

• Certificates of income of parents for 3 months;
• Certificate of registration from the passport office (for children and adults);
• birth certificates;
• Photocopies of parents' passports.

It is necessary to clarify the list in local governments, since other documents may be required at the place of work.

What is given in the dairy kitchen

Dairy kitchens give children under two years of age the highest quality dairy products that meet all sanitary standards. The finished mixture and other products of the dairy kitchen are stored for no more than a day, so it can even be used in the nutrition of infants from the moment of birth. A short implementation period confirms the absence of preservatives that contribute to long-term storage.

The products offered by the baby food distribution point differ from the products from the supermarket shelves in that they are prepared on the basis of natural (rather than powdered) milk, as in factories. Ready-made meals and mixtures from the dairy kitchen are not subjected to special processing to increase the shelf life. In different regions, working conditions and the range of products may differ, for example, in Moscow, many points (Khimki, Mytishchi, Lobnya) have switched to issuing factory meals, mainly from the Agusha company. The main disadvantage of such products is heat treatment, which is used in the factory to increase the shelf life. What are the conditions for issuing meals and working hours?

The distribution point produces food in the morning, every other day. If only milk or formula is indicated in the recipe, you can come for it once every 5 days. The work schedule of points (hours of issue): 6.30 - 10.00. This mode is due to the fact that many parents prefer to come for meals before work, in the morning.

Sometimes the pediatrician refuses to write out documents for the dairy kitchen on the grounds that the baby is breastfeeding. This is a violation of the rules - all children, without exception, are entitled to food from the dairy kitchen for free. Also, the doctor does not have the right to refuse to issue a prescription for dairy products and formula in the absence of vaccinations for the child or any tests. Such misunderstandings should be resolved with the head physician of the clinic.

Will dairy cuisine be canceled in 2018

According to various Internet news resources, deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation want to cancel food outlets (free of charge) throughout the country from January 1, 2018. What are the arguments in favor of innovation? This is due to the fact that there is no money in the treasury, so we decided to save on children. The problem with dairy kitchens is that many dairy food certificates expire next year.

To obtain a new permit, the following documents are required:

• Compliance with the requirements of the Customs Union (new equipment, recent renovation of the premises);
• Registration of state registration.

Benefit or product: which is more profitable

By law, children from 1-3 years old in various cases are entitled to receive a standard set of dairy products. But since many families do not use these benefits, the state budget incurs unjustified costs. The main reason for refusing to visit the children's kitchen lies in the conditions of their work: for many mothers, travel to the distribution point (Khimki, Mytishchi, Lobnya) back and forth is more expensive than the products that are given there. Someone simply does not have the opportunity to leave an infant to go for the food he is supposed to. Therefore, the government of the Russian Federation proposes to carry out from January 1, 2018, the “monetization” of all mothers with small children, as well as pregnant women.

Many regions have already switched to cash compensation for milk nutrition for children under two years of age and pregnant mothers. But, unfortunately, these amounts are significantly inferior to the price of a set of mandatory products from the dairy kitchen. For example, in the Yaroslavl region they give compensation in the amount of 200 rubles, while in the Leningrad region - 700 rubles. And in Chuvashia, such payments amount to only 100 rubles. Most parents are against such changes, since you cannot buy the products that are given out in children's kitchens with this money. There is still no formula for calculating the monetary equivalent. The cost of a basket of baby food is 50 rubles. It is impossible to buy a similar set of products in stores with this money.

According to some experts, changing the form of benefits for pregnant women and young mothers from January 1, 2018 is economically beneficial for the authorities.

The material benefit is:

• In savings on the maintenance of baby food distribution points since the beginning of 2018;
• In the need to control their work in compliance with all standards of sanitary hygiene;
• in the payment of salaries to staff.

Far from all young mothers use the services of a dairy kitchen. Someone for personal reasons, but someone simply does not have the opportunity. However, if there is a distribution point for children's products in the area, you should not refuse the opportunity referring to any reasons, because a healthy child is a joy for his parents.

To take advantage of one of the social support measures, pregnant and lactating women, as well as parents of preschool and disabled children should know what documents are needed for dairy cuisine in 2019.

The principle of providing social assistance

The principle of collecting documents for dairy cuisine is determined by the recipient category. You can use the free children's and adult menu, which includes dry and liquid mixtures, cereals, milk, kefir, cottage cheese, fruit or vegetable puree, can:

women who are carrying or breastfeeding a child;

baby of the first year of life with artificial feeding;

babies under the age of 3;

schoolchildren under 15, including children with disabilities and children from large families.

On a note! For each category, regional authorities set their own norms for issuing free "milk" and the composition of the menu.

What documents are needed?

To receive social assistance, you need to know what documents are needed to design a dairy kitchen? The first step should be a personal application for the provision of free "milk" addressed to the head physician of the medical institution where the woman or baby is being observed. Therefore, a petition for pregnant women should be submitted at the antenatal clinic, having previously received a referral from their gynecologist. Parents should also contact the head physician of the clinic, having received a referral from a pediatrician.

In addition to the application, the following list of documents for the dairy kitchen will be required:

certificate of registration (for pregnant women);

children's birth certificate;

children's health insurance policy;

an extract on the registration of the child at the place of residence (products are issued at the place of registration);

passport of an adult, which can be not only parents, but also those citizens who have adopted or issued custody of children.

If necessary, you will also need to confirm the right to receive free dairy products using a separate medical report:

about the child's disability;

or the presence of a chronic illness;

or the physical need for a dairy menu.

Important! If a parent with many children wants to use the right to free meals for their child, the fact of having three or more children will also have to be documented.

Separately, you need to provide a certificate of family income if the basis for receiving free meals is a low level of well-being.

In order to pick up products at the point of issue, you need a prescription that is regularly issued by a gynecologist (for pregnant women) or a pediatrician (for children). You can get a prescription at a standard appointment, where the recipient of social assistance must be present. This means that if the products are issued for the child, then he must be present at the doctor's appointment.

The expiration date of the prescription may vary by local authorities, but it is tentatively issued:

for a month - for pregnant women and children of the first year of life;

for 90 days - lactating women and babies up to 3 years;

Important! The principle of providing free meals should be clarified with local social assistance offices, the health department or the multifunctional center in your city.

In some regions, parents will not have to collect documents for the dairy kitchen in 2019, and also go to the doctor every month for a prescription, as dairy cuisine format replaced by children's card. Every month, the local authorities allocate the n-th amount to it, which parents can spend on buying dairy products.

And although such a scheme operates, for example, in St. Petersburg, they are in no hurry to fix the norm at the federal level, since polls show that it is difficult for many parents to spend the allocated money on baby milk food.