Question 1

How does pricing work?

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Pricing depends on your program size, meal plan, and delivery schedule. Reach out for a free, no-obligation quote tailored to your school, preschool, or daycare.

Question 2

How long does onboarding take?

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It starts with a conversation about your student count and dietary needs, then menu planning, then daily delivery — see our How It Works page for the full process.

Question 3

Can I order Tiny Tiffins meals directly as a parent?

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Tiny Tiffins partners directly with schools, preschools, and daycare centers rather than billing individual families — so meals come to your child through your school's program. If your child's school doesn't offer Tiny Tiffins yet, the fastest path is to have your school's director or administrator reach out to us.

Question 4

What areas do you deliver to?

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We currently deliver throughout San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Hayward, San Mateo, Redwood City, Walnut Creek, Concord, and Danville, and across Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties. Not seeing your city? Reach out — we're regularly adding new delivery zones.

Question 5

How does delivery scheduling work?

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We build a delivery window around your program's day — drop-off, naptime, and pickup for preschools and daycares, or your lunch periods for schools. We confirm a schedule during onboarding and adjust it as your program's needs change.

Question 6

Can you deliver to multiple sites for the same program?

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Yes — if your school or center has multiple locations, we can coordinate delivery schedules across sites as part of the same program.

Question 7

What if my headcount changes week to week?

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That's common with preschools and daycares especially. We work with each program to set a simple weekly headcount and confirmation process, with flexibility for last-minute changes.

Question 8

Do you provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks?

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Yes — our daily rotating menus cover breakfast, lunch, and snack service, so your program can order exactly what it needs.

Question 9

What ages do you cater meals for?

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We prepare age-appropriate meals for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, adjusting texture, portion size, and ingredients for each age group's needs.

Question 10

Do you offer different menus for infants versus toddlers?

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Yes. We prepare separate age-appropriate menus for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers so every room gets food suited to their stage.

Question 11

How do I know what my child is eating each week?

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Your school shares the weekly or monthly menu in advance. You can also see a sample week on our menu page to get a feel for the kind of meals we serve.

Question 12

My child is a picky eater — will they actually eat this?

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Menus are developed and adjusted based on what kids actually finish, not just what looks balanced on paper. It won't be a 100% match for every child, but the goal is real food that gets eaten.

Question 13

Can you accommodate food allergies and dietary restrictions?

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Yes. We track allergies and dietary needs per child and offer nut-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options across our rotating menus.

Question 14

How do you track individual children's allergies?

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Every enrolled child's allergy and dietary information is collected during onboarding and tracked individually, so kitchen staff know exactly which meals are appropriate for which child.

Question 15

How do you prevent cross-contact with allergens?

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We follow strict allergen protocols — separate prep surfaces, labeled utensils, and hand-washing between food handling — to reduce the risk of cross-contact in every kitchen.

Question 16

Do you guarantee an allergen-free facility?

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No — we follow strict allergen tracking and cross-contact prevention protocols, but we don't claim an allergen-free preparation environment. If your program has a child with a severe, life-threatening allergy, talk to us directly about your specific safety requirements before enrolling.

Question 17

Do you provide lunch for the whole school or individual classrooms?

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Both. We work with individual classrooms, grade levels, or entire elementary schools, and scale delivery to match your headcount.

Question 18

Can you accommodate a small preschool with under 20 kids?

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Yes — we work with preschools and home-based programs of all sizes across the San Francisco Bay Area, from small in-home programs to larger centers.

Question 19

Can you work with our existing food service policies?

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Yes — we build menus around your program's existing dietary, allergy, and nutrition requirements rather than asking you to change your policies to fit ours.

Question 20

Do you work with school districts as well as independent schools and centers?

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We work with individual classrooms, independent schools, preschools, and daycare centers of all sizes. If you're evaluating us for a larger district-level program, reach out and we'll talk through what that would look like.

Frequently Asked Questions

Getting Started

Delivery & Service Area

Menus & Meals

Dietary Needs & Allergies

For Schools & Administrators

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