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title: "Age Groups for Meal Counts"
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updated: 2023-12-07T08:58:36Z
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# Age Groups for Meal Counts

How to set up or change age groups for meals served and meal counts.

## Getting There

You must be a member of the *System Supervisor* [User Group](/procare-desktop/docs/user-groups-and-limits) to change age groups. ![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Meal+Tracker/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts_122023_image+1.1.png)

1. From the *Procare Home* screen to go *Configuration > System > Locations & Users > Regions & Schools.*
2. At the *Regions and Schools* screen:
  1. To set age groups for all schools in the region, dbl-click the *Region Name.*

![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Meal+Tracker/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts_122023_image+1.png)

2. To set age groups for a single school within the region, click the small plus sign (+) to the left of the *Region Code* to display all schools in that region and then dbl-click the *School Name.*

![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Meal+Tracker/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts_122023_image+2.png)

1. At the Options screen click *Family Data* (left side) and scroll down to the Food *Program* section (right side).

![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Meal+Tracker/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts_122023_image+3.png)

## Set Up Age Groups

1. Click the plus sign (+) next to a group, like Group 1.
2. Enter a *Name* for the group (Infants, 1-2 Year Olds, etc.)
3. Set the *Maximum Age* for the group (in months). This is the age a child would move to the next group; for example, an infant becomes a 1 year old when they reach their 12th month.

![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Meal+Tracker/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts_122023_image+4.png)

Hint: The most common *Maximum Age* settings are either 12, 36, 72, 156, 9999 or 12, 24, 36, 72, 156, 9999. 4. Continue with additional groups, then click *Save > Exit.*

## Change Age Groups

You can have up to 6 age groups and may change them, for example, to break *Group* 2 (the 1-2 year olds) into separate groups for 1 year olds only and 2 year olds only.

1. Start with the oldest group you’ll need, usually *Group* 6, setting it up for 9999 months. This means anyone older than the next highest group. ![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Meal+Tracker/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts_122023_image+5.png)
2. Next, edit groups 5, 4, 3 and 2 in reverse order until your screen looks something like this: ![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Meal+Tracker/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts/Age+Groups+for+Meal+Counts_122023_image+6.png)
3. Click *Save > Exit.*