Choices for Children
Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP)
What is the Child Care Food Program?
The Child Care
Food Program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA). The primary goal of the Child Care Food Program is to help
children receive nutritious meals while introducing them to a variety of
different types of food. The exposure of good nutrition at an early age
benefits children by promoting healthful eating habits to last
throughout their lives. The program is available to children, 0 through
12 years of age who are in care in a licensed family daycare home, or
in-home/licensed exempt (Trustline) family daycare home.
Who is eligible for Choices for Children’s Food
Program?
Any licensed or in-home/license exempt (Trustline) family childcare
provider is eligible to participate in the Child Care Food Program.
What is needed for a childcare provider to
participate?
- Have a current license (by Community Care or Military Licensing) and have
daycare child(ren) enrolled
- Serve nutritious meals that meet USDA requirements
- Keep accurate attendance & menu records on a DAILY BASIS
- Be available for 3 monitoring visits per year from CCFP monitoring staff
- Participate in and complete the mandatory annual nutrition training
What are the benefits of the Child Care Food Program?
- Monthly cash reimbursements to the daycare provider for serving meals that
meet USDA guidelines
(clickhere
to see current brochure)
- Information & assistance regarding nutrition, meal planning and program
requirements
- Training manual and record- keeping forms
- Monthly newsletter with up-to-date Food Program information,
health/nutrition topics and a week’s worth of menus & recipe ideas.
Click here to see August 2011 newsletter)
- Option of Claiming Online (click
here to view).
- Four Reasons Why it Pays to Join CCFP (click
here to find out)
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Online Mandatory Training Extended
through August 31,2011!
I. CACFP Mandatory Annual
Nutrition Training
Click here for
2011 Annual Nutrition Training Important Instructions
Click here for 2011 CACFP
Annual Nutrition Training Form
Part One: CACFP Claiming
and Compliance
Click here for CACFP Meal Pattern Requirements and
Recommendations
Click
here for CACFP Meal Times, Meal Counts and Record Keeping
Click here for CACFP Claims Submission and Processing
Part Two: Serving Adequate Food in Child
Care
Click here for Online Training Instructions for Part Two
Click here
for Link to National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) website
II.
CACFP Forms
III. CACFP Newsletter Archives
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Contact Us:
In Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer &
Nevada Counties:
3161 Cameron Park Drive, Suite #101, Cameron Park, Ca 95682
ph:(530) 676-0707 x 106
toll-free: (877) 676-0707
email:
lunchbox3@onemain.com
In the Tahoe region: El Dorado, Placer & Mono Counties:
Join Choices for Children’s Food Program
and
be
a part of promoting good nutrition
and good health for California’s
children!
The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits the discrimination in all its programs and activities
on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age,
disability, or political beliefs. Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of program information (Braille,
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a discrimination complaint,
write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-@, Whitten
building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
or call (202) 720-5694 (voice and TDD)> USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.