Child and Adult Care Food Program
Thursday Jul 03, 2008 05:53 PM CDT
Introduction
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a Federal program that provides healthy
meals and snacks to children and adults receiving day care. Each day more than 2.6
million children participate in CACFP. The program plays a vital role in improving
the quality of child care.
If you choose to join DCCDA's food program, here are some of the extra services you will receive:
Nutrition Notes newsletter with nutrition information, recipe and meal planning ideas
Trainings and workshops (in-service) which focus on nutrition, health & safety, and exercise.
Full access to the DCCDA library which includes nutrition books, games, kits and other educational
items for you to use with your children. We also have a wide variety of books on taxes, child development
and guidance, curriculum, health & safety, and other child care topics.
How does CACFP work?
CACFP reimburses participating day care homes for serving nutritious meals. It is
administered at the Federal level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
at the State level by the Kansas State Department of Education.
Any child care provider who is licensed or registered by the Kansas Department of
Health and Environment is eligible to participate in the CACFP. There is NO cost to a
child care provider who may choose to participate. All family or group day care homes
must come into the program under a sponsoring organization. Sponsoring organizations
play a critical role in supporting home child care providers through training, technical
assistance, and monitoring.
The Douglas County Child Development Association is a sponsoring organization.
The following are services DCCDA provides:
Licensed or registered child care providers work with DCCDA, turn
in monthly reports and menus, and are reimbursed for up to 2 snacks/1 meal
or 2 meals/1 snack per day per child in care.
You get a monthly newsletter with nutrition/recipe ideas,
activities to try, songs and finger plays, tips and techniques
to help in caring for children.
You may check out play kits filled with toys, puzzles,
puppets, lego sets, cooking equipment and much more
You may check out books, VCR tapes and audio tapes on many
topics such as curriculum activities, behavior and guidance,
first aid, nutrition, infants, business practices for child care,
menu planning, setting up policies, abuse, health & safety, etc.
You are welcome to attend free training workshops throughout the year
which focus on nutrition, food safety, and health.
Requirements to Participate
You must have a licensed or registered child care home.
You must agree to feed all children, ages newborn through 12 years old,
by USDA standards.
Keep an accurate count of all children served at each meal or snack.
Deliver all menus and required paperwork to DCCDA by the 3rd of the
following month by 4:30 p.m.
Attend 2 hours of nutrition training each year.
Allow DCCDA to review your home at least three times a year.
Infant Meal Pattern Requirements Birth to 1 Year
Breakfast
Lunch or Supper
Snacks (Two of the four groups)
Birth thru 3 Months
4-6 fluid ounces (fl oz) breast milk or formula
4-6 fluid ounces (fl oz) breast milk or formula
4-6 fluid ounces (fl oz) breast milk or formula
4 thru 7 Months
4-6 fluid ounces (fl oz) breast milk or formula
0-3 tbsp. infant cereal (when recommended)
4-6 fluid ounces (fl oz) breast milk or formula
0-3 tbsp. infant cereal (when recommended)
0-3 tbsp. fruit and/or vegetable (when recommended)
4-6 fluid ounces (fl oz) breast milk or formula
8 thru 11 Months
6-8 fl oz. breast milk or formula
2-4 tbsp. infant cereal
1-4 tbsp. fruit and/or vegetable
6-8 fl oz. breast milk or formula
2-4 tbsp. infant cereal
and/or 1-4 tbsp. meat,
fish, poultry, egg yolk, or
cooked dry beans or peas,
or 1-4 oz. cottage cheese,
cheese food, or cheese
spread
1-4 tbsp. fruit and/or vegetable
2-4 fl oz. breast milk or formula
0-1/2 slice bread or 0-2 crackers (optional)
Notes about CACFP infant meal pattern requirements:
Meal containing only breast milk or only formula are reimbursable.
Iron-fortified infant formula must be served unless a doctors note
is on file.
Iron-fortified dry infant cereal must be served at
breakfast until the child turns 1.
All juices should be
full-strength juice and served in a cup.
If crackers are served,
they should be from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour.
If a
mother breast feeds her child at the site, the meal is not
reimbursable.
No reimbursements for tubular meats, peanut butter
or any choking food.
Meal Requirements 1 year of age through 12 years
Breakfast
Lunch or Supper
Snacks (Two of the four groups)
Milk
Milk
Milk
Fruit or Vegetable
Meat or meat alternate
Meat or meat alternate
Grains or Bread
Grains or Bread
Grains or Bread
Two different servings of fruits or vegetables
Fruit or vegetable
Delivery of Provider's Claim
The deadline for providers to turn in monthly paperwork is by 4:30 p.m the
3rd day of the month following the month the claim is for. Claims may be hand
delivered to the same address. A drop-off slot is in the window. Claims may be
mailed to:
DCCDA
935 Iowa
Lawrence, KS. 66044
Home Visits
The USDA requires each home to be reviewed at
least 3 times a year from October through September. The job of the home visitor is to
check for compliance. She is valued for her ability to help. She welcomes any calls for help.
Emails are also welcome at marsha@dccda.org.
Two Tiered Reimbursement
All providers are Tier 2 until determined to be Tier 1 based on:
(a) location of their day care or
(b) household income
Reimbursement rate is determined by area eligibility and/or income eligibility.
If the provider's household income is at or below the income guidelines,
she will be eligible for higher reimbursement for meals served to the day
care children. If the providers household income qualifies for the Tier
1 reimbursement rates, she may also claim reimbursement for her own children's
meals if at least one daycare child is claimed.
If the provider does not qualify, then she may ask parents to fill out Income Eligibility
information and get reimbursed at the higher level for some of her children. This information
is confidential and should be sent directly to DCCDA in the provided envelope.
INCOME GUIDELINES July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Annual Income
Monthly Income
Household Size
$0 to $18,889
$1,575
One
$0 to $25,327
$2,111
Two
$0 to $31,765
$2,648
Three
$0 to $38,203
$3,184
Four
$0 to $44,641
$3,721
Five
$0 to $51,079
$4,257
Six
$0 to $57,517
$4,794
Seven
$0 to $63,955
$5,330
Eight
$0 to 70,393
$5,867
Nine
$0 to 76,831
$6,404
Ten
+ $6,438
+ $537
Each Additional
Family Member
Monthly income figures have been rounded to the nearest dollar for ease of reading.
CACFP Reimbursement Rates
CACFP Reimbursement Rates
2007 - 2008
Tier 1
Tier 2
Breakfast
$1.11
$.41
Lunch & Supper
$2.06
$1.24
Snacks
$.61
$.17
USDA Disclaimer
In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will
be discriminated against because of race color,
national origin, sex, age or handicap. Any person
who believes he or she has been discriminated against
in any USDA related activity should write immediately
to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.
Please feel free to contact us:
Douglas County Child Development Association
935 Iowa St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: 785.842.9679 or 866.352.1531 (toll free)
email: ajenny@dccda.org
Anna Jenny, Executive Director