Order this 16-page magazine for your child care providers, center staff, and afterschool program team!
Topics featured include: The Word on Whole Grain, Grow Healthy Kids: Eat Your ABC's, Family Style Dining, Healthy Choices on a Budget, CN Labels Explained, CACFP Cycle Menu, Creditable Recipes, and Snack Ideas.
Receiving your CACFP Certification shows your commitment to your profession and your willingness to uphold high standards.
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We've put together a one-page, quick reference for your use based on the new guidance from the USDA effective April 12, 2018.
Significant changes include the definition of Disregarded Items and two additional ways to determine if a food product is whole grain-rich.
If you are a family child care provider or center and would like to learn how you can participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, contact a CACFP sponsor in your state or your CACFP state office.
Find a CACFP Food Program Sponsor
State Office Contact Information
State Office Websites
USDA Child & Adult Care Food Program
Regional Offices
We're printing 100,000 copies and member agencies can get New Meal Pattern Reference cards to distribute to providers. We also have companion magnets and 25-page notepad available. Showcased and shared at the annual national conference, these popular materials are being subsidized by the National CACFP Sponsors Association so you can get these into the hands of your CACFP Program participants.
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We're creating these for our members to create CACFP awareness and give providers a way to celebrate the special days on our calendar! Take a look here.
Beginning October 22, 2014, the USDA National Disqualified List (NDL) is accessible by independent centers and sponsors of centers in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Summer Food Service Programs (SFSP). The NDL is a list of institutions and individuals that have been disqualified and terminated from participation in the CACFP and SFSP. The purpose of maintaining the NDL and making it available via the internet to independent centers, sponsoring organizations, state agencies, and USDA is to provide a tool for promoting CACFP integrity. Read More.
