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April 13-17, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

CACFP · Afterschool Meals · Summer Food

Postconference Academy | CEU Specialty 2 | All Levels

Annual CACFP Training FY26

Looking for comprehensive CACFP training for new or seasoned CACFP operators working in child care centers, family homes or adult day care centers? Review annual training topics including meal patterns, meal counts, claims submission, review procedures, recordkeeping requirements, monitoring requirements, reimbursement system, Civil Rights and important updates in the CACFP, as well as learning how to identify breakfast cereals and yogurts that follow the CACFP added sugars limit regulation.

  1. Learn how to maintain compliance in the CACFP.
  2. Explore useful tools and resources to help you operate the CACFP.
  3. Evaluate added sugars in breakfast cereals and yogurts to make sure they meet CACFP regulations.

Presented by

Isabel Ramos-Lebron 2024 Web

Isabel Ramos-Lebron, MS, RDN, LD

Senior Nutrition Education Specialist, National CACFP Association

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$579 Members | $699 Non-Members

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Thank you to our...

Partners
Sponsors

Exhibitors

Gold Level

Food for Good by PepsiCo

KidKare by Minute Menu

Silver Level

Champion Foodservice

Diversified Foods Inc.

Food & Supply Source

General Mills

Kaplan Early Learning Company

Oliver Packaging and Equipment

Optimum Foods

Peterson Farms Family of Companies

Bronze Level

The Amazing Chickpea

Brighton Training Group

Choice Partners Cooperative

E S Foods

Fresh Baby

Harvest Hill Beverage Company

Health-e Pro

Highland Beef Farms

JA FoodService Corp

Link2Feed

MBC Companies (Bake Crafters & Nardone Bros. Brands)

MH Miles Company, CPA, PC

My Food Program

National Pork Board

Novick Childcare Solutions

Rebellyous Foods

Red Gold Tomato & Condiment Products

Starkist

Sysco

Sun-Maid Growers of California

Tarrier Foods/Rockin'ola

UpBup

Wawona Frozen Foods

Your Part-Time Controller

Nonprofit Level

Balanced

Dr. Yum Project

Early Learning Ventures