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SFSP 2026 Reimbursement Rates
The USDA has released the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) reimbursement rates for 2026. The rates are effective from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. On average, the 2026 rates have increased by 3.7% from last year.
Read MoreStandard Registration Is Now Open for NCNC26
Standard registration is now open for the 2026 National Child Nutrition Conference (NCNC26), the largest annual gathering of professionals supporting the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program. The conference will be held April 13–17, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Read MoreProgram Integrity in the CACFP: Role of Sponsoring Organizations
Behind every CACFP meal is a system of oversight designed to maintain public trust and protect the people the program serves. Sponsoring organizations ensure compliance, accountability and continued access to nutritious meals while providing ongoing technical assistance. Here are resources that explain how program integrity is upheld in the CACFP.
Read MoreGet Ready to Stir Up Goodness: CACFP Week 2026
This year, CACFP Week will be celebrated from March 15-21, 2026. We’re highlighting how the CACFP is Stirring Up Goodness across the country, with its positive impact and the people who make it happen, one meal at a time.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Creditable Meal Components
What is meant by the term “creditable meal component” in the CACFP?
Read MoreOver $18,000 in Scholarships Awarded for CACFP Professional Development
What do Dimitriss Grant from New York, Jacki Giron from North Dakota, and Julia Gog from Iowa have in common? They will be attending the National Child Nutrition Conference (NCNC26) this April free of charge as scholarship recipients, part of the National CACFP Association’s (NCA) ongoing commitment to expanding access to high-quality continuing education and training.
Read MoreSerious Deficiency in the CACFP
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) posted a webinar recording for CACFP State agencies on the Serious Deficiency Process. The training was meant to equip State agencies with the ability to identify serious deficiencies and maneuver through the serious deficiency process.
Read MoreOff-site Monitoring in FY26
In Fiscal Year 2026, at least 20 States have submitted waiver requests to USDA to allow one monitoring visit to be conducted off-site for family day care homes. Read more to see which states have applied, and which states have requested additional waivers.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Preparing One Vegetable Two Ways in the Same Meal
Could you serve potato wedges as a second vegetable if mashed potatoes are your first vegetable?
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Iron-Fortified Infant Formula
What does it mean for an infant formula to be iron fortified?
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