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What is National Provider Appreciation Day?
National Provider Appreciation Day is a time to celebrate childcare providers who nurture hearts and minds, and aid in the development of children.
Read MoreWorking at the National CACFP Sponsors Association
Job hunting? The National CACFP Sponsors Association is the remote-friendly, mission-driven, motivated team you’re looking to join.
Read MoreIn Your Own Words: 2022 Conference In Review
Our priority in producing the National Child Nutrition Conference is premium programming for all our providers, sponsors and state agencies who attend. Your time is valuable, and we’re honored you spend it with us. To that end, we seek feedback for every session, at the end of the conference, and even on social media. Here’s what you had to say this year
Read MoreLisa Mack Presented with Service Award at National Conference
Lisa Mack was surprised with an award for her decade of dedicated service as the Executive Director of the NCA at the National Child Nutrition Conference.
Read More5 Ways to Level Up with the CACFP Nutrition Calendar
How many pages came in your 2022 wall calendar? We’re guessing it was close to 12. The CACFP Nutrition Calendar and Training Program includes 56 pages quality, trusted content that’s meant to help aid develop your CACFP programming. We’ve got five reasons this is a can’t miss tool in your child nutrition toolbox.
Read MoreOur 2022 National Child Nutrition Conference Top 8
It was an incredible week of a-ha moments, laughs and tears. Here are our top eight, but we could list eight hundred if asked.
Read MoreHigh-Quality Snack Planner Released from Team Nutrition
Team Nutrition released the Let’s Make a Snack! CACFP Snack Menu Planner for Children 3 Through 18 Years of Age. This menu planner will help child care center and family child care operators understand CACFP meal pattern requirements and serve high-quality snacks. It includes sample menus, checklists, menu planning activities, and 20 new snack recipes.
Read MoreNew Spanish Language Resources from USDA
As part of National Nutrition Month® has released many professional and consumer resources for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 in Spanish.
Read MoreUSDA Seeks Public Comment on Questions for Future Dietary Guidelines
As the first step in the development process of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030, the USDA is releasing proposed scientific questions for public comment.
Read More2022 NCNC USDA Policy Update
During the 2022 Child and Nutrition Conference, the USDA held a policy update session.
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