Posts Tagged ‘child care’
Sponsor Spotlight: Kelly Rodriguez with 4-C Community Coordinated Child Care
Kelly Rodriguez is the CACFP Director at 4-C Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C). 4-C works as a child care hub for providers and families in Northwest Illinois. 4-C also serves as a CACFP sponsoring organization, serving 108 family child care home providers and reaching 1070 children across 15 counties.
Read MoreFinal Rule: Expanding Fluid Milk Options in CNPs
USDA released a final rule that allows whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk to be offered to participants ages two and up in the CACFP, National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Special Milk Program (SMP).
Read MoreEgg Allergy Awareness
Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 10–16) is a great time to review how your program keeps children safe from food allergies. One of the most common allergies in young children is eggs. In this Mealtime Memo, our partners at ICN crack open the basics of egg allergy safety.
Read MoreMental Health Resources
Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities have expanded their suite of emotional well-being resources designed to help young children and the caring adults in their lives navigate everyday challenges and build resilience and social problem-solving skills. The new videos and digital content offer practical tools that meet families where they are and support communication between parents and providers.
Read MoreSponsor Spotlight: Heide Martin and Sharla Olson with SENDCAA
Heide Martin and Sharla Olson are Nutrition Coordinators for the Southeast North Dakota Community Action Agency (SENDCAA). SENDCAA began sponsoring the CACFP in 1981 through a start-up grant from the USDA. Forty-five years later, SENDCAA continues to operate as a CACFP sponsor and serves 150 family child care homes that provide nutritious meals to about 1500 children.
Read MoreCulinary Math
Whether you’re making a snack for six children or lunch for sixty, good culinary math skills are essential and make cooking easier, more accurate, and less stressful. This Mealtime Memo from our partners at ICN explains how to convert recipes and adjust ingredient amounts to keep your food consistent and accurate every time.
Read MoreQuarterly Policy Update: April 2026
Over the past three months, USDA has released new guidance, income eligibility guidelines, an updated crediting handbook, and announced Farm to School Grantees. Read on to see what you’ve missed.
Read MoreOutdoor Learning
Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities is dedicated to supporting children’s growth through everyday experiences and have launched new outdoor learning resources to help nurture children’s curiosity and early development. The new resources include three videos, two articles, three printable pages, and a web-based adult learning app to help early childcare providers plan and play outside activities
Read MoreSponsor Spotlight: Katie Quinlivan with Yours For Children, Inc.
Katie Quinlivan is the Program Director at Yours For Children, Inc. (YFCI), a CACFP sponsor of family child care homes that was founded 1985. Katie, herself, has been with YFCI for almost 30 years and follows in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother.
Read MoreCACFP Health Benefits Stretch Beyond Nutrition
CACFP ensures millions of children and thousands of older adults and adults with disabilities receive the nutritious meals they need to thrive. The program is well known for the high-quality meals it provides and the long-term benefits it has for children’s health. Less well known, but just as important, is how the health benefits of the CACFP extend beyond diet and branch into physical activity and screen time as well.
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