Posts Tagged ‘Early Care and Education’
Sponsors: Why Should a Provider Choose You?Â
Back to Blog Back to Blog Sponsors: Why Should a Provider Choose You? October 21, 2026 As a sponsor, you provide training, technical assistance and ongoing support that help providers succeed. The guidance your team provides, along with the help managing paperwork and claims, allows them to focus on the children and adults in their…
Read MoreNebraska Advocates Push for the Elimination of Tiering
Nebraska advocates have shown what is possible when providers, state leaders, and advocates come together around a shared goal. In a major win for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the Nebraska Legislature unanimously passed LR296, a resolution urging Congress to eliminate CACFP tiering and provide additional reimbursement for all family child care providers.
Read MoreCACFP Recordkeeping
Accurate recordkeeping is key to meeting the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) requirements and ensuring your program’s success. Clear and accurate records help you get reimbursed and stay in compliance. Our partners at ICN provide a list of CACFP recordkeeping requirements to help you stay on track.
Read MoreSponsor Spotlight: Anglene Joe with Navajo Head Start
As Health and Nutrition Specialist for the Navajo Nation Tribal Government Head Start, Anglene Joe helps ensure that children across one of the largest tribal nations in the United States have access to healthy meals, cultural connections and the foundation they need to thrive.
Read MoreA Roadmap for Reducing Added Sugars
A report from the Global Food Institute at The George Washington University, titled Changing the Default: A Policy Roadmap for Reducing Added Sugars in U.S. Children’s Diets, outlines a comprehensive strategy for helping children consume less added sugar and improve long-term health outcomes.
Read MoreNCA Response – Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs
The National CACFP Association (NCA) recently submitted comments on the Administration for Children and Families’ proposed rule, Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs (ACF-2026-0595). While NCA supports the proposed rule’s continued emphasis on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and family engagement, NCA raised significant concerns about provisions that could unintentionally undermine nutrition services for children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
Read MoreSponsor Spotlight: Doris Acevedo and Terri Alexander with 4C For Children
For more than five decades, 4C for Children has been a cornerstone of support for child care providers and families across southeastern Wisconsin. Among their services is the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), where 4C for Children sponsors 311 family child care homes that collectively serve nearly 4,000 children and provide more than 853,000 meals each year.
Read MoreSponsor Spotlight: Darcie Decker with Youth & Family Services
For more than four decades, Darcie Decker has helped shape the nutrition programs at Youth & Family Services (YFS) in Rapid City, South Dakota. As Nutrition Director, Darcie oversees both the organization’s on-site meal programs and its Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsorship of family child care homes across much of western South Dakota.
Read MoreSponsor Spotlight: Pat Siergiey with Capstone Community Action
For nearly three decades, Pat Siergiey has dedicated her career to supporting child care providers and ensuring children across Vermont have access to nutritious meals through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Read about what her organization is doing to uplift the CACFP.
Read MoreStrengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act Introduced
Back to Blog Back to Blog Strengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act Introduced September 17, 2026 The Strengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act (H.R. 10228) has been introduced in Congress by Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and Doris Matsui (D-CA). The legislation would strengthen food allergy training requirements across federal child nutrition…
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