This program is a state funded program that provides all day care centers with children from age infant to age 13 with 3 meals per day. You may choose from Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, and Dinner. Children are determined eligible for free, reduced, or paid meals according to income eligibility forms.
All for- profit and non –profit centers are eligible to apply for this program providing that they meet the proper requirements. Each meal follows the proper nutrition guidelines according to the USDA.
CACFP REQUIREMENTS:
§ Current Day Care License (DPW Form)
§ Alphabetized, Typed Master List of all the kids planning to attend in Sep. of the
school year
§ Completed Copies of Income and Enrollment forms (Please use only the new forms that have the name of your
center printed)
§ A Completed Food Service Application 2011-2012
§ To attend a Mandatory Training conducted
by CBS. This is an approximately 2 hr session with instructions on filling out Rosters/Meal Counts, serving amounts of food,
and food handling according to state regulations.
§ If your Day Care Center will have an After School program with at
least 10 kids, please fill out an attached After School Food Service Application 2011-2012 and After School Enrollment list
State
Approval- This occurs once all the paperwork has been submitted. This process can take from one week to several weeks depending
on the busy level of the Dept. of Education.