LIVES BETTER
Child and Adult Care Food Program
The
Planning Council sponsors Child and Adult Care Food Program in Family
Daycare Homes in Maryland and parts of Virginia. CACFP is administered
by Maryland State Department
of Education in Maryland; and by the Virginia Department of Health in Virginia.
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Child and Adult Care Food Program General Policies
New Food Guide Pyramid (pdf)
USDA Maryland Training Flyer- September 2011
USDA Virginia Training Flyer- December to January 2012
CACFP Newsletter- "Ingredients"
Web Based Claiming for Providers, Complementary from The Planning Council
(Reminder- For Word documents, you may "save" to download, or "open", but be sure to change the view to "print layout"- "normal" view will not show properly
The US Department of Agriculture Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is part of the National School Lunch Act, which offers infants, pre-school and school age children healthy meals and snacks. CACFP is significant to improve the quality of daycare and to make it affordable for may low income families. Children age 12 and younger are eligible to receive up to two meals and one snack, each day at a family daycare home.
Qualified
licensed or otherwise regulated providers who participate in the
program receive:
- Reimbursement for nutritious meals serve to children
- Training in nutrition and childcare, technical assistance
- Information and resources, master menu, helpful hints
More information on CACFP is also available through USDA Food and Nutrition Services
If you are a family daycare provider in Virginia or Maryland, and interested in participating in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program, contact The Planning Council itaffe@theplanningcouncil.org, or call 1-800-477-3993 or 757-627-3993.
If you would like to become a licensed childcare provider in Virginia, please visit www.dss.state.va.us
