Resources

• Ethnicity and Racial Data for Application Update 2020 (PDF, 84 KB)

• Administrative Review Procedures (DOCX, 32 KB)
• Compensation Policy Sample (PDF, 108 KB)
• Confidentiality Policy Sample (DOCX, 20 KB)
• Nondiscrimination Policy (DOCX, 24 KB)
• Outside Employment Policy Sample (DOC, 24 KB)
• Procedures for Requesting to be Removed from the National Disqualifying List (DOCX, 19 KB)
• Procurement Policy (PDF, 601 KB)
• Property Standards Policy (PDF, 285 KB)

• Fiscal Year 2019 CACFP Area Eligibility Data - Mapping Tool
  • For more information see Policy Memo 16-21: Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs
• 2017-18 Free and Reduced Application Data by Site (XLS, 171 KB)

Archived Data: 2008-2017

• CACFP Federal Regulations
• CACFP Federal Regulations 2017 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Final Rule
• Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement - Nutrition Programs and Activities (PDF, 348 KB)
• Administrative Review and Appeal Procedures
  • Administrative Reviews for Institutions and Responsible Principals and Individuals Governed by USDA FNS Title 7 C.F.R. § 226.6(k)
• Implementation Guidance for Sponsoring Organizations of Family Day Care Homes and Centers
  • 2nd Interim CACFP Management Improvement Rule, September 1, 2004 
• Implementation Guidance for Independent Centers
  • 2nd Interim CACFP Management Improvement Rule, September 1, 2004
• USDA FNS Instruction 796-2 Rev.4: Financial Management - Child and Adult Care Food Program

For more regulations & policies, visit the USDA Child Nutrition Website.

• Reimbursement Rates 2018-2019 (PDF, 15 KB)
• Reimbursement Rates 2017-2018 (PDF, 111 KB)

• Income Eligibility Guidelines 2018-2019 (PDF, 88 KB)
• Income Eligibility Guidelines 2017-2018 (PDF, 72 KB)

CACFP

• Adult Meal Pattern (PDF, 247 KB)
• Child Meal Pattern (PDF, 319 KB)
• Infant Meal Pattern (PDF, 224 KB)

Resources

• Creditable Grains in CACFP (PDF, 121 KB)
• Early Implementation Tip Sheets
  • Breastfeeding On-Site (PDF, 340 KB)
  • Yogurt in Place of Milk for Adults (PDF, 335 KB)
• Exhibit A: Grain Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs
• Feeding Infants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (revised March 2019)
• Food Buying Guide -- Web-Based and Interactive!
• Local Foods and Related Activities in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• Meal Component Calculation Workbook (XLSX, 36 KB)
• NC Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care
• Substitute Meat for Grains - Adults (PDF, 130 KB)
• Substitute Meat for Grains - Children (PDF, 264 KB)
• USDA Meal Pattern Training Tools
•  USDA Team Nutrition Training Tools and Posters

  CACFP Meal Pattern Resources

  The NC CACFP, along with USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is pleased to announce the release of Team Nutrition CACFP Meal Pattern training tools and posters. Please see below for more details!

  Training Tools

  • Infographic, Growing a Healthier Future with the CACFP
  • Training Worksheets:
    • Adding Whole Grains to Your CACFP Menu
    • Calculating Sugar Limits for Breakfast Cereals
    • Calculating Sugar Limits for Yogurt
    • Choose Breakfast Cereals Lower in Added Sugars
    • Choose Yogurts Lower in Added Sugars
    • Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP
    • Identifying Whole-Grain-Rich Foods in the CACFP
    • Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP Using the Ingredient List
    • Methods for Healthy Cooking
    • Offer Versus Serve in the CACFP
    • Serving Meat and Meat Alternates at Breakfast
    • Serving Milk in the CACFP

  Download and use these tools to train providers, operators, menu planners, and others in meeting the updated Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal patterns that took effect October 1, 2017.

  Interested in ordering the print version FREE of charge?

  • The training tools are available in English and in Spanish, and come packaged as 25 worksheets/infographics per pack.
  • Order free copies using the online order form

  
  

  Posters

  In addition to the training tools listed above, Team Nutrition has also released the “Serve Tasty and Healthy Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)” poster series. Display these to inform visitors to your program of the meal patterns! Using original photography taken especially for CACFP settings, these 11” by 17” posters support the implementation of the updated meal patterns by showing samples of a reimbursable breakfast, lunch/supper, and snack for each age group in the child and adult meal patterns. Currently the poster series is available online only in English. Spanish and print versions will be available soon!

  Titles include:

  • Sample Meals for Children Ages 1-2
  • Sample Meals for Children Ages 3-5
  • Sample Meals for Children Ages 6-12 and 13-18
  • Sample Meals for Adults

  Download the poster series

• WIC Approved Cereals
• Wisconsin DPI: CACFP Tofu Recipe Guide

• 2017 Food Buying Guide -- Web-Based and Interactive!
• Adult Day Care Handbook
• At-Risk Afterschool Meals Handbook - April 2017
• Choking Prevention (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Family Day Care Homes Monitor Handbook (PDF, 1 MB)
• FNS Instruction 113-1 Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement
• FNS Instruction 796-2 Rev. 4 Financial Management – Child and Adult Care Food Program (PDF, 449 KB)
• Guidance for Management Plans and Budgets (PDF, 400 KB)
• Healthier Cereal Choices for use in the North Carolina Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP) (PDF, 414 KB)
• Independent Child Care Centers Handbook (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Monitoring Handbook for State Agencies
• Nutrition and Wellness Handbook for CACFP Providers
• Recipes
  • CACFP Multicultural Recipes
  • USDA Recipes for Child Care - Institute of Child Nutrition
  • What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl Standardized Recipes
• Serious Deficiency, Suspension, and Appeals for State Agencies and Sponsoring Organizations
• Tip Sheet for Accepting Process Product Documentation (PDF, 318 KB)

• Building for the Future Poster (for Independent Centers) (PDF, 16 KB) | Construyendo Para El Futuro (Spanish) (PDF, 18 KB)
• Building for the Future Flier (for Sponsoring Organizations) (PDF, 35 KB) | Construyendo Para El Futuro (Spanish) (PDF, 36 KB)
• WIC Brochure Requisition Form
  • The .dot file (for computers with Microsoft Word) will allow you to type your answers in the form, save the form and either email, fax or mail it back to our office.
  • The .pdf file (for computers without Microsoft Word) will allow you to print the file, write your answers on the form and then either fax or mail it back to our office.

• Nutrition  
  • General Nutrition
    • Choose My Plate
    • Fruits and Veggies More Matters™
    • Food and Nutrition Information Center
    • Free and Low Cost Food and Nutrition Materials for Consumers
    • International Food Information Council Foundation
    • State of Obesity 2018 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
  • Child Nutrition
    • Children's Oral Health (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
    • Be Active Kids
    • Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List for Educators and Researchers
    • CYFERnet – Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
    • Lifecycle Nutrition
    • Preventing Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (American Dental Association)
    • Team Nutrition
    • Team Nutrition Healthy Meals Resource System
    • USDA Child Nutrition Home Page
  • Adult Nutrition
    • Aging: Nutrition and Fitness
    • National Association of Nutrition & Aging Services Programs
    • Older Individuals
  • Food Safety and Sanitation
    • Fight BAC! Partnership for Food Safety Education
  • Physical Activity
    • Be Active Kids
  • Special Interests
    • USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center: Consumer Resource Lists
  • Associations and Government Agencies
    • Aging (HHS)
    • American Public Health Association
    • Children's Environmental Health Branch
    • Food Safety for Older Adults
    • International Food Information Council Foundation
    • National Association of Nutrition & Aging Services Programs
    • National Food Service Management Institute
    • North Carolina Adult Day Services Association
    • North Carolina Division of Aging
    • School Nutrition Association
    • TEAM Nutrition
    • United States Department of Agriculture
    • USDA CACFP Home Page
    • USDA Child Nutrition Home Page
  • Email Discussion Groups
    • CACFP-Summertalk
    • Successtalk
• Child Care Links
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) A-Z Index
  • Child Care Nutrition Resource System
  • Child Care Rules (Children's Environmental Health Branch)
  • Child Care Subsidy Services Manual (NC Division of Child Development)
  • Institute of Child Nutrition
  • Life Stages
  • Resources for Child Care Providers (NC Division of Child Development)
• Adult Care Links
  • Aging (HHS)
  • Life Stages
  • National Food Service Management Institute
• Associations & Government Agencies
  • Children's Environmental Health Network
  • CYFERnet – Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
  • International Food Information Council Foundation
  • National Adult Day Services Association
  • National Association of Nutrition & Aging Services Programs
  • National Food Service Management Institute
  • National Institute on Aging
  • North Carolina Adult Day Services Association
  • North Carolina Division of Aging
  • School Nutrition Association
  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • USDA CACFP Home Page
  • USDA Child Nutrition Home Page

The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is pleased to announce the release of CACFP Meal Pattern Training Tools in Spanish.

¡Nuevos recursos para la capacitación en el patrón de alimentación del CACFP en español!

Infografía

• Desarrollando un futuro más saludable con el CACFP

Hojas de capacitación

• Elija yogures con bajo contenido de azúcares añadidas
• Elija cereales para el desayuno bajos en azúcares añadidas
• Servir leche en el CACFP

Estos recursos pueden usarse para capacitar proveedores, operadores, planificadores de menú y otros en el cumplimento con los patrones de alimentación actualizados del CACFP que entran en efecto el 1ro de octubre de 2017.

Revisa todos estos nuevos recursos. Disponibles en inglés y en español.