Child Care Food Program
Amy & Kids Co. Family Child Care has been a proud member of the child care food program since 1996.
What is the Child Care Food Program?
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a Federal program that promotes healthy meals and snacks to children in child care programs. As part of the CACFP, providers serve meals and snacks that meet specific guidelines and record children's attendance at meals and snacks. In return child care providers are reimbursed a set amount per meal or snack. Providers also receive home visits several times a year, up-to-date information about feeding young children, a monthly newsletter, and various other support materials. The child care food program plays a vital role in improving the quality of child care and helping children get a healthy start in life.
Child Care Food Program Meal Requirements
Children two and older receive meals and snacks based on the minimum components listed below. Children under the age of two have separate requirements, based on age and development.
| Breakfast | Lunch or Supper | Snacks (any two:) |
| Milk | Milk | Milk |
| Grains or Bread | Meat or Alternative | Meat or Alternative |
| Fruit or Vegetable | Grains or Bread | Grains or Bread |
| 2 Fruits or Vegetables | Fruit or Vegetable |
USDA Child Care Food Program Information
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has an abundance of information about the child care food program, including list upon list of resources, sample menus and tons of recipe ideas. If you're interested in the child care food program you'll want to check them out!
Child Care Food Program Sponsor - WECA
Our child care food sponsor, the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA), also has wonderful resources including information about gardening with children and booklets you can download and print with Adobe Acrobat.
Child Care Food Program Menus
If you're looking for sample menus that meet child care food program requirements, check out our child care menus. We carefully designed our menus to fulfill child care food program requirements, to provide a balance of new and familiar food items, and to offer variety to the children in our care. See our nutrition policy to see how we encourage the development of good eating habits that will last a lifetime.
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