Child and Adult Care Food Program

Counties The Food Program Serves

Johnson County

Child and Adult Care Food Program

USDA Program

Iowa Department of Education

Sponsoring Agency-4Cs

Goals of The CACFP

Improve the diets of children by providing nutritious meals

Help Children develop good eating habits that will last a life time

USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care and making it more affordable for many low-income families.  Each day, 3.3 million children receive nutritious meals and snacks through CACFP. The program also provides meals and snacks to 120,000 adults who receive care in nonresidential adult day care centers. CACFP reaches even further to provide meals to children residing in emergency shelters, and snacks and suppers to youths participating in eligible afterschool care programs.

CACFP

Provider meal reimbursement to child care centers, adult day care centers, emergency shelters and child developmental homes for serving nutritious meals/snacks.

CACFP Provider requirements

Registered with DHS Maintain daily menus, meal attendance, and

meal participation Attend 2 hours of CACFP approved training

each FY Receive 3 in home reviews for CACFP Staff

Creditable meals

Breakfast

Milk Fruit/Vegetable Bread/Bread alternate

Creditable meals

Snack

Serve 2 of the 4 Milk Fruit or Vegetable Bread/bread alternate A meat or meat

alternate

Creditable meals

Lunch or Supper

Milk Meat or meat alternate Bread or bread

alternate Combination of 2 fruits

or vegetables

Reimbursement rates

Meal Tier 1 Tier 2

Breakfast $1.28 $0.47

Lunch/Supper $2.40 $1.45

Snack $0.71 $0.19

Monthly Average Reimbursement

Tier 1 Rate

Breakfast, Lunch, Snack

=$4.39 x 8 children

x 22 days per month

=$773 per month

or $9,276 per year

Tier 2 Rate

Breakfast, Lunch, Snack

=$2.11 x 8 children

x 22 days per month

=$371 per month

or $4,452 per year

What meals can be reimbursed?

2 Meals and 1 snack or 2 Snack and 1 meal per day per child

Meals must be creditable and meet the serving requirements

Children are eligible till the day they reach the age 13.

Program Integrity

A minimum of 2 Unannounced reviews Monitor all meal types which includes

breakfast through Eve snacks (Providers approved meals)

Yearly enrollment forms completed and signed by parents

Yearly household contracts through parent audits

Thank You!

Contact Information

Traci MillerCACFP Coordinator1-319-338-7684 ext 109Traci@Iowa4Cs.com

Elisha HammCACFP

319-338-7684 ext 104Elisha@Iowa4Cs.com