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 [email protected]
Elisha HammCACFP
319-338-7684 ext [email protected]