Overview of Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

 
The Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP)
 
 
Goal of the CACFP
 
Subsidize eligible institutions for serving
nutritious meals to children and eligible
adults
 
Foster lifelong healthy eating and physical
activity habits
 
Background of the CACFP
 
   The CACFP is a Federally funded Child
Nutrition Program.
 
Authorized by the United States Congress
 
Federally administered by the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
 
Administered in Virginia by the Department of
Health
 
 
Who is Implementing the Program?
 
 
Afterschool Care
Programs
At-Risk Afterschool
Outside School
Hours Care
 
Child Care Centers
 
Adult Day Care Centers
 
Emergency Shelters
 
Family Day Care Homes
 
USDA Handbooks
 
 
Serious Deficiency, Suspension, & Appeals for State
Agencies and Sponsoring Organizations
Released: December 2013
Users: State Agencies and Sponsors
At-risk Afterschool Care Handbook
Released: July 2013(revised)
Users: State Agencies and Sponsors
Guidance for Management Plans and Budgets
Released: December 2013
Users: State Agencies and Sponsors
 
USDA Handbooks
 
Adult Day Care Handbook
Released: January 2014
Users: State Agencies and Sponsors
Independent Child Care Centers Handbook
Released: May 2014
Users: State Agencies and Sponsors
 
CACFP Resources on the Web
 
 
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-and-
adult-care-food-program
 
http://www.vahealth.org/DCN/cacfp/index.h
tm
 
Updates on the Child and Adult
Food Care Program (CACFP)
from VDH and the USDA
 
Training Objectives
 
List the reasons that VDH might disallow meals
and/or snacks for reimbursement.
Describe which deficiencies require VDH action.
Discuss changes to the USDA’s guidelines for CACFP
programs  related to milk
Explain what is required for smoothies to be deemed
creditable items
 
  Reasons for Disallowing Meals/Snacks
 
Claiming meals for participant not on roster
No written menu for claimed meals or snacks
Required food component(s) missing
Non-creditable items being counted as
     a component
Less than 2 servings of fruit and/or
     vegetable component being served
     for lunch or supper
Planned portion sizes not age
    appropriate
 
  Reasons for Disallowing Meals/Snacks
 
Serving meals/snacks outside of approved hours
Meal counts exceed # of children in attendance
Inadequate quantity of milk/food provided for # of
meals served
Meals served with substitute of component for
medical reasons without a proper medical note on file
 
  Reasons for Disallowing Meals/Snacks
 
Insufficient quantity of milk/food purchased to meet
amount required for the claimed meal service
Meals claimed on a day center is not in operation
Absence of roster, daily attendance records
 
or daily
meal counts to substantiate # of meals claimed
 
  Deficiencies Requiring Fiscal Action
 
Expenditures not identified in approved budget
Expenditures for which there are no receipts available
or for which receipts do not support the meals served;
Audit report findings of questioned costs
 
Milk in the CACFP
 
Milk is a required component of
     
all meals except for snack
 in the CACFP
With snacks, milk 
may
 be served as a
     
component when the other component is not juice
When used as an ingredient in cooked meals, the milk
serving requirement has not been met.
 
Milk in the CACFP
 
Allowable types for participants > 2
Low fat (1% or fat free)
Lactose-reduced or lactose free, buttermilk or acidified
milk
Unflavored or flavored, including chocolate or
strawberry
Goat’s milk (
only
 if pasteurized)
USDA-approved non-dairy milk substitutes products (e.g.
some brands of soy milk) at the parent/guardian’s request as
long as it is 
nutritionally equivalent to cow’s milk
.
 
 
 
Milk in the CACFP: Exceptions
 
Medical or Other Special Dietary Need
If a 
participant
 cannot consume fluid milk due to
medical or other special dietary needs (e.g. vegetarian),
non-dairy beverages may be served in lieu of milk
If the substitute is not nutritionally
equivalent to milk (e.g. juice, water), a 
signed medical
statement 
is required for 
the meal to be claimed
.
 
Milk Served in the CACFP: Exceptions
 
Disability
 
If a disability directly affects a child’s ability to consume
milk  and a 
signed medical statement 
is on file, the
facility must purchase and can claim alternatives that
do not conform to the meal pattern. Statement must
include:
Child’s disability and why it restricts child’s diet
Major life activity affected by the disability
Food(s) to be omitted from the child’s diet; and
Appropriate substitutions
 
 
  Creditable Smoothies
 
Milk and fruit
Milk and pureed fruit
 
**Milk used must be 1% or fat free for children > 2 years
old and whole for children 12-24 months
 
  Non-Creditable Smoothies
 
Vegetable
Commercially prepared
Served as a snack without a second component
Added nutritional supplement
Yogurt 
except when used to credit as a meat/meat
alternate for the breakfast meal pattern
 
 
 Smoothies and Meal Components
 
May be credited toward the fluid milk requirements
for lunch and breakfast.
 
**Fluid milk must also be offered in the required
quantity to meet the meal requirements.
Juice and pureed fruit may be credited as fruit juice
 
**Program operators are strongly encouraged to offer
additional fruit options.
 
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The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally funded program aimed at subsidizing eligible institutions to provide nutritious meals to children and adults, promoting lifelong healthy eating and physical activity habits. Administered by the USDA and implemented by various programs, CACFP aims to support afterschool care, adult day care centers, and family day care homes among others. USDA handbooks provide guidance, and additional resources can be found online. Training objectives include reasons for disallowing meals for reimbursement, VDH actions for deficiencies, changes to USDA guidelines on milk, and requirements for creditable smoothie items.


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  1. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

  2. Goal of the CACFP Subsidize eligible institutions for serving nutritious meals to children and eligible adults Foster lifelong healthy eating and physical activity habits

  3. Background of the CACFP The CACFP is a Federally funded Child Nutrition Program. Authorized by the United States Congress Federally administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Administered in Virginia by the Department of Health

  4. Who is Implementing the Program? Afterschool Care Programs At-Risk Afterschool Outside School Hours Care Adult Day Care Centers Emergency Shelters Family Day Care Homes Child Care Centers

  5. USDA Handbooks Serious Deficiency, Suspension, & Appeals for State Agencies and Sponsoring Organizations Released: December 2013 Users: State Agencies and Sponsors At-risk Afterschool Care Handbook Released: July 2013(revised) Users: State Agencies and Sponsors Guidance for Management Plans and Budgets Released: December 2013 Users: State Agencies and Sponsors

  6. USDA Handbooks Adult Day Care Handbook Released: January 2014 Users: State Agencies and Sponsors Independent Child Care Centers Handbook Released: May 2014 Users: State Agencies and Sponsors

  7. CACFP Resources on the Web http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-and- adult-care-food-program http://www.vahealth.org/DCN/cacfp/index.h tm

  8. Updates on the Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) from VDH and the USDA

  9. Training Objectives List the reasons that VDH might disallow meals and/or snacks for reimbursement. Describe which deficiencies require VDH action. Discuss changes to the USDA s guidelines for CACFP programs related to milk Explain what is required for smoothies to be deemed creditable items

  10. Reasons for Disallowing Meals/Snacks Claiming meals for participant not on roster No written menu for claimed meals or snacks Required food component(s) missing Non-creditable items being counted as a component Less than 2 servings of fruit and/or vegetable component being served for lunch or supper Planned portion sizes not age appropriate

  11. Reasons for Disallowing Meals/Snacks Serving meals/snacks outside of approved hours Meal counts exceed # of children in attendance Inadequate quantity of milk/food provided for # of meals served Meals served with substitute of component for medical reasons without a proper medical note on file

  12. Reasons for Disallowing Meals/Snacks Insufficient quantity of milk/food purchased to meet amount required for the claimed meal service Meals claimed on a day center is not in operation Absence of roster, daily attendance records or daily meal counts to substantiate # of meals claimed

  13. Deficiencies Requiring Fiscal Action Expenditures not identified in approved budget Expenditures for which there are no receipts available or for which receipts do not support the meals served; Audit report findings of questioned costs

  14. Milk in the CACFP Milk is a required component of all meals except for snack in the CACFP With snacks, milk may be served as a component when the other component is not juice When used as an ingredient in cooked meals, the milk serving requirement has not been met.

  15. Milk in the CACFP Allowable types for participants > 2 Low fat (1% or fat free) Lactose-reduced or lactose free, buttermilk or acidified milk Unflavored or flavored, including chocolate or strawberry Goat s milk (only if pasteurized) USDA-approved non-dairy milk substitutes products (e.g. some brands of soy milk) at the parent/guardian s request as long as it is nutritionally equivalent to cow s milk.

  16. Milk in the CACFP: Exceptions Medical or Other Special Dietary Need If a participant cannot consume fluid milk due to medical or other special dietary needs (e.g. vegetarian), non-dairy beverages may be served in lieu of milk If the substitute is not nutritionally equivalent to milk (e.g. juice, water), a signed medical statement is required for the meal to be claimed.

  17. Milk Served in the CACFP: Exceptions Disability If a disability directly affects a child s ability to consume milk and a signed medical statement is on file, the facility must purchase and can claim alternatives that do not conform to the meal pattern. Statement must include: Child s disability and why it restricts child s diet Major life activity affected by the disability Food(s) to be omitted from the child s diet; and Appropriate substitutions

  18. Creditable Smoothies Milk and fruit Milk and pureed fruit **Milk used must be 1% or fat free for children > 2 years old and whole for children 12-24 months

  19. Non-Creditable Smoothies Vegetable Commercially prepared Served as a snack without a second component Added nutritional supplement Yogurt except when used to credit as a meat/meat alternate for the breakfast meal pattern

  20. Smoothies and Meal Components May be credited toward the fluid milk requirements for lunch and breakfast. **Fluid milk must also be offered in the required quantity to meet the meal requirements. Juice and pureed fruit may be credited as fruit juice **Program operators are strongly encouraged to offer additional fruit options.

  21. Questions?

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