Child and Adult Care Food Program

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally funded program administered by the NY State Department of Health (DOH) and sponsored by Child Care Resources of Rockland. The program provides partial reimbursement for providers that choose to participate.

The food program exists in an effort to make sure children are well nourished while in the child care environment and to help keep child care costs more affordable by defraying the cost of food. If you hire a provider who participates in the Child and Adult Care Food Program you do not have to purchase or prepare the food for your children.

The focus of CACFP is to ensure that nutritious meals and snacks are served in child care homes. These meals must meet the nutritional standards set up by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture).

CACFP is one of the key building blocks for good nutrition and quality family child care. The program helps providers plan healthy meals and encourage healthy eating habits in children. It encourages children to eat better because of the nutritious and appealing meals being served.

The average annual reimbursement to child care providers in Rockland County is over $600,000. As a CACFP sponsor we also:

	Offer free nutritional workshops that can be applied toward NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) state mandated training hours
	Assist providers in maintaining compliance with program requirements and NYS OCFS regulations
	Offers monthly "Food for Thought" newsletter with news, information and recipes
	Maintain a courteous, professional staff to answer your questions
	Free online claiming for providers using free "Minute Menu" software. Using only Internet Explorer, you can log into into our secure WebHX wesite and record everything the Child and Aduld Care Food Program requires in second!

If you are a Registered, Licensed or Legally Exempt Child Care Provider caring for children and would like to receive reimbursement for meals, you are cordially invited to attend our next Food Program Recruitment session.