USDA
Child and Adult Care Food Program

What is the Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)?
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP) was created to assist in improving the nutrition of children in child care.  
The program is administered through the New York State Department of Health.  
CACFP is a program whereby family daycare providers and informal providers
receive money back for meals and/or snacks meeting nutritional requirements
served to children in their care. The goal of the program is to improve the health
and nutrition of children while promoting the development of good eating habits and
the advancement of nutritional education. CACFP has recently received an expansion
grant to provide services to Cattaraugus County and Eastern Chautauqua County
family day care providers

How Does the Program Help Children and Childcare Providers?
The programs serves children and childcare providers in three ways:
Children receive nutritious meals that meet the CACFP Meal Pattern Requirements.
Childcare providers receive valuable meal reimbursement money to help with their
meal costs.
Childcare providers receive nutrition education and support services to help them
teach the children about healthy eating habits.

What is Required to Participate?
Licensed or approved childcare home providers are eligible to
participate in the CACFP (The Child and Adult Care Food Program).  
You must:
* Provide less than 24-hour care.
* Complete an agreement with your sponsor.
* Agree to have on-site visits from your sponsor at least three
times per year.
* Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program is not hard.
You will need to:
* Prepare and serve meals that meet the CACFP Meal Pattern
Requirements.
* Record the food you serve when you serve the meal.
* Keep meal counts and attendance records.
* Inform parents about the benefits of the food program and the
meals for which their child may be claimed.
*Attend regular training provided by your sponsor.

How Does the Provider Receive Reimbursement?
To receive your meal reimbursement you need to:
* Keep daily records of meals and children served.
* Claim only meals that meet the CACFP Meal  Pattern
Requirements.
* Claim only children served the meal.
* Claim meals for your own child/children if they are eligible and if
other children are in care and participating in the meal service.
*Send your records to your sponsor in timely manner.

What Does the Sponsor Provide?
* Offers you ongoing support services and training.
* Reviews your records and determines your reimbursement.
* Submits your claim for reimbursement to the state agency.
* Receives your reimbursement from the state and sends it to you.
Breakfast
Milk
Vegetable, fruit, or 100% fruit juice
Bread/Cereal
Lunch & Dinner
Milk
Meat/Meat alternate
Vegetable and/or fruit (2)
Bread/Bread alternate
WORKSHOPS
At our last workshop, the YWCA of Jamestown and the Continuing
Education Center SUNY Fredonia co-sponsored a nutrition workshop with
Keri Mihalko, Nutrition Services Coordinator - WCA Hospital, as guest
speaker.  Area daycare providers from Southern and Northern Chautauqua
County, participating in the CACFP sponsored by the YWCA, attended the
very informative and quite lively workshops that featured such topics as
the increase in Type II Diabetes among children and the contributing
factors, the USDA Food Guide Pyramid with correct portion sizes, and the
need for better nutrition and more physical activity. Recipes were
distributed and made by the daycare providers that attended the
workshops at the YWCA, with a taste-testing session following.  All agreed
that these sessions were both fun and informative, liking the smaller
more informal workshops.  Daycare providers who receive financial
assistance from DSS and provide nutritious food to the children in their
care are eligible to participate in the CACFP and are asked to contact the
YWCA of Jamestown at (716) 488-2237 or complete enrollment online.
There will be workshops scheduled for this Spring!  Watch for postings!



Enrollment Sheets

Are you a neighbor, relative, or friend who provides childcare in your
home?    



Do you feed nutritious
food to children?

Would you like to get paid for serving nutritious food to children in your
daycare?


Join us today! All you need to do is to download the enrollment form,
complete it, and mail to

YWCA of Jamestown
401 North Main Street    
Jamestown, NY 14701

Enrollment Sheets/Word 97-2002 Compatible

or

If you prefer, you may apply online!

Submit your enrollment online
or
email: ywca@madbbs.com
or
Fax: (716) 484-1752
or
call: (716) 488-2237

Menus
Menus/Word 97-2002 Compatible

Attendance Sheets
Attendance Sheets/Word 97-2002 Compatible

Infant Menus
Infant Menus/Word 97-2002 Compatible

Infant Statements
Snack (select 2)
Milk
Meat/Meat alternate
Fruit, vegetable, or 100% fruit juice
Bread
Meals that providers can claim for reimbursement:

PROVIDER BENEFITS
The YWCA of Jamestown is a sponsor of the Child and Adult Care Food Program.  
We, as a sponsor, provide the Family Daycare Providers with the following:
* Reimbursement Checks that are guaranteed by the 7th of each month.
* Refrigerator thermometers.
* Calendar keepers to keep your records organized.
* A vinyl cling of the CACFP logo.
Bi-annual Nutrition Workshops (North & South counties) that count toward education
requirements for the DSS licensing.
* Approved training in CACFP program requirements.
* Technical assistance.
* Free Infant & Child CPR/First-Aid Training.
* Internet mailing.
* Download Attendance Sheets and Menus on your own PC for a more convenient way to do
record keeping.
* Email your documents directly to the cacfp@ywcaofjamestown.com.
* Online Registration.
* Monthly newsletter full of information materials.
The YWCA CACFP Program provides ongoing training in the nutritional needs of children, food
safety, and on-site technical assistance in meeting the program's strong nutritional
requirements.  Family daycare homes receive federal financial support for providing
nutritional meals and snacks for licensed daycare homes and informal daycare homes who
care for at least one child that is eligible for DSS subsidies.
YWCA of Jamestown • 401 North Main Street, Jamestown, NY 14701
email: betho@ywcaofjamestown.com - phone: 716.488.2237 ext. 227 - fax: 716.484.1752
Kathy Wolfe
CACFP Director