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Instructions

• Annual CACFP Center HEA/Enrollment Checklist
• Enrollment and Eligibility Instructions
  

FY 2021 Forms - July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021

• ​FY 21 Enrollment Form
• FY 21 Enrollment Form Spanish
• FY 21 Household Eligibility Application
• FY 21 Household Eligibility Application Spanish​
  
• FY 21 Parent Letter
• FY 21 Parent Letter Spanish​
  

FY 2020 Forms - July 1, 2019, through june 30, 2020

• ​FY 20 Enrollment Form
• Spanish
• FY 20 Household Eligibility Application
• Spanish​
  
• FY 20 Parent Letter
• FY 20 Parent Letter Spanish​
  

​Resources

• Electronic Direct Certification Guidance
  
• Income Eligibility Guidelines July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021​
  
• Income Eligibility Guidelines July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020​
  
• Income Eligibility Guidelines July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019
• Meal Benefit Form​​
• Other Languages for Application Materials​​
  
• Statewide Program Announcement​
  
• USDA Eligibility Manual​​​​​
  

Updated Meal Pattern (Oct. 1, 2017)

Children Ages 1 to 12, 13-18

• USDA Meal Pattern
• ISBE Meal Pattern Charts for Children 1 through 18
• Allowable Milk Substitutions for Children Without Disabilities
• Menu Form (ISBE 65-11A)
• 21 Day Cycle Menu Template (ISBE 65-11B)
• ​Sample 21 Day Cycle Menu​
• CACFP 08-2017: Meal Pattern Requirements Q&As
• CACFP 09-2017: Vegetable and Fruit Requirements Q&As
• CACFP 09-2018: Grain Requirements Q&As
• Tip Sheets
  • At-Risk Afterschool Programs
  • Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars
  • Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars
  • Fruit and Vegetable Components
  • Grains Component
  • Growing a Healthier Future with the CACFP
    
  • Meat/Meat Alternate Component
  • Milk Component
  • Serving Milk in the CACFP
    

Infants Birth Through 11 Months

• USDA Meal Pattern
• ISBE Meal Pattern Charts for Infants​
• CACFP 02-2018: Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements Q&As
• Infant Formula/Food Waiver (ISBE 67-90)
  
• Infant Formula/ Food Waiver (ISBE 67-90) Spanish
• Tip Sheets
  
• ​Feeding Infants
  

Other Program Information

• How Do They Compare? Child Nutrition Programs’ Meal Pattern Requirements
• Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) CACFP Meal Pattern Requirements Resources
• Physician's Statement for Food Substitutions
• USDA Final Rule: CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
  
• USDA One-Page Summaries of the Updated Meal Standards
• Web-based Interactive Food Buying Guide

USDA Policy Memos

All U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy memos can be found online.

• CACFP 13-2018 Child Nutrition Programs’ Flexibilities for School Year 2018-19​
• CACFP 10-2018 Conducting Five-Day Reconciliation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, with Questions and Answers
  
• CACFP 09-2018 Grain Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Questions and Answers
  
• CACFP 05-2018 Providing Child Nutrition Program Benefits to Disaster Survivor Evacuees
  
• CACFP 04-2018 Market Basket Analysis When Procuring Program Goods and Modifying Contracted-For Product Lists
  
• CACFP 02-2018 Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions & Answers
• CACFP 01-2018 Grain Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers
• CACFP 18-2017 Clarifications: Funding Levels for FY 2018 Child and Adult Care Food Program Audit Fund Allocation
• CACFP 17-2017, Documenting Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• CACFP 16-2017, Grain Based Desserts in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• CACFP 14 SFSP 10-2017, Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in CACFP and SFSP
  
• CACFP 14-2016, Early Implementation of the CACFP
• CACFP 13-2017, Transition Period for the Updated CACFP Meal Patterns
• SP 36 CACFP 15 SFSP 11-2017, 2017 Edition of the Eligibility Manual for School Meals
  
  

• ​At-Risk After-School Programs
  • Spanish
• Child Care Centers
  • Spanish
• Emergency Shelter Programs
  • Spanish
• Head Start and Even Start Programs
  • Spanish
• Outside-School-Hours Programs
  • Spanish
• Pre-Kindergarten Programs
  • Spanish​

• AFR Spreadsheet
• At-Risk After-School Snack/Supper Program Daily Meal Count Form
• Cash Disbursements
• Checklist of Annual Documents
• Checklist for Profit Audit
• Checklist for Program Review
• Checklist of Monthly Documents
• CN Labeling
• PFS Fruits/ Vegetables
• PFS Grains
• PFS Meat/ Meat Alternate
• PFS Tip Sheet
• Product Formulation Statement (PFS) Guidance
• USDA/ USDC Authorized Labels and Manufacturers
• Food Donations
• For-Profit Eligibility Form
• Master List
• Master List for Emergency Shelter
• Master List for Head Start or Even Start
• Meal Participation Record - Fill in Dates
• Meal Participation Record - 31 Days
• Meal Participation Record for Emergency Shelter
• Meal Participation for Adults
• Monthly Milk Purchase Estimate
• Monthly Profit or Loss Summary
• Personnel Activity Report
• Total Meals Recap
• Training Form​

• How to Add a New Site
  
• S​ite Application
  
• At-Risk Verification Document​
  
• Preapproval Visit Form
  
• At-Risk Monitor Form
  
• Edit Checks 1 and 2
• Fact Sheet for Multi-Site Sponsoring Organizations
  
• Household Contacts System​
  
• Monitor Review Form
• Monitor Review Form Attachment A
  
• National Disqualified List (NDL)
  
• Sponsoring Organization User Manual​
  
• Accessing the NDL Presentation
  
• NDL Training Module
  

• At-Risk After-School ​Meal Programs and Emergency Shelters​
  NOTE: This video is for institutions wanting to operate an at-risk after-school program or an emergency shelter program.
• Child Care Centers, Head Start & Outside School Hours Programs
  NOTE: This video is for institutions wanting to participate as a child care center, Head Start, Early Start, or Outside School Hours program.
• Enrollment, Determining Eligibility, and Household Eligibility Applications (Effective July 1, 2016)
  NOTE: This video is NOT required for institutions that ONLY want to participate in the at-risk after-school or emergency shelter programs.
• Cycle of Reporting–Documenting Expenses
• Civil Rights Training – Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement

Form Tutorials:

• Cash Disbursements - Form Tutorial
• Monthly Milk Purchase Estimate - Form Tutorial
• Monthly Profit or Loss Summary – Form Tutorial​
  
• Personnel Activity Report – Form Tutorial

Checklists:

• Checklist of Annual Documents
• Checklist for Profit Audit
• Checklist for Program Review
• Checklist of Monthly Documents

Meal Pattern Training Resources:

• USDA Team Nutrition
  
• CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays Training Webinars    
• The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN)
  
• CACFP Meal Pattern Resources
• Infant Meal Pattern
• ​Training Presentation
• ​Instructor Training Manual
• ​Participant Training Workbook​
• Child and Adult Meal Pattern Requirements Training​: Includes the Training Introduction PowerPoint, Updates on Meal Components, and the Training Instructor's Participant's Workbook, all available for download.
  

Other Training Resources:​

• Child and Adult Care Food Program - Refresher Training
• Documenting Expenses for CACFP
  
• How to Prepare for ISBE Administrative Review 
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• Certification Regarding Debarment
• Invitation for Bid and Contract for Purchased Meals
  • Blank Breakfast Menu Form
  • Blank Lunch/Supper Menu Form
  • Blank Supplement Menu Form
• Renewal of Competitively Bid Vended Meal Contract (ISBE 67-90A)
• Small Purchase Agreement of Vended Meals under $250,000
• School Agreement
• Vendor Listing​​​