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Instructions​

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

FY 2026 FORMS - JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026

FY 2025 FORMS - JULY 1, 2024, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025

• ​FY 24 Enrollment Form
• FY 24 Enrollment Form Spanish
• FY 24 Household Eligibility Application
• FY 24 Household Eligibility Application Spanish​
  
• FY 24 Parent Letter
  
• FY 24 Parent Letter Spanish​
  

​​​Resources

• ​Income Eligibility Guidelines July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026​
  
• ​Income Eligibility Guidelines July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025​
  
• Electronic Direct Certification Guidance
  
• Meal Benefit Form​​
• 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
• USDA Crediting Tip Sheets

Infants Birth Through 11 Months

• ​Infant Solid Food Readiness Form
• USDA Meal Pattern
• ISBE Infant Meal Pattern​
• 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

Other Program Information

• How Do They Compare? Child Nutrition Programs’ Meal Pattern Requirements
• Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) CACFP Meal Pattern Requirements Resources
• Medical Authority Modified Meal Request Form​
• Modified Meal Request by Parent/Guardian
  
• 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​

• ​Annual Financial Report (AFR) Instructions
• 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 Milk Purchase Summary
  
• 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
  

• SFSP/CACFP Vended Meals Contracts​​​​​​​