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• Area Eligibility Expansion for Day Care Homes
  
• Updated Summary of USDA Reauthorization Memos for centers
• Block Claiming

  CACFP Sponsoring Organization (this excludes those with only one CACFP site).

  The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296, was signed into law on December 13, 2010. This Act eliminates the requirements for block claim edit checks and follow-up reviews related to detection of block claims in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

  Effective immediately, sponsoring organizations are no longer required to conduct edit checks designed to detect block claims as defined by 7 CFR 226.2 and required by 7 CFR 226.10(c)(3). Also sponsoring organizations are not required to meet the follow up review requirements associated with detection of block claims. Although this edit is no longer required, sponsoring organizations may, at their discretion, continue block claim edit checks.

  In addition, it is important to note Federal requirements for two other sponsor-level edit checks are still in effect. The following two edit checks remain in place:

  1. In accordance with 7 CFR 226.10(c)(1), sponsoring organizations are required to continue to verify the provider/facility is claiming only the approved meals types.
  2. In accordance with 7 CFR 226.10(c)(2), sponsoring organizations must continue to compare the enrollment information, days of service and total meals claimed.

  Sponsoring organizations are encouraged to review their current edit check procedures, train staff on the changes, and revise all necessary procedures. This has to be DELETED for centers- If changes are needed, please also remember to update the current management file

  If you have questions, please call 800-545-7892 or email us at cnp@isbe.net.​
  

​​UPDATED MEAL PATTERN

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s updated meal pattern requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program took effect Oct. 1, 2017. Visit the CACFP Administrative Handbook page for a wide variety of resources under the "Meal Pattern Requirements and Nutrition Information" tab. They include tip sheets on serving milk in the CACFP and choosing breakfast cereals and yogurts lower in added sugars. Here are some other helpful Nutrition Information links:

• Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs
  
• CACFP Crediting Handbook​
  
• CACFP Meal Pattern Training Tools​​
  
• Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  • PowerPoint Presentation
• ​ChooseMyPlate.gov
• Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in CACFP Q&As
  
• Feeding Infants Guide
• Food Buying Guide and Calculator
• Grain Requirements Q&As
• Infant Meal Pattern - Birth Through 11 Months​
  
• Infant Solid Food Readiness Form​
  
• Infant Solid Food Readiness Form ​Spanish​​
  
• Meal Pattern for Children - Ages 1-12, 13-18
• Non-Dairy Milk Substitutes in the CACFP
• Non-Dairy Milk Substitutes in the CACFP Presentation Slides​
• Nutrition & Wellness Tips for Young Children
• Office of Early Childhood Development
• Recipes for Healthy Kids
  • Child Care Centers
  • Family Day Care Homes
• Updated Meal Pattern Requirements Q&As
  
• USDA/FNS Nutrition Education​
• Vegetable and Fruit Requirements Q&As​
  

• CACFP Annual Sponsor Training (Brighton Training Group)​
  
• Archived Trainings and Webinars
  

• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
  
• Brochure​
  
• WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines FY 25
  
• WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines FY 25 Arabic
  
• WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines FY 25 Chinese
• WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines FY 25 English
• WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines FY 25 French
• WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines FY 25 Polish
  
• WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines FY 25 Russian
  
• WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines FY 25 Spanish​
  
• CDC Parent Information
• CDC Breastfeeding
• Office on Women’s Health
• Healthy Children
• International Lactation Consultant Association
• La Leche League International USA​​​​​