Child & Adult Care Food Program
The Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a USDA nutrition education program. The program allows Day Care Connection to reimburse licensed family day care homes for nutritious meals served. Providers are given basic meal patterns to follow (based upon ages served). Providers then choose the foods they serve the children from the CACFP guidelines.
How Does It Work:
Providers can be paid for 2 meals and 1 snack per child, per day. Nutritious food prepares children for a fun day of learning and play. We’ll teach you how simple CACFP is and provide you ongoing assistance through workshops and home visits. Your own tax dollars are coming back to support serving healthy food in your child care business. Overwhelmingly, parents prefer someone who participates in CACFP, rather than someone who doesn’t.
It’s easy! We’ll never tell you what to serve. You create your own menus using an easy meal pattern. Simply complete menu forms monthly. Then we’ll compute your reimbursement check based upon a tiering system (using parent, census figures or caregiver income guidelines) and the money is yours! You may use our EZ Direct Deposit system or have your check mailed.
Workshops and Classes
- Live Workshops: Workshops are presented monthly on a wide range of topics. They’re held at DCC or another convenient location. These workshops are announced in our newsletter, monthly publications and online. They’re a great opportunity to enjoy an evening with people who understand complex issues of family day care. Invest in yourself and attend regularly! Certificates of attendance are given for licensing and food program credit hours.
- Tuesday Trainings: Day Care Connection holds group trainings most first Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 pm.
- CPR & Pediatric First Aid Classes: Certified first aid and CPR is required of licensed providers every two years. Start CPR offers one class a month on Saturdays for your convenience. This is a 6 hour class, which counts towards training hours required of licensed day care providers. Call us at (913) 529-1200 for class schedule or to sign up.
Family Child Care and being an Early Childhood Educator is important work!
Upcoming Events
PLEASE ALWAYS CALL DCC AT 913-529-1200 TO RSVP FOR ANY TRAINING!
NOV. 3RD: MENUS DUE TO DCC BY 4:30 PM
NOV. 7TH: ZOOM WITH ICN “INTRO TO HAPPY MEALTIMES” (NO TUESDAY NIGHT GROUP TRAINING AT DCC) 6:30 PM
NOV. 10TH: DCC CLOSED FOR VETERAN’S DAY
NOV. 18TH: CPR—FULL!
NOV. 22ND-24TH: DCC CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
DEC. 5TH: ZOOM WITH ICN “INTRO TO HAPPY MEALTIMES” (NO TUESDAY NIGHT GROUP TRAINING AT DCC) 6:30 PM
DEC. 13TH: HOLIDAY TRAINING (INFO COMING SOON!!)
DEC. 22ND-JAN. 1ST: DCC CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK
JAN. 2ND: TUESDAY NIGHT GROUP TRAINING “CLEAN AIR CHILD CARE” (FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT TAKEN IT) 6:30 PM
JAN. 4TH: MENUS DUE TO DCC BY 4:30 PM
JAN. 8TH OR 17TH: THE DELIGHT OF EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE: PART 1 AT DCC. (WE ARE JUST PROVIDING SPACE-THIS IS NOT A DCC EVENT-WATCH FOR INFO FLYER)
Download Forms
Enrollment Form
Cover Sheet
Attendance Form
Complete Menu Template
Download Resources
Helpful Websites
- Child Care Aware of Kansas : (UPDATE YOUR OPENINGS)
https://ks.childcareaware.org/provider-support-center/
- My Plate: https://www.myplate.gov/life-stages
- Team Nutrition : https://www.fns.usda.gov/team-nutrition
- Health Department : https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/280/Child-Care-Licensing https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/301/Licensed-Group-Day-Care
Training Classes
- NUTRITION CLASSES : https://theicn.docebosaas.com/learn
- NUTRITION AND GENERAL CLASSES : https://kccto.org/shop/
- NUTRITION AND GENERAL CLASSES : https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/family-child-care-providers
- NUTRITION AND GENERAL CLASSES : https://cnw.ksde.org/
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To file complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 800-795-3272 (voice) or 202-720-6382 (TDD). This institution is an equal opportunity provider.