Overview

CACFP | At-risk Afterschool Care | Child Care Centers
Emergency Shelters | Family Day Care Homes

The links below provide information on federal and state requirements and guidance for child care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, emergency shelters and family day care homes participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

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A

• Accommodating Special Diets (see Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs)
• Acronyms and Abbreviations for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Action Guide for Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (CSDE)
• Agreements for the CACFP (see CNP System)
• Allergies (see Food Allergies)
• And Justice for All Civil Rights Poster (USDA Form AD-475A)
  Contact CSDE CACFP Staff to obtain copies of this poster.
• Area Eligible Schools for At-risk Afterschool Programs (CSDE)
• At-risk Afterschool Care Centers (CSDE)
• Authorized Signature Change Form (CSDE)
  • Authorized Signature Change Form Instructions (CSDE)

B

• Best Practices
  • CACFP Best Practices (English) (USDA)
  • CACFP Best Practices (Spanish) (USDA)
  • USDA Memo CACFP 15-2016: Optional Best Practices to Further Improve Nutrition in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern
• Breakfast (see Meal Patterns)
• Building for the Future Poster (USDA)

C

• CACFP Handbooks (USDA)
• CACFP Promotional Flier (USDA)
• Calendar: CSDE Calendar of Training and Meetings
• Celebrations and Parties
  • Healthy Celebrations (CSDE)
  • More resources for celebrations (see Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care)
• Celiac Disease (see CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs)
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (USDA)
• Child Care Centers (CSDE)
• Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition (CN) Labels 
  • Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling (USDA)
  • Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE)
  • Using Child Nutrition (CN) Labels in the CACFP (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition Sharing Site (ICN)
• Choking Prevention (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Claims
  • Claims for the CACFP (see CNP System)
  • Claim Submission Schedule for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• CNP System: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Comparison of Meal Pattern Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
• Connecticut Child Care Nutrition Standards (CCCNS) (see Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies)
• Contact Information for CACFP Staff (CSDE)
• Contract with Food Service Management Company (see Food Service Management Company)
• Coronavirus (see Operation of Child Nutrition Programs During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreaks)
• Crediting Foods 
  • Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Foods Prepared on Site (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)
  • Crediting Handbook for the CACFP (USDA)

D

• Diabetes (see CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs)
• Dietary Guidance (see Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information)
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA)
• Disaster Response (USDA Memo SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014 and SFSP 18-2014: Disaster Response)
• Disclosure Requirements (USDA Memo SP 16-2016, CACFP 06-2016 and SFSP 10-2016 : Disclosure Requirements for the Child Nutrition Programs)
• Donating Foods (USDA Memo SP 11-2012, CACFP 05-2012 and SFSP 07-2012: Guidance on the Food Donation Program in Child Nutrition Programs)

E

• Emergency Shelters (CSDE)

F

• Family Day Care Homes (CSDE)
• Family Day Care Homes Monitor Handbook (USDA)
• Family-style Meals (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Farm to School (CSDE)
• Feeding Infants in CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)
• Final Rules (USDA) (CSDE's Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Financial Management 
  • Financial Management Instruction for the CACFP (FNS 796-2 Revision 4)
  • Financial Management Resources (see Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs)
• Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Instructions (USDA)
• Food Allergies (see CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
• Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
• Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods)
• Food Labels (CSDE's Nutrition Education webpage)
• Food Recalls (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Food Safety
  • Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Resource List for Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs
• Food Service Management Company (CSDE)
• Forms
  • Forms for CACFP Centers (CSDE)
  • Forms for CACFP Homes (CSDE)
• Fruits Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Fundraisers: Healthy Fundraising (CSDE)

G

• Gardens (see School Gardens)
• Geographic Preference (see Procurement)
• Gluten Intolerance (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs)
• Grains Component
  • Grains Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • USDA Memo CACFP 02-2017: Grain Requirements in the CACFP: Q&As
  • USDA Memo CACFP 16-2017: Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP: Q&As
  • Grain Ounce Equivalents for the CACFP: Effective October 1, 2021 (CSDE)
  • Grain Servings for the CACFP: Through September 30, 2021 (CSDE)
  • Whole Grain-rich Criteria for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Guides (see Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs)

H

• Handwashing (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Health and Achievement (see Resource List for Health and Achievement)
• Health Inspections (see USDA Memo CACFP 05-2015 and SFSP 07-2015: Health and Safety Inspection Requirement)
• Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA)
• HUSKY Health for Connecticut Children & Adults (Connecticut Department of Social Services)

I

• Income Guidelines for Child Nutrition Programs
• Infants (see Feeding Infants in CACFP Child Care Programs)

J

• Juice (see Crediting Juice in the CACFP)

L

• Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Legumes
  • Crediting Legumes in the CACFP (CSDE)
  • See "Legumes (Beans/Peas)" in the CSDE'S Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs)
• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (CSDE's Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Lunch (see Meal Patterns)

M

• Management Improvement (USDA)
• Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Meal Modifications (see Special Diets)
• Meal Patterns
  • CACFP Meal Patterns for Children (CSDE)
  • CACFP Meal Patterns for Infants (CSDE)
  • CSDE Guide: Meal Pattern Requirements for CACFP Child Care Programs
  • Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)
• Meal Schedules (see Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care)
• Meal Service in CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Meat/Meat Alternates Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Medical Statements (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Menu Forms for CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Menu Planning for CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Milk Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Milk Substitutes
  • Allowable Milk Substitutes in the CACFP (CSDE)
  • USDA Memo CACFP 17-2016: Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Substitutions in the CACFP
• Monitoring
  • Five-day Reconciliation (USDA Memo CACFP 10-2018: Conducting Five-day Reconciliation in the CACFP)
  • Monitoring Review Form for CACFP Centers (CSDE)
• MyPlate (USDA)

N

• Noncreditable Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)
• Nondiscrimination Statements (CSDE and USDA)
• Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (CSDE)
• Nutrient Analysis  
  • FoodData Central: Nutrient Database (USDA)
  • See "Nutrient Analysis" in the CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
• Nutrition Education and Information
  • Nutrition Education (CSDE)
  • Nutrition Information (see Resource List for Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Information)
  • Resource List for Nutrition Education (CSDE)
  • Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks
  • Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks (USDA)
  • USDA Final Rule (81 FR 24347): CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
  • USDA Final Rule Correction (81 FR 75671): CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the HHFKA of 201
  • USDA Memo CACFP 08-2017: Questions and Answers on the Updated Meal Pattern Requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

O

• Offer versus Serve (OVS) for At-risk Afterschool Centers: (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Online Agreements and Claiming (see CNP System)
• Operational Memoranda for the CACFP (CSDE)

P

• Physical Activity and Physical Education (see Resource List for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools and Child Care)
• Planning Healthy Meals in CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)
• Policies for Nutrition and Physical Activity (see Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies)
• Policies for Special Diets (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Policy Memos for the CACFP (USDA)
• Portion Control (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Procurement
  • Geographic Preference (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • USDA Memo CACFP 03-2016: Procurement Standards and Resource Management Requirements related to Franchise Agreements
  • USDA Memo CACFP 09-2008 and SFSP 08-2008: Simplified Acquisition Threshold
  • USDA Memo CACFP 15-2015: Allowable Costs Related to Physical Activity and Limiting the Use of Electronic Media in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • USDA Memo SP 02-2010, CACFP 02-2010 and SFSP 02-2010: Procurement Questions
  • USDA Memo SP 02-2016, CACFP 02-2016 and SFSP 02-2016: Questions and Answers on the Transition to and Implementation of 2 CFR Part 200
  • USDA Memo SP 12-2016, CACFP 05-2016 and SFSP 09-2016:Guidance on Competitive Procurement Standards for Program Operators
  • USDA Memo July 27, 2005: Procurement Questions – Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• Product Formulation Statements
  • Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Using Product Formulation Statements in the CACFP (CSDE)
• Production Records (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)

Q

• Qualifications for food service staff (see Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs)
• Qualified Food Operator (QFO) (CSDE's Food Safety Child Nutrition Programs webpage)

R

• Recipes
  • Crediting Foods Prepared On Site (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Recipes (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Standardized Recipe Form for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs
  • Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs
  • Regulations for the CACFP (7 CFR 226) (USDA)
• Reimbursement Rates for Child Nutrition Programs
• Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)

S

• Sample Menus (see Menu Planning)
• Sample Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (see Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies)
• School Gardens (CSDE's Farm to School webpage)
• Self-assessment Tools for Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (see Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies)
• Snack (see Meal Patterns)
• Special Diets
  • Policies for Special Diets (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Resource List for Special Diets in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)
• Standard Operating Procedures (ICN)
• Standardized Recipes (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Sugar Limits for the CACFP (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)

T

• Team Nutrition (USDA)
• Temperatures for food safety (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Thermometers (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Training for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)

U

• USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
• USDA Foods (see Food Distribution Program)
• USDA Policy Memoranda (see Policy Memos for the CACFP)
• USDA CACFP Regulations (see Regulations for the CACFP (7 CFR 226)

V

• Vegetables
  • Vegetable and Fruit Requirements (USDA Memo CACFP 09-2017: Vegetable and Fruit Requirements in the CACFP
  • Vegetables Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Vegetable Subgroups in the CACFP (CSDE)
• Vegetarian Meals (see Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs)
• Vending Machines (see USDA Memo SP 28-2016, CACFP 09-2016 and SFSP 11-2016: FDA Requirements for Vending Machines)
• Vendors (see Food Service Management Company)

W

• Water Availability (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Webinars (see Training)
• Weights and Measures(CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Wellness policies (see Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies) 
• Whole grains
• Whole Grain-rich Criteria for the CACFP (CSDE)

Y

• Yield Study Data Form (CSDE)