Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
CFF is a sponsor of the CACFP for family child care programs throughout Delaware. The program's purpose is to ensure that children in licensed child care receive nutritionally balanced meals. The CACFP reimburses child care providers for serving meals that follow the guidelines from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. CFF manages the reimbursement process for approximately 350 Delaware licensed family child care homes. CFF also conducts training for the participating providers, who are visited three times a year by CFF food program monitors.
Participating providers receive:
- Monthly cash reimbursement (up to three meals per day per child)
- Technical assistance in menu planning, record keeping, creditable foods
- Free nutrition information and training
- Free notary services
- Monthly feedback
- Be a licensed family child care provider
- Have at least one child enrolled
- Be willing to serve meals that meet the USDA guidelines
For more information about the Food Program, or if you are a Delaware family child care provider interested in joining the Food Program, click here to contact Janice VanSant, 302-479-1683 or Sandra Wyatt, 302-672-0507.
CFF Food Program Forms (in pdf format)
Enrollment
Enrollment-Infant
Infant Menus 0 to 3 Months
Infant Menus 4 to 7 Months
Infant Menus 8 to 11 Months
Attendance/Monthly Meal Count
Regular Menus
Child care center directors should contact David Bowman, Delaware Department of Education, at 302-735-4060.
For helpful tips, check out the Delaware Department of Education's child nutrition information.
Tthe New Castle County Food Program office is located at:
Children & Families First
809 Washington Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Our phone number is: 302-479-1683
Reimbursement checks for January and late December were mailed on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. |
