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This memorandum concerns an option we are providing to state agencies to comply with the third requirement, relating to whether the normal hours of care and meals received while in care are included on the annual enrollment form.

Designed as an adjunct to the The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010-mandated study on nutrition and wellness quality in child care settings, this project will examine the dietary intakes of a nationally representative sample of children in child care centers, including Head Start sites.

USDA is committed to providing nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. On January 22, in support of President Biden’s call to action on hunger, USDA announced that it is increasing the Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefit by approximately 15 percent, providing more money for low-income families and millions of children missing meals due to school and child care closures.

The purpose of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, as set forth by the National School Lunch Act, is to provide meal assistance in nonresidential child care situations.

On June 30, FNS published memorandum CACFP 17-2017, Documenting Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which provides guidance on how meals served in the Child and Adult Care Food Program must be documented to demonstrate compliance with the meal pattern requirements.

This memorandum explains the water requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and supersedes CACFP 20-2011, Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Water Availability in the Child and Adult Care Food program.

The 40 recipes in this Team Nutrition collection will add the flavors from different cultures and region to your child care menus.

This memorandum is intended to clarify that, consistent with the National School Lunch Act and CACFP regulations, there are a variety of ways for Native American child care facilities to meet the licensing and approval requirements for participation in CACFP.

The Crediting Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food Program reflects the updated CACFP meal pattern requirements.

The attached report describes the process the work group took to develop and prioritize the recommendations.