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).
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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- 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)
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 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 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
- 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
- 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)