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The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), is a federal program that supports healthy meals and snacks provided to children and adults receiving day care. CACFP offers reimbursement for meals and snacks served in adult and child care centers and outside-school-hours centers. The participating centers serve meals that meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture nutritional standards. Meal patterns describe types of food and minimum quantities for children of various ages. Records of meal counts, food production records, food service costs and other information are required.

Many different facilities may operate CACFP, sharing the common goal of bringing nutritious meals and snacks to participants. Participation in the program allows the facility to promote positive food attitudes and eating behaviors for children. An understanding of the role of nutrition in children.s physical, mental and social health is emphasized.

A sponsor is defined as the organization that assumes responsibility for the CACFP. A center can participate in the program if it is licensed or approved for child care and is one of the following:

1. Public Institution
2. Private nonprofit organization (documentation of tax exempt status is required)
   
3. For-profit center that receives child care subsidies funded by Title XX of the Social Security Act for at least 25% of its en-rolled participants or at least 25% of its license capacity or (25% of free and re-duce).
   
4. Child care programs that participate in the Special Milk program are not eligible for CACFP participation.
   

Resources

The West Virginia Department of Education's Office of Child Nutrition launched Leap of Taste - WV Child Care Nutrition Standards to empower parents and child care providers to play an important part in providing nutritious food and teaching children how to make healthy food choices. The standards ensure that child care centers comply with nutritious food guidelines for beverages, milk, fruits & vegetables, meats and meat alternates, and grains and breads. By sharing information with families, together we can create a culture that embraces what's best for our children.

Click a link to download the Leap of Taste parent and caregiver resources that will explain the guidelines and help make a healthy eating environment fun and easy.

Provider Nutrition Guideline Changes (pdf)
Leap of Taste - About the Nutrition Standards (pdf)
Portion Guidelines - Beverages (pdf)
Portion Guidelines - Fruits & Vegetables (pdf)
Portion Guidelines - Grains & Breads (pdf)
Portion Guidelines - Meat & Meat Alternates (pdf)


Training in the administration of CACFP is provided by the West Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Nutrition. Ongoing technical assistance and support are available to sponsors of the program.

For more information about the CACFP in West Virginia call or write:

West Virginia Department of Education
Office of Child Nutrition
Building 6, Room 248
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Phone: 304-558-3396
or email Tracy Sayre