Sponsor Information

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) operates under the direction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the ALSDE. The program plays a vital role in improving the quality of child and adult care by reimbursing organizations for providing healthy nutritious meals. Eligible public or private nonprofit child care centers, outside school hours care centers, Head Start and Even Start programs and other institutions, which are licensed or approved to provide day care services may participate in CACFP. Reimbursement is based on a child’s eligibility for free, reduced, or paid meals. Each facility may be approved to claim up to two reimbursable meals (breakfast, lunch or supper) and one snack or two snacks and one meal per eligible participant per day. Accurate records must be maintained for meal counting and claiming along with participant eligibility each day. Specific eligibility guidance is provided in the USDA federal regulations governing the CACFP.