onlinecacfp_orientation

The Day Nursery Child and Adult Care Food Program: 

The Day Nursery Child and Adult Care Food Program Online Orientation

Online Orientation: 

Online Orientation Nutrition and Portion Sizes Infant Feeding and Regulations Menus and Regulations Civil Rights Policies Monitor Visits Sanitation

But first a word from our staff: 

But first a word from our staff Mindy Bennett Director of Programs 317-636-5727 ext 224

But first a word from our staff: 

But first a word from our staff Molly Manley CACFP Coordinator 317-636-5727 ext. 228

But first a word from our staff: 

But first a word from our staff Larry Gist Database Manager 317-636-5727 ext. 249

But first a word from our staff: 

But first a word from our staff Emily Barrow Media Relations Specialist 317-636-5727 ext. 238

Bur first a word from our staff: 

Bur first a word from our staff Amy Torres Bilingual Specialist 317-636-5727 ext. 237

Portion Size and Nutrition: 

Portion Size and Nutrition Non-infant Children (ages 1 yr – 2 yrs) Breakfast ½ Cup milk ¼ Cup fruit or vegetable Grain or Bread (¼ Cup or ¹/ 3 ounce) Snack (two of these four components) ½ Cup milk ½ cup fruit or vegetable ½ ounce Meat or alternate ½ slice bread or ¹/ 3 ounce other whole grain Lunch/Dinner ½ Cup Milk 1 ounce meat/alternate (see meal pattern sheet for alternate amounts) ¼ Cup fruit ¼ Cup vegetable) ½ slice bread or ¹/ 3 ounce other whole grain

Portion Size and nutrition: 

Portion Size and nutrition Non-infant Children (ages 3 yr – 5 yrs) Breakfast ¾ Cup milk ½ Cup fruit or vegetable Grain or Bread (¹/ 3 Cup or ½ ounce) Snack (two of these four components) ½ Cup milk ½ cup fruit or vegetable ½ ounce Meat or alternate ½ slice bread or ¹/ 3 ounce other whole grain Lunch/Dinner ¾ Cup Milk 1½ ounce meat/alternate (see meal pattern sheet for alternate amounts) ½ Cup fruit ½ Cup vegetable) ½ slice bread or ¹/ 3 ounce other whole grain

Portion size and nutrition: 

Portion size and nutrition Non-infant Children (ages 6 yrs – 12 yrs) Breakfast 1 Cup milk ½ Cup fruit or vegetable Grain or Bread (¾ Cup or 1 ounce) Snack (two of these four components) ½1 Cup milk ¾ cup fruit or vegetable 1 ounce Meat or alternate 1 slice bread or 1 ounce other whole grain Lunch/Dinner 1 Cup Milk 2 ounces meat/alternate (see meal pattern sheet for alternate amounts) ¾ Cup fruit ¾ Cup vegetable) 1 slice bread or 1 ounce other whole grain

Portion Size and nutrition: 

Portion Size and nutrition Children over the age of two may only be served skim or 1% milk. All juice must be 100% fruit juice. Cookies or sugary snacks may only be served twice per week. Additional sugary snacks will cause the snack to be disallowed. The same snack cannot be served to the same child more than once per day. Remember that the cost of serving children bananas three times a week is cheaper than serving them a bag of Chips Ahoy © Cookies.

Infant Feeding and Regulations: 

Infant Feeding and Regulations Infants (0 – 3 months) Iron Fortified Formula (IFF) or breast milk for all meals. Four to six ounces You will be reimbursed for serving meals to infants birth to three months. Infants (4 – 7 months) Breakfast 4 – 8 ounces IFF or breast milk 1 – 3 Tbsp of infant cereal Snack 4 – 8 ounces IFF or breast milk Lunch Dinner 4 – 8 ounces IFF or breast milk AND 1 – 3 Tbsp of infant cereal AND 1 – 3 Tbsp of fruit and/or vegetable You will only be reimbursed for infants over the age of 3 months if the parent does NOT supply either IFF/breast milk or food.

Infant Feeding and Regulations: 

Infant Feeding and Regulations Infants (8 – 11 months) Breakfast 6 – 8 oz. IFF or breast milk AND 2 – 4 T. Infant cereal AND 1 – 4 T. fruit and/or vegetable Snack 2 – 4 oz. IFF or breast milk OR 2 – 4 oz. 100% undiluted fruit juice AND 1 – 2 slices of bread or equiv. OR 1 – 2 crackers Lunch/Dinner 6 – 8 oz. IFF or breast milk 2 – 4 Tbsp infant cereal AND/OR 1 – 4 oz meat or meat alternative AND 1 – 4 Tbsp fruit and/or vegetable

Infant Feeding and Regulations: 

Infant Feeding and Regulations Infant formula and Cereal must be Iron Fortified Breast milk or formula, or portions of both may be served; however, it is recommended that breast milk be served in place of formula from birth through 11 months. For some breast fed infants who regularly consume less than the minimum amount of breast milk per feeding, a serving of less than the minimum amount of breast milk may be offered, with additional breast milk offered if the infant is still hungry. A serving of fruit/vegetable is required only when the infant is developmentally ready to accept it. Fruit juice shall be full-strength A serving of bread/crackers must be made from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour

Infant Feeding and Regulations: 

Infant Feeding and Regulations Remember that infants are fed on demand. So they may be fed before or after posted meal times. Infants are only to be served food, cereal, or solid foods when the developmentally ready. If a child has aged into the next age category but is not yet developmentally ready for a required food item, you must still offer it . Then record it as served in Minute Menu. Infant cereal must be spoon fed, not mixed with formula or breast milk.

Civil Rights: 

Civil Rights All publications and handouts mentioning the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program must contain the following FULL non-discrimination statement: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Civil Rights: 

Civil Rights Material that is one page or less (front and back sided is considered one page) and is too small to include the full non-discrimination statement may use the following abbreviated statement: “The USDA and the State of Indiana are equal opportunity providers and employers.” You must include all children of all ages, races, nationalities, genders, religions, and creeds in the food program. Not including infants could be considered a form of age discrimination and result in removal from the program.

Civil Rights: 

Civil Rights You must display the following posters in your child care business in a prominent location “And Justice for All” Building for the Future Construyendo Para El Futuro

Policies: 

Policies Documentation of Meal records Federal Regulations at §226.18(b)(16)(e) state: “Each day care home shall maintain daily records of the number of children in attendance and the number of meals, by type, served to enrolled children.” Day Nursery, The State Agency, and the USDA has interpreted this to mean that family child care home providers, with 12 or fewer enrolled participants , must have the meal participation records completed by the end of each day. If, during a sponsor, state, or USDA review, meal records for the previous days are not complete, ALL meals will be disallowed. Meals can be records on the Daily Meal Worksheet then entered into Minute Menu before the beginning of the next business week. (Before start of business on Monday.) In addition, the State Agency or the sponsoring organization my require a child care home that has been found to be seriously deficient due to problems with their meal counts and claims to maintain point of service meal count documentation.

Policies: 

Policies Meal Service Times Breakfast shall be finished by 9:00 A.M. Lunch shall be served in a two-hour time frame between 10:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. Supper shall start no earlier than 4:00 P.M. There shall be a maximum three-hour time frame for serving breakfast. There shall be a maximum two-hour time frame for serving lunch and supper. There shall be a minimum of 1½ hours between the start times of meals (breakfast, lunch, and supper) and snacks throughout the day. Meals served outside of these guidelines are not eligible for CACFP reimbursement.

Policies: 

Policies Record Keeping You are required to keep a copy of all records regarding your CACFP participation for the current year, and three preceding years. Copies of all enrollment forms Copies of contracts Copies of any scannable Minute Menu forms Copies of posted menus (if you use Minute Menu your electronic versions apply) Copies of meal attendance records (also in Minute Menu)

Policies: 

Policies Milk service policy All children under the age of 2 years may be served whole or 2% milk. All children age 2 and older may only be served 1% or skim milk. Soy milk, almond milk, or rice milk may only be served with a valid doctor’s note. Changes to meal schedule Contact Day Nursery with any changes to your meal schedule. Meals service times can be changed at any time, as long as they are in accordance with State mandated limits. All change requests must be in writing or via email.

Policies: 

Policies Sign In/Out Sheets If you have more than your licensed capacity enrolled you MUST use sign in/out sheets. This will show that you are never over you licensed capacity for any meal. For instance if you are a Class I home, your licensed capacity is 12 ONLY . If you have 13 children ENROLLED you must keep DAILY in/out sheets. (Your plus 3 exemption does not apply to licensed capacity.) Sign in/out sheets must be signed by parent/guardian dropping off and picking up the child. Sheets must be retained as records for current year, plus three years.

Policies: 

Policies All policies are subject to change at anytime. We do our best to notify you of changes when they occur or are going into effect. Please check your Minute Menu messages, or email daily.

Monitor Visits: 

Monitor Visits What the Monitor will ask to see during the visit: Child Care License (displayed) Justice for All (displayed) Building the Future (displayed) All forms from claim packet with menu/attendance filled in at point of service. Sign in/out sheets as required Thermometers in refrigerator and freezer Copies of all completed enrollment forms. Menu for the current week posted. 3 year’s worth of your records plus the current year. Necessary medical information on enrolled children. Health and safety standards being met 5 day reconciliation of meals served.

Monitor Visits: 

Monitor Visits If you are going to be closed or away from your child care business at ANY time during a scheduled meal time you must notify the Day Nursery food program monitor at least 24 hours in advance. Failure to do so will result in the disallowance of meals for that day. Meals may not be claimed that are served away from the licensed location. Therefore meals that are served during a field trip or at a restaurant cannot be reimbursed. A copy of your review form will be left for your records and must be kept for the current year, plus three additional years.

Sanitation: 

Sanitation You must clean and sanitize tables before and after each meal. Follow these four steps: Clean tables with warm soapy water Rinse with clean warm water Dry with paper towel Spray with bleach solution and let dry for up to 1 minute Click this link for a Sanitizing Solutions form.

Sanitation: 

Sanitation Hand washing is to be done before and after each meal. Wet hands under warm water Apply soap Wash hands together for 20 seconds Rinse Dry with paper towel Turn off water with paper towel

Welcome to the food Program!: 

Welcome to the food Program! We are here to make sure you succeed! Please call us if you have any questions. 317-636-5727 ext. 249 Once you complete the Minute Menu training, and we have all of your paperwork in the office, you may begin claiming! GOOD LUCK!

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Certificate of Completion Has successfully completed the CACFP Orientation presentation. Molly Manley – CACFP Coordinator Molly Manley Larry Gist – CACFP Data Manager Larry Gist