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what is the child care food program?

The Child Care Food Program is a United States Department of Agriculture program designed to help children receive nutritious, well-balanced meals. The program is available to children under the age of 13 who are in licensed family childcare homes. Beanstalk acts as an umbrella sponsor for over 600 licensed family childcare homes throughout the region. The meals must meet the standards established by the USDA. Beanstalk staff regularly monitor homes and centers for compliance, offer technical assistance and training.

benefits of the child care food program?

 
  • Reimbursement to the family childcare provider for partial cost of meals that are served to children in their care
  • On-going assistance from professional staff
  • Reduce food purchasing cost
  • Curious about online reporting?
    (See Kidkare highlights)
  • Prompt payment (issued within 5 business days of reimbursement to Beanstalk from the State)

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who is eligible for the beanstalk food program? 
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any licensed family childcare provider is eligible to participate in the
child care food program. 


In addition to our Licensed Providers, Beanstalk is now accepting and enrolling Trust Line Providers. If you are a Trust Line or Licensed Provider and would like to participate on the Child Care Food Program, or if you have any questions about the program you can call our office at (916) 344-6259 and ask for the Food Program Department. Trust Line Providers must have their Trust Line Clearance and Self Certification Paperwork to enroll on the program. 

how can family childcare providers participate?

The following criteria must be followed in order to qualify for the program.
A provider must:

 
  • Be licensed or trustline registered
  • Be willing to serve meals that meet USDA requirements
  • Have at least, one (1) child in care
  • Keep accurate and up-to-date records
  • Submit CACFP records monthly
  • Be available during meal times for monitoring reviews and to meet with program representatives
  • Participate in annual training as well as on-going training

resources

food form download

Provider income eligibility
(+ instructions)
Program participation decline form Milk substitution form
and soy milk list
Day care home business income and expense statement Trustline health and safety form (ccp4) Unavailability form
Parent meal benefit form
includes instructions
Decline provider's food (infants) Medical statement form
  Direct deposit authorization  
     
food resouce tools and recipes

Advantages in joining a food program 4th of July fruity dessert tacos License capacity charts
Sample menus Kidkare help and accounting
features
New meal pattern chart
Acceptable/non-acceptable
cereal list
Approved commercially/frozen
prepared foods
Milk requirements
  Calculate ounce equivalents of grains  
visit cycle (nutritional handouts) and training

Feb. 2023-May 2023

Oct. 2022-Jan. 2023

June 2023-Sept. 2024

     

Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. Fax: (833) 256-1665; or (202) 690-7442; or

3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov

"This institution is an equal opportunity provider."

 
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