Food Program ... Rates

USDA Rates of Reimbursement per child, per day effective July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009:

Is There Any Cost to Participate? There is no cost to join or participate in the USDA CACFP sponsored by Yours for Children, Inc.

How Much Paperwork Do I Have to Do? Five minutes a day is all it takes to fill out our easy-to-follow, carbonless menu and attendance forms.

What If I Need Help? Your local Yours for Children, Inc. Area Coordinator is ready and available to assist you. A call to our toll-free hot line guarantees you quick access to a trained specialist.

Who Is Eligible? Any licensed family child care provider or approved informal child care provider caring for at least one child in your own home.

What If I'm Not Licensed? If you are not currently licensed, we can assist you through the process. There are many other benefits to being licensed, including tax advantages, access to quality resource and referral networks, and training programs.

History of the Program

The initial legislation, the National School Lunch Act, was passed in 1946 in response to the need to provide good nutrition to school-aged children. The positive results of the school lunch program laid the groundwork for the Child Care Food Program in 1968. In 1989, the program was renamed the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The CACFP is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service. The USDA develops regulations for menu standards, sets reimbursement rates and provides guidance materials. Yours for Children, Inc. (YFCI) sponsors family child care providers so that they and the children in their care receive program benefits.

Benefits:

• Insures adequate nutrition for children, newborn through age 12, in child care homes.
• Provides nutrition education to adults, both providers and parents, who care for children.
• Educates children during their most formative years to make healthy food choices.
• Cuts down on waste in school cafeterias, because children have learned to eat "nutritious" foods.
• Makes for healthy adults, thereby, reducing medical costs.
• Provides meal reimbursement for child care providers.
  

Children, parents and family child care providers throughout Massachusetts all benefit from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

Please call YFCI @ 1-800-222-2731 or E-Mail us at yfci@yoursforchildren.com for more information.

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