News
New Rates Are Here!
New rates were published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2022.
To see the new rates, visit the Reimbursement Rates page.
Keep Kids Fed Act Signed
President Biden signed the "Keep Kids Fed Act" on Saturday, June 25, 2022.
This act gives CACFP providers/sites:
- A temporary 10 cent increase for each meal and snack from 7/1/22 to 6/30/23. In addition to new rates when published.
- Reimbursement at Tier 1 rates for all day care homes from 7/1/22 to 6/30/23.*
About Infant Formula
What to do if there's a shortage
In the United States, infant formula is required to have 29 nutrients babies need. The recipe is very strict to make sure baby gets exactly what they need: not too much or too little!
To make sure your infant formula counts on the Child and Adult Care Food Program, it must:
Recall For Infant Formula Products
Recall For Infant Formula Products
Abbott announced a voluntary recall of the company’s powder infant formula products, including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare.
Emergency Funding Sent To Sites That Qualify /Fondos de emergencia enviados a sitios que califican
Who is eligible for emergency funding? Eligible sites: Earned less reimbursement from March-June 2020 compared to March-June 2019 (or Jan-Feb 2020 average for NEW sites). AND Were active and…
Mark "School Out" On "No School" Days!
When school age kids are present (due to teacher inservices, snow days, winter breaks, etc.), make sure to mark school out! This helps make sure you get credit for any AM snacks and lunches you feed school age kids when they would normally be in school.Check Your Milk %
Kids ages 2+ must be served 1% (low fat) OR 0% (fat free/skim) milk.
One year olds must be served whole (3%) milk.