Child Care Food Program Florida

The child and adult care food program cacfp is a federal program that provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults who are enrolled for care at participating child care centers day care homes and adult day care centers.

Child care food program florida. Since 1998 florida health s child care food program ccfp a federally funded program of the u s. 850 245 4323 or contact a local sponsor. If you wish to become an authorized user of this system please contact the florida department of health bureau of child care food programs at 850 245 4323. Find out about assistance programs offered in your area.

Acfp is a component of usda s child and adult care food program. Text size a a a adult care food program acfp. Buying groceries or diapers. If you are a child care center or licensed family child care home and would like more information about the child care food program sponsored by 4c call 407 532 4234.

Food nutrition and. Department of agriculture usda funded program provides meal reimbursements to adult day care centers. Developed by florida health s child care food program the florida department of children and families and the florida department of agriculture and consumer services this guide brings the farm to preschool with quick tips on how to teach healthy habits through outside play school gardens and locally produced foods. If you are receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits your child automatically qualifies for free school meals.

The objective of the programs is to provide reimbursement for meals and snacks served to children in child care settings. In 2018 ccfp reimbursed 158 975 610 meals to approximately 312 000 florida children each day. Department of agriculture has provided nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children who are enrolled with participating child care providers. This section identifies resources at the state and local level and the links will take you to websites outside of childcare gov.

Website find a local sponsor. Due to the threat of coronavirus covid 19 all in person child care food program training are canceled indefinitely. Florida child care information. All florida department of agriculture and consumer services offices are currently closed to the public until further notice.

The goal of this program is to support the provision of nutritious meals and or snacks served to community based adults attending adult day care centers. The child care food programs are child nutrition programs funded by the united states department of agriculture usda.