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CACFP | Adult Day Care Centers | Forms | Operational Memos | Resources

The links below provide information on federal and state requirements and guidance for adult day care centers participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

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A

• Accommodating Special Diets (see Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers)
• Acronyms and Abbreviations for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Adult Day Care Centers (USDA)
• Adult Day Care Handbook (USDA)
• Agreements for the CACFP (see CNP System)
• Allergies (see Food Allergies)
• And Justice for All Civil Rights Poster (USDA Form AD-475A)
  Contact CSDE CACFP Staff to obtain copies of this poster
• Authorized Signature Change Form (CSDE)
  • Authorized Signature Change Form Instructions (CSDE)

B

• Best Practices
  • CACFP Best Practices (English) (USDA)
  • CACFP Best Practices (Spanish) (USDA)
  • USDA Memo CACFP 15-2016: Optional Best Practices to Further Improve Nutrition in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern
• Breakfast (see Meal Patterns)
• Building for the Future Poster (USDA)

C

• CACFP Handbooks (USDA)
• CACFP Promotional Flier (USDA)
• Calendar: CSDE Calendar of Training and Meetings
• Celiac Disease (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (USDA)
• Child Nutrition (CN) Labels
  • Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling (USDA)
  • Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Using Child Nutrition (CN) Labels in the CACFP (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition Sharing Site (ICN)
• Choking Prevention (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Claims
  • Claims for the CACFP (see CNP System)
  • Claim Submission Schedule for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• CNP System: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs
• Contact Information for CACFP Staff (CSDE)
• Contract with Food Service Management Company (see Food Service Management Company)
• Coronavirus (see Operation of Child Nutrition Programs During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreaks)
• Crediting Foods 
  • Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Foods Prepared on Site (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE)
  • Crediting Handbook for the CACFP (USDA)
• Crediting Handbook for the CACFP (USDA)

D

• Diabetes (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers)
• Dietary Guidance (see Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information)
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA)
• Disaster Response (USDA Memo SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014 and SFSP 18-2014: Disaster Response)
• Disclosure Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA Memo SP 16-2016, CACFP 06-2016 and SFSP 10-2016: Disclosure Requirements for the Child Nutrition Programs)
• Donating Foods (USDA Memo SP 11-2012, CACFP 05-2012 and SFSP 07-2012: Guidance on the Food Donation Program in Child Nutrition Programs)

F

• Facts About the Adult Component of the CACFP (USDA)
• Family Style Meals (see Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (USDA Memo CACFP 05-2017))
• Financial Management 
  • Financial Management Instruction for the CACFP (FNS 796-2 Revision 4)
  • Financial Management Resources (see Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs)
• Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Instructions (USDA)
• Food Allergies (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (USDA National Agricultural Library)
• Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
• Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods)
• Food Labels
  • Food Labels and Nutrition (FDA)
  • More resources for food labels (see Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information)
• Food Production (see Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs)
• Food Recalls
  • Food Recalls (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Food Safety
    • Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
    • Resource List for Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Food Service Management Company (CSDE)
  • Forms for CACFP Adult Centers (CSDE)
  • Fruits Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)

G

• Geographic Preference (see Procurement )
• Gluten Intolerance (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers)
• Grains Component
• Grains Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Grain Ounce Equivalents for the CACFP: Effective October 1, 2021 (CSDE)
• USDA Memo CACFP 02-2017: Grain Requirements in the CACFP: Q&As
• USDA Memo CACFP 16-2017: Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP: Q&As
• Whole Grain-rich Criteria for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Guides (see Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs)

H

• Handwashing (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Health Inspections (USDA Memo CACFP 05-2015 and SFSP 07-2015: Health and Safety Inspection Requirements)
• Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA)

I

• Income Guidelines for Child Nutrition Programs

J

• Juice (see Crediting Juice in the CACFP)

L

• Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Legumes
  • Crediting Legumes in the CACFP (CSDE)
  • See "Legumes (Beans/Peas)" in the CSDE'S Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (CSDE's Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Lunch (see Meal Patterns)

M

• Management Improvement (USDA)
• Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Meal Modifications (see Special Diets)
• Meal Patterns
• CACFP Meal Patterns for Adults (CSDE)
• CSDE Guide: Meal Pattern Requirements for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers
• Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Care Centers (CSDE)
• Meat/Meat Alternates Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpag
• Medical Statements (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers)
• Meal Service (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Care Centers webpage)
• Menu Planning
  • Menu Forms for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Care Centers webpage)
  • Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Planning Healthy Meals in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers
  • Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Sample Menus for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Care Centers webpage)
• Milk Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Milk Substitutes
  • Allowable Milk Substitutes for Participants without Disabilites in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE)
  • USDA Memo CACFP 17-2016: Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Substitutions in the CACFP
• Monitoring
  • Five-day Reconciliation (USDA Memo CACFP 10-2018: Conducting Five-day Reconciliation in the CACFP)
  • Monitoring Review Form for CACFP Centers (CSDE)
• MyPlate (USDA)

N

• Noncreditable Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE)
• Nondiscrimination Statements (USDA and CSDE)
• Nutrient Analysis
  • FoodData Central: Nutrient Database (USDA)
  • See "Nutrient Analysis" in the CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
• Nutrition Education and Information
  • Nutrition Education (CSDE)
  • Nutrition Information (see Resource List for Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Information)
  • Resource List for Nutrition Education (CSDE)
  • Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Nutrition Standards for the CACFP
  • Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks (USDA)
  • USDA Final Rule (81 FR 24347): CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
  • USDA Final Rule Correction (81 FR 75671): CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the HHFKA of 201
  • USDA Memo CACFP 08-2017: Questions and Answers on the Updated Meal Pattern Requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

O

• Offer Versus Serve (OVS) 
  • Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (USDA Memo CACFP 05-2017)
  • Offer Versus Serve in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE)
• Online Agreements and Claiming (see CNP System)
• Operational Memoranda for the CACFP (CSDE)

P

• Planning Healthy Meals in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE)
• Policies for Special Diets  (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Centers webpage)
• Policy Memos for the CACFP (USDA)
• Portion Control (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Procurement
  • Geographic Preference (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • USDA Memo CACFP 03-2016: Procurement Standards and Resource Management Requirements related to Franchise Agreements
  • USDA Memo CACFP 09-2008 and SFSP 08-2008: Simplified Acquisition Threshold
  • USDA Memo SP 02-2010, CACFP 02-2010 and SFSP 02-2010: Procurement Questions
  • USDA Memo SP 02-2016, CACFP 02-2016 and SFSP 02-2016: Questions and Answers on the Transition to and Implementation of 2 CFR Part 200
  • USDA Memo SP 12-2016, CACFP 05-2016 and SFSP 09-2016:Guidance on Competitive Procurement Standards for Program Operators
  • USDA Memo July 27, 2005: Procurement Questions – Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• Product Formulation Statements
  • Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
  • Using Product Formulation Statements in the CACFP (CSDE)
• Production Records for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)

Q

• Qualified Food Operator (QFO) (CSDE's Food Safety Child Nutrition Programs webpage)

R

• Recipes
  • Crediting Foods Prepared On Site (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
  • Recipes (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Standardized Recipe Form for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs
  • Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Regulations for the CACFP (7 CFR 226) (USDA)
• Reimbursement Rates for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)

S

• Sample Menus (see Menu Planning)
• Snack (see Meal Patterns)
• Special Diets
  • Policies for Special Diets (see Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Centers)
  • Resource List for Special Diets in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE)
• Standard Operating Procedures (ICN)
• Standardized Recipes (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Sugar Limits for the CACFP (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)

T

• Team Nutrition (USDA)
• Temperatures for food safety (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Thermometers (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Training for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)

U

• USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
• USDA Foods (see Food Distribution Program)
• USDA Policy Memoranda (see Policy Memos for the CACFP)
• USDA CACFP Regulations (see Regulations for the CACFP (7 CFR 226))

V

• Vegetables 
  • Vegetable and Fruit Requirements in the CACFP: Q&As (USDA Memo CACFP 09-2017)
  • Vegetables Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
  • Vegetable Subgroups in the CACFP (CSDE)
• Vegetarian Meals (see Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs)
• Vending Machines (see USDA Memo SP 28-2016, CACFP 09-2016 and SFSP 11-2016 ):FDA Requirements for Vending Machines)
• Vendors (see Food Service Management Company)

W

• Webinars (see Training)
• Weights and Measures (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Whole grains
• Whole Grain-rich Criteria for the CACFP (CSDE)

Y

• Yield Study Data Form (CSDE)