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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: Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE webpage)
• Acronyms and Abbreviations for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Adult Day Care Centers (USDA)
• Adult Day Care Handbook (USDA)
• Agreements for the CACFP: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CNP System)
• Allergies: Food Allergies ("Guidance for Special Diets" section of CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Alternate Protein Products (APPs) ("Meats and Meat Alternates" section of CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)  
• 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 and Instructions (CSDE)

B

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

C

• CACFP Handbooks (USDA)
• Calendar: CSDE Events Calendar
• Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance ("Guidance for Special Diets" section of CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (USDA)
• Child Nutrition (CN) Labels (CSDE's Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Child Nutrition Sharing Site (ICN)
• Choking Prevention (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Claims
  • Claims for the CACFP: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CNP System)
  • Claim Submission Schedule for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• CNP System: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs
• Contact Information for CACFP Staff (CSDE webpage)
• Contract with Food Service Management Company: Food Service Management Company (CSDE webpage)
• Crediting Foods: Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE webpage)
  • Commercial Processed Products (CSDE's Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Programswebpage)
  • Foods made from scratch (CSDE's Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Handbook for the CACFP (USDA)
  • Crediting Summary Charts for the CACFP Adult Meal Patterns (CSDE) 

D

• Diabetes ("Guidance for Special Diets" section of CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers)
• Dietary Guidance
  • "Dietary Guidance" in CSDE's Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information
  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA)
• Disaster Preparedness and Response
  • "Disaster Preparedness and Response" in CSDE's Resource List for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs
  • USDA Memo SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014, and SFSP 18-2014: Disaster Response
• Disclosure Requirements: 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: USDA Memo CACFP 05-2017: Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• Financial Management 
  • Financial Management Instruction for the CACFP (FNS 796-2 Revision 4)
  • Financial Management Resources: CSDE's Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs
  • Financial Review Requirements in the CACFP (USDA webinar)
• 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 webpage)
• Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods) (CSDE webpage)
• Food Labels
  • Food Labels and Nutrition (FDA)
  • "Food labels" in CSDE's Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information
• Food Production: CSDE's 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 webpage)
    • Resource List for Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Food Service Management Company (CSDE webpage)
  • Forms for CACFP Adult Centers ("Forms" section of CSDE's CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage))
  • Fruits Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)

G

• Geographic Preference: Procurement
• Gluten Intolerance (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Grains Component
• Grains Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Grain Ounce Equivalents for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Guide to Meeting the Whole Grain-rich Requirement for the CACFP (CSDE)
• USDA Memo CACFP 09-2018: Grain Requirements in the CACFP: Q&As
• USDA Memo CACFP 16-2017: Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP: Q&As
• Grant Payments/Procedures: Search and review grant payments such as Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Guides: Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)

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 Requirement

I

• Inborn Errors of Metabolism "Guidance for Special Diets" section of CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers)
• Income Guidelines for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)

J

• Juice: Crediting Juice in the CACFP (CSDE)

L

• Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage) 
• Legumes: Refer to Beans, Peas, and Lentils ("Meats and Meat Alternates" section of CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage) 
• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (USDA webpage)
• Lunch: Meal Patterns

M

• Management Improvement (USDA webpage)
• Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Meal Modifications: Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers
• Meal Patterns
  • Guide to Meeting the Meal Pattern Requirements for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers
  • Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Care Centers (CSDE webpage)
  • Meal Pattern Updates (Required by USDA final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
• Meats and Meat Alternates Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Medical Statements (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• 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 webpage)
  • 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 (Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Milk Substitutes (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)  
• 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 webpage)

N

• Newsletters for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
• Noncreditable Foods for Adult Day Care Centers in the CACFP (CSDE)
• Nondiscrimination Statements: USDA and CSDE (CSDE webpage)
• Nutrient Analysis
  • FoodData Central: Nutrient Database (USDA)
  • "Nutrient Analysis" in CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
• Nutrition Education and Information
  • Nutrition Education (CSDE webpage)
  • Nutrition Information: Resource List for Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Information
  • Resource List for Nutrition Education (CSDE)
  • Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Nutrition Standards for the CACFP
  • Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks (USDA webpage)
  • 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
• Nuts and Seeds ("Meat and Meat Alternates" section of CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)  

O

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

P

• Payments for Child Nutrition Programs: Grant Payments/Procedures (CSDE webpage)
• Policies for Special Diets (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Centers webpage)
• Policy Memos for the CACFP (USDA's FNS Documents & Resources webpage)
• Portion Control (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Procurement
  • Geographic Preference (Local Foods) (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • USDA Memo SP 03-2016, CACFP 03-2016, and SFSP 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 CACFP 15-2015: Allowable Costs Related to Physical Activity and Limiting the Use of Electronic Media in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 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 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage)
• Production Records for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)

R

• Recipes
  • Crediting Foods Made from Scratch (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
  • Recipes for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Standardized Recipe Form for the CACFP (CSDE)
  • Standardized Recipes (CSDE's Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Records Retention Requirements for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs
  • Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • CACFP Regulations: 7 CFR 226 (USDA)
• Reimbursement Rates for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Resource Lists
  • Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Resources for the CACFP Meal Patterns (CSDE)

S

• Sample CACFP Menus ("Menu Planning" section of CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP
  • Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP (CSDE's Laws/Regulations webpage)
  • Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP (USDA webpage)
• Snack
  • Serving Snacks in the CACFP (USDA)
  • Snack Meal Pattern: Meal Patterns
• Special Diets
  • Policies for Meal Modifications (CSDE's Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Centers webpage)
  • Resource List for Special Diets in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Special Diets in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers (CSDE webpage)
• Standard Operating Procedures (Institute of Child Nutrition)
• Standardized Recipes (CSDE's Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Sugar Limits for Breakfast Cereals and Yogurt ("Menu Planning" section of CSDE's Meal Patterns for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)

T

• Team Nutrition (USDA webpage)
• Temperatures for Food Safety (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Thermometers (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Tofu and Tofu Products ("Meat and Meat Alternates" section of CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)  
• Training for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)

U

• USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
• USDA Foods: Food Distribution Program (CSDE webpage)
• USDA Policy Memoranda: Policy Memos for the CACFP (USDA's FNS Documents & Resources webpage)
• USDA Regulations for the CACFP: 7 CFR 226

V

• Vegetables Component (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)
• Vegetarian Meals: CSDE's Resource List for Special Diets in Child Nutrition Programs
• Vending Machines: USDA Memo SP 28-2016, CACFP 09-2016, and SFSP 11-2016: FDA Requirements for Vending Machines
• Vendors: Food Service Management Company (CSDE webpage)

W

• Waivers: CSDE Waiver Requests to USDA (CSDE Current School Year Operational Updates for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Webinars: Training for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Weights and Measures ("Portion Control" section of CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Whole Grain-rich Requirement for the CACFP (CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)

Y

• Yield Study Data Form for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Yogurt and Soy Yogurt ("Meats and Meat Alternates" section of CSDE's Crediting Foods in CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage)