Overview

CACFP  |   Program Guidance Adult Centers  |   Program Guidance Child Care  |    Resources

This webpage contains the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) operational memoranda for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). These memoranda include important information regarding the federal and state requirements for operating the CACFP in child care centers, at-risk afterschool programs, emergency shelters, family day care homes, and adult day care centers. 

CSDE and USDA memos from the current and previous program years are also listed by content area on the applicable CSDE webpages. For example, memos about income eligibility are listed on the CSDE's Income Guidelines for Child Nutrition Programs webpage and memos about the meal patterns are listed on the CSDE's Meal Patterns for the Child and Adult Care Food Program webpage. Topics can be accessed from the CSDE’s Program Guidance for CACFP Child Care Programs webpage or Program Guidance for CACFP Adult Day Care Centers webpage.

Applicable USDA memos are also listed in the “Laws/Regulations” section of each CSDE webpage. All USDA memos are available on the USDA Food and Nutrition Administration's (FNA) FNA Documents & Resources webpage.