CACFP Administrative Handbook

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Child and Adult Care Food Program – Procedures Notebook

If you have had your CACFP procedures notebook for several years and want to update it, you may download the following content:

Child Care Centers
Document Date Issued or Revised
Tab 1: Regulations and Notices
Federal Regulations 7 CFR 226 January 2012
Tab 2: Guidelines Manual
Introduction to the Child and Adult Care Food Program – Training Manual for child care centers August 2013
Tab 3: Administrative Review Procedures
Administrative Review Procedures for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (NS-409-G) June 2011
Tab 4: Nutrition Guidance for Child Care Centers
Nutrition Guidance for Child Care Centers October 2008
Tab 5: Meal Requirements and Production Records for children
Meal Requirements Manual

Production Records – instructions and sample production records

September 2011
Tab 6: Crediting Foods in the CACFP
Crediting Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program April 2014
Tab 7: Feeding Infants
Infant Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Infant Food Chart Infant Production Records, Feeding Infants: A Guide for Use in the Child Nutrition Programs December 2011
Tab 8: Miscellaneous
Get Connected, Compliance Review Checklist August 2014
Adult Care Centers
Document Date Issued or Revised
Tab 1: Regulations and Notices
Federal Regulations 7 CFR 226 January 2011
Tab 2: Guidelines Manual
Introduction to the Child and Adult Care Food Program – Training Manual for adult care centers August 2013
Tab 3: Administrative Review Procedures
Administrative Review Procedures for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (NS-409-G) June 2011
Tab 4: Production Records for adult participants
Production Records – instructions and sample production records September 2011
Tab 5: Crediting Foods in the CACFP
Crediting Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program April 2014
Tab 6: Miscellaneous
Get Connected, Compliance Review Checklist August 2014
Updated February 2, 2023 2:33pm