Child and Adult Care Food Program: Center-Based Component

The following are forms, fact sheets, and links to federal regulations and policy memorandums from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) that pertain to administration of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Center-Based component.

Information about Center-Based Program Component 

• 2023-2024 Claim Due Dates
• Reimbursement Rates

Administering the Program

• USDA Income Eligibility Guidelines
• Meal Pattern for Children
• Infant Menu Forms and Meal Pattern Information
  • Approved Infant Formulas 
  • Ohio Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program - Ohio Department of Health
  • Parent Preference Letter
• Food Buying Guide For Child Nutrition Programs
• Parent Guardian Request for Fluid Milk Substitution Form 
• Special Diet Form
• Appeal Procedures
• Income Eligibility Application Translations 

Civil Rights

• And Justice for All Nondiscrimination Posters
• Building for the Future
• Civil Rights Training
• USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

Claims Reimbursement and Reporting System (CRRS)

System used by schools and community agencies enrolled in USDA Child Nutrition Programs through ODE to submit required data and apply for meal reimbursements.

• Claims Reimbursement and Reporting System (CRRS) site
  • Certificate of Authority for CRRS access
  • CRRS Sponsor User Manual for CACFP
  • Training Registration Instructions

Procurement

Procurement templates are available to child nutrition program sponsors in the Claims Reimbursement and Reporting System (CRRS). Go to Applications, then Download Forms to access templates.
Pre-approved Equipment List

Guidance, Handbooks, Regulations, and Policy Memorandums

For the most recent guidance and resources, handbooks, policy memos, and regulation updates on the CACFP Center-Based component, visit the USDA Food and Nutrition Service websites linked above.

• Policy Memorandums:
  • Adding a New Site to Application
  • Auditor Requirements for Sponsors requiring Single Audits
  • Distribution of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Information
  • Enrollment Form for Child Care Centers or Head Start Centers
  • Nonprofit and For-profit Single Audit Policy
  • One-time Exception Policy for Claim Submissions
  • Serious Deficiency, Termination, National Disqualified List (NDL) and Removal From the NDL
  • Financial Viability Policy

• Resources
  • Recipes for Healthy Kids Cookbook
  • Team Nutrition MyPlate eBooks

Training

• Training Documentation Form
• CACFP Online Training Instructions

---

Last Modified: 8/21/2023 4:24:47 PM

---