Child Care

Food Program

The Child Care Food Program is a service that partially or fully reimburses meals served in participating licensed family child care homes.

For Parents: When selecting a child care provider, be sure to ask if the provider participates in the Child Care Food Program. Providers who do so, provide nutritious meals or snacks at no additional expense to the parent. These homes are monitored for compliance with federal standards.

For Providers: The Child Care Food Program can provide valuable additional income to you, while at the same time enhancing the nutrition of children in your care. To learn more, call (707) 444-8293.

Click here to view updated information (2022) about meal patterns. En Español

Click here to view current (2018) milk requirements. En Español

To visit the USDA website for information about participating in the CACFP, including resources about meal patterns and milk requirements, click here.

Click here to view Changing Tides Family Services’ Policies and Procedures Regarding the Serious Deficiency Process for Providers Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Click here for a listing of Child Care Food Program training opportunities.

Click here to view the Notice regarding Uniform Complaint Procedures

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email: Program.Intake@usda.gov

Aviso de No Discriminación del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU.

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta institución tiene prohibido discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluida la identidad de género y la orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad o represalias por actividades previas de derechos civiles. La información del programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas, además del inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieran medios de comunicación alternativos para obtener información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas estadounidense) deben comunicarse con la agencia estatal o local responsable que administra el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comunicarse con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339. Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el denunciante debe completar el Formulario AD-3027, Formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, que se puede obtener en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, en cualquier oficina del USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992 o escribiendo una carta dirigida al USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la presunta acción discriminatoria del denunciante con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y la fecha de una presunta violación de los derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 o la carta completa deben enviarse al USDA por:

  1. correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.