Provider Resources

Various Resources to Keep You Informed

Children develop lifelong eating habits, likes, and dislikes in the first 5 years of life. As a child care provider you will play a big role in helping children develop good eating habits that will last a lifetime. We want to help! That is why keeping you informed with recent child nutrition information and resources is important to us. Not only will you find this information useful but you can also share it with parents who have questions or concerns about their child’s eating habits.

Latest Nutrition Article and Program Pointers:

Newsletter Archive

Nutrition

• Meal Pattern For Children
  • Milk Component
  • Grain Component
    • CACFP Resource Guide — ID whole grains and determining sugar content
    • WIC approved Whole Grains
    • Bread and Grain Chart
    • WIC approved Cereals
    • Grain-Based Desserts-Perception Counts
    • CN Labels for Grain Items
  • Fruit and Vegetable Components
    • Vegetable Sub Groups
    • Fruit and Vegetable Preparation
    • Smoothies
  • Meat and Meat Alternate Component
    • Creditable Cheeses
    • Common Fillers and Binders found in Processed Meats
    • How to serve Tofu and Soy Yogurt
    • Store-Bought Combination Foods-CN Labels and PF Statements
    • Cheese Slices and Nut and Seed Butters
    • Local Meat, Poultry, and Eggs
• Drinking Water
• Meal Pattern For Infants 
  • Feeding Infants
  • Infant Feeding Guidelines
  • Infant Developmental Readiness
  • Foods for Infants in the CACFP
  • Grains for Infants
  • Make your Own Infant Food
  • Infant Requirements for Paper Claimers
    • Infant Meal Component Form for Paper Claimers
    • Meal Pattern For Infants 
    • Infant Foods Parental Notification 
• Special Dietary Needs and the CACFP
  • Determining if Meal Modifications are Required
  • Eating and Feeding Evaluation Form: Children with Special Dietary Needs
  • Parent/ Gaurdian Request for Non-Dairy Milk Substitute and Approved Soy Milk list
  • Special Dietary Needs Tracking Form with a Disability
  • Special Dietary Needs Tracking  Form without a Disability
• Food Safety and Sanitation
  • Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting in Child Care Settings
  • CACFP Food Storage Charts
• Parents…Be Your Child’s Partner in Breakfast
• Parents…Get Straight A’s With A Healthy Breakfast
• The Picky Eater – Mealtime Memo for Child Care
• Start Children Early With Whole Grains
• The Strawberry Patch – Preschool Fun with Fruits & Vegetables
• CACFP – Supporting Good Nutition & Quality Child Care
• Eating Behaviors of Toddlers
• Eating Habits of Young Children
• Fight Childhood Obesity
• Eat Right – Get Your Plate In Shape
• Whole Grain Recipes-  Grain based desserts are not creditable.

Home Visit Packets

• Active Early Attachments
• Active Early – A WI Guide For Improving Childhood Physical Activity
• Healthy Bites
• Menu Planning Guide-Grain based desserts are not creditable.
  

Forms and Parental Handouts

• Appeal Procedures 
• Building for the Future 
• CACFP Handout
• Civil Rights Data Form
• Direct Deposit of Payment
• Household Size Income Application for Area Eligible Providers (Green Form)
• Household Size Income Application for Parents (Yellow Form)
• Household Size Income Application for Providers (Blue Form)
• Income Verification Form for Providers
• School Area Tier 1 Eligibility FY 2020/2021
• WIC FY 2020
• Horizons Food Program Enrollment Form
• Meal Count Form
• 1-12 year old Menu Form
• Infant Requirements for Paper Claimers
  • Infant Meal Component Form for Paper Claimers
  • Meal Pattern For Infants 
  • Infant Foods Parental Notification 
• Infant Menu for Computer Claimers

Trainings

• CACFP on a Budget
  • 2019 Training Recipes
• 2018 Training Recipes
• Grow It, Try It, Like It–Annual CACFP Training
• Cent-sible Meals
• Civil Rights Policy and Procedure Training FY 2019
• FY 2019  REQUIRED TRAINING–Signature Page and Questionnaire
• FY 2019 REQUIRED TRAINING–Booklet
• My Kids Won’t Eat That
• Non- Discrimination Statement for Copying and Pasting FY 2019

Handbooks

• Horizons Family Daycare Handbook
• USDA Infant Handbook
  • Wisconsin Infant foods on the CACFP
• Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children
• USDA Crediting Handbook
• Food Buying Guide