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
  • 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
    • Cheese Slices and Nut and Seed Butters
• Meal Pattern For Infants 
  • Feeding Infants
  • Infant Developmental Readiness
  • Foods for Infants in the CACFP
  • Grains for Infants
  • Make your Own Infant Food
• Special Dietary Needs and the CACFP
  • What to do when you receive a Special Needs Request
  • Determining if Meal Modifications are Required
  • Eating and Feeding Evaluation: Children with Special Dietary Needs
  • Parent/ Gaurdian Request for Non-Dairy Milk Substitute
  • Special Dietary Needs Tracking  with a Disability
  • Special Dietary Needs Tracking 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

• Appeal Procedures 
• Building for the Future 
• CACFP Handout
• Civil Rights Data Form
• Eating and Feeding Evaluation form FY 2019
• Special Dietary Needs Tracking form FY 2019
• Parent request for DPI approved milk substitute FY 2019
• Direct Deposit of Payment
• Household Size Income Application for Area Eligible Providers (Green Form) 2020
• Household Size Income Application for Parents (Yellow Form) 2020
• Household Size Income Application for Providers (Blue Form) 2020
• Infant Meals Record Keeping Requirements for Manual claimers
• Infant Menu Form 
• Infant Foods Parental Notification 
• Infant Feeding Guidelines
• Income Verification Form for Providers
• WIC approved Grains Handout
• School Area Eligibility FY 2019/20
• WIC FY 2020

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

• Handbook FY2020
• Infant Handbook
  • Infant foods on the CACFP
• Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children
• Crediting Handbook
• Food Buying Guide