Child Care Food Program: - Hunger Free Colorado
Child Care Food Program: - Hunger Free Colorado
Child Care Food Program: - Hunger Free Colorado
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<strong>Child</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Program</strong>:<br />
Ensure all children enrolled in child care homes have<br />
access to high-quality, nutritious meals!<br />
For many children, the meals and snacks served within a child care setting are their best source<br />
of nutrition and a great opportunity for them to learn healthy eating habits. Nutritious meals aid<br />
children’s cognitive and physical development and contribute to school readiness.<br />
WHAT IS CACFP?<br />
A licensed child care<br />
provider who serves<br />
breakfast, lunch, and<br />
snack to six children<br />
has the potential to<br />
receive at minimum<br />
$25.50 daily and<br />
$6,375.00 for the year<br />
(250 days).<br />
The <strong>Child</strong> and Adult <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Program</strong> (CACFP) is a federal nutrition program that provides<br />
reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks served to children enrolled in child care programs.<br />
In <strong>Colorado</strong>, CACFP is administered by the <strong>Colorado</strong> Department of Public Health and Environment<br />
(CDPHE). Reimbursement can be claimed for two meals and a snack or two snacks and a meal per<br />
child per day.<br />
WHAT PROVIDERS ARE SAYING:<br />
“I know that being on the food program is a key indicator of quality child care. I think of myself as<br />
offering the best quality care and the food program is part of that.”<br />
“I use the food program as a marketing tool to parents. Because I’m on the food program, I follow<br />
federal nutrition standards and open my home to the food program staff. Parents love it.”<br />
“The meal reimbursement really makes a difference in the kind of food I can purchase for the<br />
kids.”<br />
“I love the nutrition activities and information I get from the food program.”<br />
For more information<br />
about CACFP or <strong>Hunger</strong> <strong>Free</strong><br />
<strong>Colorado</strong>, please contact<br />
Victoria Treski<br />
victoria@hungerfreecolorado.org<br />
(303) 228-7990<br />
“From a financial point of view... the food program is always a great idea.”<br />
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?<br />
All licensed childcare providers may participate in CACFP.<br />
To participate, providers must:<br />
• Serve meals that qualify for reimbursement<br />
• Complete claim forms daily that track the number of children and meals served<br />
• Submit the monthly claim form to sponsors<br />
<strong>Child</strong> care providers are supported by one of the approved sponsors in <strong>Colorado</strong>. In addition to<br />
program monitoring, sponsors educate and train providers on the program and its requirements,<br />
provide the necessary materials for successful program participation, and offer free training at<br />
least once a year.<br />
To start receiving reimbursement for the meals and snacks<br />
you serve, please contact a sponsor, listed on the BACKSIDE,<br />
that serves in your area.
<strong>Colorado</strong> <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
Sponsors<br />
Sponsor Telephone Contact Counties Served<br />
A <strong>Child</strong>’s Choice (303) 627-9207<br />
Kid<strong>Care</strong> Nutrition Sponsor (970) 351-8779<br />
Paula Peirce, Director<br />
ppeirce@aol.com<br />
Laura McCabe, Director<br />
kidcarenutrition@yahoo.com<br />
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder,<br />
Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver,<br />
Douglas, Elbert, Garfield, Gunnison,<br />
Jefferson, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray,<br />
& Weld<br />
Boulder, Elbert, Kit Carson, Larimer,<br />
Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips,<br />
Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, &<br />
Yuma<br />
Kids’ Nutrition Company<br />
(303) 987-4851<br />
or<br />
(719) 380-7533<br />
Juliann Jacobson, Director<br />
kidsnutritioncompany@yahoo.com<br />
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder,<br />
Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver,<br />
Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Gilpin,<br />
Jefferson, Park, Summit, & Teller<br />
Southwest <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Program</strong>, Inc.<br />
(719) 276-1300<br />
or<br />
(719) 573-2246<br />
Jan Spillers and Carrie Dyster,<br />
Co-Directors<br />
southwest_1@hotmail.com<br />
sw_foodprogram@msn.com<br />
Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee,<br />
Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla,<br />
Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont,<br />
Huerfano, Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas,<br />
Lincoln, Otero, Park, Prowers,<br />
Pueblo, Rio Grande, Saguache,<br />
& Teller<br />
Wildwood <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Food</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong>, Inc.<br />
(303) 730-0460<br />
Kati Wagner, President<br />
kati@wildwoodcacfp.org<br />
All counties are served.<br />
Army <strong>Child</strong> Youth & School<br />
Services IMWRF<br />
(719) 526-1058<br />
Cheryl Provin, Home Economist<br />
cheryl.provin@us.army.mil<br />
Peterson Air Force Base –<br />
Family <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Homes<br />
(719) 556-4322<br />
Karen Kirshenbaum, FCC Coordinator<br />
Karen.Kirshenbaum@us.af.mil<br />
Military Sponsors serve child care<br />
providers affiliated with the military<br />
base.<br />
US Air Force Academy –<br />
Family <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Office<br />
(719) 333-7957<br />
David Phelix<br />
David.Phelix@usafa.af.mil<br />
Linda Smith, FCC Coordinator<br />
Mary.Smith@usafa.af.mil<br />
Adopted from <strong>Colorado</strong> Department of Public Health and Environment <strong>Child</strong> and Adult <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Sponsor List for Family Day <strong>Care</strong> Homes.
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