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The Child Care Center portion of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) assists child care centers, before-and-after-school programs, Head Start programs, and emergency shelters in providing nutritious meals and snacks to children from birth through 12 years of age, 15 years old for children of migrant workers, and through 18 years for CACFP Emergency Shelters. Youth with disabilities that require care and are in a center where most children are 18 years old and younger also receive meal benefits.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS):
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (English/Spanish Translation)
Child Care Centers must provide nonresidential care services (except emergency shelters), and be licensed or approved to operate by state, local, or Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) child care standards. They may either participate independently, as a sponsored facility, or as an organization that sponsors the food program at other facilities.
The first part of the application process involves participation in CACFP Basic Training. This can be done in-person or online.
CACFP Monthly Basic Training for Centers (In-person):
Online Utah CACFP Basic Training for Centers:
Application documents can be requested at the end of either the in-person or online training. For additional information, please call (801) 538-7680.
Please contact the Utah State Board of Education Child Nutrition Program (CNP) for assistance understanding qualification requirements or if you need assistance with the application process.
Please contact the Utah State Board of Education Child Nutrition Program (CNP) for all training requests.
Shelter Daily Meal Count Totals: Meal Types
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS):
Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN)
Your Child Has You, and You Have Women, Infants and Children (WIC) | Your Child Has You, and You Have Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (Spanish)
Reimbursement is provided to qualifying child care centers based on meals served to children at the established free, reduced, and paid rate depending on the eligibility of the child or adult served. Sponsors of Head Start/Early Start and emergency/homeless shelters are reimbursed at the federally established free rate for meals served to eligible participants.
Reimbursement Rates
July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
Claims are due no later than the fifth working day of the month (to receive a payment by the end of that month).
Claims must be submitted:
Once a claim has been submitted:
