Qualifying and Applying

The Family Day Care Homes (FDCH) Program is a federally funded program designed to offer aid to help day care homes provide nutritious meals to children ages 12 and under. All FDCH sponsoring organizations must be either government or private nonprofit institutions. Private individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible to function as sponsors.

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. If you are a provider wishing to participate on the food program, please contact one of our FDCH Sponsors.

FDCH Sponsors

Training

Please contact the Utah State Board of Education Child Nutrition Program (CNP) for all training requests.

Forms and Resources

Forms

Agreement Between Sponsoring Organizations and the Family Day Care Home for Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) FDCH Program

Alternate Care Compliance Certification Form

FDCH Monitoring Record

Initial Relative/Alternate Care Health and Safety Home Inspection

Provider Transfer Policy

Resources

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS):

• Building for the Future (English/Spanish Poster)
• Financial Management: Child and Adult Care Food Program
  Refer to Number 796-2, Revision 4

Rules, Requirements, and Interpretation Manuals
Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Child Development

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 Rates

Reimbursement is provided to for-profit and non-profit child care and adult day 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 being served. Sponsors of Head Start/Early Start, afterschool meal centers, 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

Reimbursement Claims

Claims are due to the Utah State Board of Education:

• no later than the 15th of each month.
• if the 15th falls on a weekend or a holiday, then claims are due the working day before the 15th.

Policy

In coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) our office distributes policy memorandums to provide guidance and clarify program requirements and regulations.

Memorandum: New Bulletin Distribution Explanation
A quick tutorial on how our office structures and distributes policy.

Highlighted USDA/FNS Policy Bulletins/Memorandums

The following policy bulletins/memorandums provide urgent or highly requested content:

• None at this time.

Waiver Request Protocol

Per the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Policy Bulletin SP15-2018, eligible service providers must submit their requests to waive Child Nutrition Program (CNP) requirements to their respective State agencies. State agencies must submit requests to waive CNP requirements to their Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) regional office. FNS regional offices will review the waiver request for completeness and verify that the applicant provided the required public notice of their request. Notice and information provided to the public regarding the proposed waiver should be in the same manner in which the state or eligible service provider usually provides similar notices and information to the public. Acceptable methods include, but are not limited to:

• posting notice on the state agency's or eligible service provider's website; and
• providing public notice through a printed announcement in the local/state newspaper.

Request FDCH Licensing Waiver

For all other related policy information, please refer to the Utah State Board of Education Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).