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TextUSDA Child Care Food Program, Nutritious Meals and Snacks
Nutritious Meals and Snacks for Children in Care!
Choose a child care provider who offers you and your children:
Nutritious Food
Child care providers who participate in the USDA Child and Adult Care
Food Program make sure your children get meals that are:
- Tasty;
- Full of vitamins and minerals;
- Made using a variety of healthy foods;
- 3/4 of the daily nutrient requirements for children (when your children eat two meals and one snack while in care).
Convenience
CACFP child care providers save you time and money because they provide
the meals and snacks -- you do not have to purchase, prepare and
transport meals and snacks for your children.
Quality Assurance
CACFP is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. CACFP child care
providers must:
- Have a Fairfax County child care permit or state license;
- Attend yearly training on USDA regulations;
- Be monitored by a child care specialist three times per year.
An Educated Provider
CACFP child care providers are trained in:
- Food safety and sanitation;
- Meal planning and food preparation;
- Early childhood development;
- Fun food activities for children;
- Infant and child nutrition, including for children with special needs.
Everybody wins! Your child care provider encourages good nutrition and healthy eating habits. Your children eat healthy foods, which helps them to be ready to learn.
Want more information? Call 703-324-8100!
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