Wisconsin Child & Adult Care
Food Program Resources

Find information to promote wellness for the children in your care. Connect to websites designed to help you make the most of your child care business.

The Wisconsin Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Sponsors Forum supports child care providers to continue to give quality care to children. Check out the resources on this page for Food Program and business information. Read up on the latest ideas for increasing physical activity and making meals count with nutritious foods that children will enjoy. Instilling healthy eating habits at a young age will help children develop healthy eating patterns for life. Spread the word by sharing these resources with parents!

Wellness Resources

 

Crediting Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

 

Obesity Prevention

 

Helping Kids Eat Right and Stay Active

CACFP Resources

 

Wisconsin DPI CACFP Information

 

USDA Information on the CACFP

 

Infant Feeding

 

USDA Resource Library for Child Care Providers

Parent Resources

 

Family Checklist for Nutrition

 

Child Care Resource and Referral

 

Breastfeeding Helpline

 

Women, Infants and Children

Business Resources

 

YoungStar Ratings

 

Recordkeeping for Taxes

 

Licensing and Background Checks

 

Purchasing Consortium

 

Contact Your Certifier

Nutrition and Recipe Resources

 

CACFP Menu Plans and Recipes

 

USDA Choose My Plate

 

2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

 

CACFP Menus

 

Produce for Better Health

You must be a licensed or certified child care provider to apply. Learn more.

Reimbursement Rates

 

Get reimbursed for providing nutritious meals! If you are serving breakfast, lunch, and a snack to just six children for 21 care days during a month you can be reimbursed between $3,084 and $6,592 per year.

Learn about reimbursement and how it works.

CACFP Meal Patterns Requirements

 

Serving meals that meet the CACFP requirements is easy! Check out these guides:

CACFP Child Meal Pattern

USDA Child Meal Pattern

CACFP Infant Meal Pattern

USDA Infant Meal Pattern