Welcome To the 2020 Child Care Food Program Annual Mandatory Training

Summary

The 2020 Child Care Food Program Annual Mandatory Training aimed to ensure all providers understand key regulations and requirements to remain compliant with the CACFP. The training covered a variety of topics including meal pattern requirements, milk standards, monitoring visits, and the importance of record keeping. It stressed the significance of communication between caregivers and parents, especially in introducing new foods to infants. Attendees were reminded about the nutritional standards for different age groups, emphasizing low sugar content in cereals, and the need for one whole grain serving per day. Compliance with these regulations not only ensures nutritional welfare for children but also affects the eligibility for program reimbursements.

Highlights

• Training emphasized new meal and milk requirements for compliance. 🥛
• Importance of nutritional education and civil rights in daycare settings. 📑
• Monitoring visits occur thrice a year and are unannounced. 🔍
• Families should be informed about the introduction of solid food to infants. 🍎
• Providers must ensure at least one serving of whole grain daily. 🌾

Key Takeaways

• Always maintain compliance with CACFP regulations to ensure continued participation and reimbursement. ✅
• Properly communicate with parents to plan appropriate meals for infants. 🍼
• Ensure all record-keeping tasks are up-to-date to avoid disallowances. 📇
• Adhere to nutritional guidelines, such as the correct milk and cereal sugar content. 🥛
• Monitoring visits can be unannounced, so be prepared at all times. 🚪

Overview

The Annual Mandatory Training for the Child Care Food Program is a crucial event that helps providers remain compliant with the regulations set by CACFP. This year's session shed light on the evolving meal pattern requirements, especially focusing on meals suitable for infants and toddlers. Providers need to ensure they are following the latest guidelines to keep their licenses intact.

A significant highlight of the training was the emphasis on new milk requirements and proper communication when introducing infants to solid foods. Providers were given insights into maintaining nutritional richness while also adhering to new sugar limits for yogurt and cereals. These elements are crucial as they impact the meal preparation strategies for different age groups, ensuring that every child receives a balanced diet.

Another critical point of discussion was the role of monitoring visits in maintaining program integrity. These unannounced visits ensure that the standards are being met consistently. Providers were encouraged to keep impeccable records and notify sponsors of any changes or closures to avoid being labeled as having a serious deficiency. The requirement for a daily serving of whole grain was stressed as part of the revised meal pattern, keeping in line with promoting better health standards for children.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction and Overview This chapter introduces the 2020 Child Care Food Program (CACFP) regulations, emphasizing the importance of annual training for providers to ensure compliance. The training focuses on new meal pattern requirements, updated milk requirements, procedures for conducting monitoring visits, understanding serious deficiency processes, and protocols for accurate meal count and attendance tracking.
• 00:30 - 05:00: Program Requirements and Enrollment The chapter "Program Requirements and Enrollment" covers various essential topics associated with the program. It discusses menu recording, review submission, and claim processing. It also outlines the standard agreement rules and regulations providers need to adhere to, focusing on license capacity and nutrition topics such as food safety and sanitation. Moreover, the chapter highlights the importance of civil rights and ensures that every provider is fully aware of these areas. The goal is to make sure that each provider is confident in their understanding of the program to remain compliant with the established regulations.
• 05:00 - 10:00: Infant Meal Patterns and Breastfeeding This chapter discusses the meal patterns for infants, categorized into two age groups: zero through five months, and six through eleven months. For the zero to five months age group, infants are recommended to have breast milk or formula in quantities ranging from four to six fluid ounces. For the six to eleven months age group, the recommended quantity is six to eight ounces of breast milk or formula, along with zero to four tablespoons of infant cereal or meat.
• 10:00 - 15:00: Milk and Yogurt Requirements This chapter discusses the requirements for milk and yogurt for infants. It outlines that appropriate substitutes include fish, poultry, whole eggs, cooked or dried beans or peas, or different types of cheeses such as cottage cheese. It also specifies that a certain volume of yogurt is acceptable. Alongside these, zero to two tablespoons of vegetables, fruits, or a combination thereof are required when infants are developmentally ready.
• 15:00 - 20:00: Meat and Meat Alternates Breastfeeding at daycare is encouraged and can be claimed as a meal.
• 20:00 - 25:00: Whole Grains and Sugar Limits The chapter discusses the storage and introduction guidelines for breast milk and solid foods for infants. Breast milk should be stored in the refrigerator, used within 72 hours, and labeled with the infant's name and expiration date. Solid foods should be introduced gradually when the infant is developmentally ready, around six months of age.
• 25:00 - 30:00: Meal Service and Record Keeping The chapter discusses the introduction of solid foods for infants, emphasizing that readiness depends on the infant's rate of development and encouraging communication with parents regarding this milestone. It outlines that fruits and vegetables must be served as snacks when the infant is developmentally ready. Additionally, it specifies that juice is not claimable for infants under 12 months and notes the types of grains, such as ready-to-eat cereals, suitable for infants.
• 30:00 - 40:00: Licensing and Documentation This chapter is focused on the guidelines for serving various foods, such as Cheerios, yogurt, and eggs, to infants and children. It highlights the flexibility in serving these foods while adhering to sugar limits, emphasizing developmental readiness to introduce foods previously restricted, like whole eggs versus just egg yolks.
• 40:00 - 45:00: Regulations and Compliance This chapter focuses on regulations and compliance concerning infant feeding programs. It specifically mentions the credible sources of nutrition for infants, emphasizing that cheese foods or spreads are not allowed, and tofu is not considered a credible meat alternative for infants. Additionally, the chapter underscores important reminders for infant feeding and stresses that enrolling infants in such programs is obligatory and cannot be circumvented by claiming the infant is not part of the food program. Furthermore, it notes that infants follow a different meal structure compared to the regular meal plans available.
• 45:00 - 47:00: Conclusion and Closing Remarks In the conclusion and closing remarks, the chapter focuses on the importance of offering iron-fortified infant formulas to babies, emphasizing that parents should choose any approved brand available in the U.S. The chapter advises verifying the nutrition label to ensure the formula is iron-fortified, essential for a baby's health. Additionally, it mentions the procedural aspect of enrolling providers who offer formula and that parents or providers should record the name of the formula and mention if the infant declines it.

Welcome To the 2020 Child Care Food Program Annual Mandatory Training Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 welcome to the 2020 child care food program cacfp regulations require that all providers receive a yearly training to discuss material that is critical in remaining in compliance with the cacfp the training will be based on the following topics new meal pattern requirements new milk requirements monitoring visits serious efficiency process training meal count attendance
• 00:30 - 01:00 menu recording review submission claim processing standard agreement rules and regulations license capacity nutrition topics food safety and sanitation civil rights although you are probably fully aware of each area it is important that each provider is confident in their knowledge of the program and to and to remain in compliance with regulations
• 01:00 - 01:30 infant meal pattern infant meal pattern two age groups zero through five months breast milk or formula four to six fluid ounces six through eleven months breast milk or formula six to eight ounces zero to four tablespoons of infant cereal meat
• 01:30 - 02:00 fish poultry whole eggs cooked dried beans or peas or two ounces of cheese four ounces four ounces volume of cottage cheese or four zero to four ounces of yogurt or a combination zero to two tablespoons of vegetables fruits or both required when infants is developmentally ready
• 02:00 - 02:30 breast milk and breastfeeding if the mother comes to the daycare to directly feed her infant breast milk you can claim those meals meals can be claimed if a mother brings expressed breast milk and if breast milk is the only food item served without any extra form only the enrollment form is needed and for as long as the child is on breast milk breast milk is the optimal source of nutrient
• 02:30 - 03:00 bottles of breast milk must be stored in the refrigerator used within 72 hours and must be labeled with the infant's name and date of expiration 6-11 months gradual introduction of solids solid foods once the infant is developmentally ready you are required to offer solid foods around six months of age or as developmentally
• 03:00 - 03:30 ready an infant's readiness depends on his or her rate of development communicate with a parent about when to introduce solid foods fruits and vegetables are required to be served at snack when baby is developmentally ready juice can no longer be claimed for an infant under 12 months grains ready to eat cereals for example
• 03:30 - 04:00 cheerios can be served at snack only the same sugar limit applies meat and meat alternates yogurt can be served to older infants developmental ready to accept the same guidelines apply as older children and same sugar limits apply as well whole eggs can be served to infants previously only egg yolks were
• 04:00 - 04:30 credible for infants no cheese foods or cheese spreads allowed tofu is not a credible meat alternate for infants infants feeding reminders this is not a change enrolling infants you may not avoid this obligation by stating that the infant is not enrolled in the food program infants do not follow the regular meal
• 04:30 - 05:00 schedule they follow their own feeding schedule you must offer at least one type of iron fortified infant formula any brand approved into sale for sale in the united states look at the nutrition label to make sure it is iron fortified enrollments who is providing the formula name of the formula parent or provider infant declined
• 05:00 - 05:30 must be submitted with enrollment if parent is declining your formula and bringing her own if not submitted with enrollment provider will be disallowed question what is the new infant age group answer 0 to 5 months and 6 to 11 months
• 05:30 - 06:00 question when are solids to be introduced to an infant answer when the infant is developmentally ready and there is a communication with the parents and the provider older children's meal pattern
• 06:00 - 06:30 new milk requirements as of october 1st of 2018 children between 1 to 2 years old whole milk unflavored milk must be served only children 2 years and older only non-fat unflavored for example fat-free skin or low-fat 1 percent milk must be served to children over 2 years
• 06:30 - 07:00 of age milk must be served at all main meals breakfast lunch and dinner milk allergies non-dairy beverages soy milk that are nutritionally equivalent to milk may be served in place of regular milk for children with a medical or special dietary needs children with milk allergies must complete a medical statement form
• 07:00 - 07:30 two percent milk is not allowed yogurt products and sugars some brands have high higher sugar contents than others yogurt must contain no more than 23 grams of total sugar per 6 ounce serving applies to all age groups soy yogurt half cup 4 ounces of soy yogurt is
• 07:30 - 08:00 credible as one ounce equivalent of meat alternate and must contain no more than 23 grams of sugar per six ounces non-credible yogurt products frozen yogurts drinkable yogurt homemade yogurt yogurt bars yogurt covered fruits and nuts yogurt in commercially prepared smoothies
• 08:00 - 08:30 question what is the new milk requirement for children one to two years old answer whole milk question under how many grams of sugar is yogurt credible answer under 23 grams of sugar
• 08:30 - 09:00 meat and meat alternate meat and meat alternates may be served in place of the entire grain component at breakfast a maximum of three times per week one ounce equivalent of meat or meat alternate is equal to one ounce equivalent of grain example cheese omelette fruit and milk
• 09:00 - 09:30 up to three times per week tofu soy yogurt and aramis are credible tofu tofu is not credible towards reimbursable meals for infants forms silken soft firm and extra firm blended into a recipe such as soup that is not recognizable is not
• 09:30 - 10:00 credible soft or silken tofu varieties commonly added to smoothies and baked desserts are not credible firm or extra firm tofu in dishes such as stir-fry omelets and soups that is easily recognized may be counted towards the meat alternate component commercially prepared tofu must meet protein requirements 5 grams per 2.2 ounces by weight this is credible as one
• 10:00 - 10:30 ounce of meat alternate not homemade tofu tofu examples of tofu that is sold in the supermarkets is this product credible tofu fresh frozen berries in a smoothie the answer is no the tofu is not recognizable
• 10:30 - 11:00 in the smoothie question how many times a week can a meat alternate be served at breakfast the answer is only three times per week maximum fruits and vegetables must must be fruit and vegetable
• 11:00 - 11:30 components or allowed two vegetables at lunch and supper no fruit snacks allow fruit and vegetables to be served at snack for example carrot sticks and apple wedges dried fruit half a cup counts as half a cup of fresh fruit mixed vegetables or fruits continue to count as one serving of vegetable or fruit
• 11:30 - 12:00 example various veggies served in a soup or a fruit salad must contain at least 1 8 of recognizable vegetable or fruit per serving and the minimum amount required is served in total added sugars no beverages with added sweeteners for example sweet teas diet drinks sodas juice drinks with added sugar flavored milks variety it is important to offer a
• 12:00 - 12:30 variety of different fruits and vegetables juice blends and purees are able to credit 100 fruit or vegetable juice for the entire fruit or vegetable component at any meal this means that you can now serve juice at lunchtime and dinner as well but only once per day smoothies or juice can only be served once per day
• 12:30 - 13:00 the juice never replaces the required serving of milk rather it replaces a serving of whole fruit or vegetable it must be a hundred percent fruit juice leafy greens keep in mind that one cup of raw uncooked leafy greens count as a half a cup of vegetable if cooked to the leafy greens count as the valium served portable water available to children upon request throughout the day blended vegetables and fruits continue to count
• 13:00 - 13:30 as one serving of fruit or vegetable it must contain at least 1 8 cup of recognizable fruit or vegetable per serving and the minimum amount requires required is served in total water must be available child care centers and daycare homes can make water available to children in a variety of ways including having cups available next to the kitchen sink faucet
• 13:30 - 14:00 having water pitchers and cups set set out or simply providing water if it should be requested daycare homes are not required to have water available for children to self-serve offering water means asking the children whether they would like water at different times throughout the day for very young children they may require visual cues such as showing the cup or pitcher while verbally offering the water
• 14:00 - 14:30 less sugars many changes of less sugars to the meal pattern for example sugar limits on breakfast cereals yogurts juice and now grain-based desserts grain-based desserts are non-credible the list is cookies
• 14:30 - 15:00 sweet pie crusts donuts cereal bars breakfast bars granola bars sweet rolls pandulse toaster pastries pop tarts cakes cinnamon rolls honey buns brownies whole grain and whole grain rich at least one serving of grain per day
• 15:00 - 15:30 in your daycare must be whole grain or whole grain rich whole grain rich foods are those that contain 100 whole grain or are at least 50 percent whole grain and the rest are enriched choose at least one meal or snack that includes a whole grain rich food how can i find whole grain foods it's a
• 15:30 - 16:00 hundred percent whole grain the food package says it's a hundred percent whole grain if you see these stamps make sure that you buy the one that says a hundred percent whole grain if it says simply whole grain you must check to see that the rest of the ingredients are enriched whole grain foods these grains are whole grain ingredients your whole wheat your millet
• 16:00 - 16:30 your brown rice rolled oats wild rice whole grain barley oatmeal whole grain sorghum bulgur whole rye whole grain corn buckwheat and quinoa if the only grain is whole is whole it is listed as the first ingredient or second after water then it is a hundred percent whole grain
• 16:30 - 17:00 white whole grain breadsticks the ingredients are whole wheat flour water enriched unbleached wheat flour wheat flour melted barley flour white whole wheat breadsticks yes the whole grain rich first
• 17:00 - 17:30 ingredient is a whole grain remaining grains in the product are enriched maintain a copy of the label on file wheat tortilla we're going to read a few ingredients in the wheat tortilla the ingredients are water modified food starch whole wheat flour wheat gluten wheat tortilla the tortilla is not a whole grain rich
• 17:30 - 18:00 a whole grain is not the first ingredient by weight and modified food starch is a non-credible grain cacfp requires that whole grain wheat be claimed at least once a day effective october 1st of 2018 providers will be disallowed for days that do not specify that a whole wheat or grain was specifically served
• 18:00 - 18:30 how to avoid this disallowance do you claim online or do you claim on paper providers claiming online make sure that you slide is this whole grain rich when you're claiming online when you're claiming on bubble forms make sure that you indicate on the top
• 18:30 - 19:00 whole brain served at meals that you are serving your whole brain for example if you serve it at the breakfast make sure you indicate up on top whole grain served at breakfast question how many times a day do i have to serve a whole grain rich food your answer is once per day
• 19:00 - 19:30 breakfast cereals breakfast cereals must contain no more than six grams of sugar per dry ounce breakfast cereals include dried cereals instant and hot cereals look for cereals approved for the wic program any wick approved cereals in any state meet the sugar requirements many grocery stores post week shelf labels look at the nutrition
• 19:30 - 20:00 fact label do a quick calculation by dividing the number of grams of sugar per serving by the number of grams of cereal per serving if the result is 0.212 or less the cereal is credible question under how many grams of sugar are breakfast cereals credible your answer is under 6 grams or less
• 20:00 - 20:30 deep fat frying food preparation frying is defined as deep fat frying cooking by submerging food in hot oil or other fat deep frying foods is prohibited in the cacfp cooking with some oil such as olive oil or vegetable oil is part of a healthy eating to promote healthy cooking techniques the following method of cooking are acceptable sauteed pan fry
• 20:30 - 21:00 stir-fry for example fish for chicken nuggets may be reimbursable if they are pan fried baked or prepared in another way as long as it is not cooked by submerging in hot oil or fat using food as reward or punishment the cacfp requires providers to ensure that the reimbursable meal service contributes to the development of socialization
• 21:00 - 21:30 of enrolled children by restricting the use of food as a punishment or reward it is prohibited to withhold beverages such as milk as it is part of the reimbursable meal example putting the milk or fruit on the counter and refusing to serve it to the child until they finish another food item example refusing to serve the milk to children because they will spill spill it or drink before they eat other foods
• 21:30 - 22:00 monitoring visits monitoring visits will be conducted at least three times a year by your monitor all visits will be unannounced if provider is not present assistant must have access to all records pertaining to the food program and make them available for review for your monitor paperwork must be kept on daily basis to avoid disallowances
• 22:00 - 22:30 call the office provider must notify the sponsor when daycare will be closed closed for the day vacation or no attendance by regulation provider must notify the office if she will be away from the facility during a scheduled meal time notifying the sponsor avoids the chance that the monitor will arrive for an unannounced visit and find no one at home meals normally claimed during that day
• 22:30 - 23:00 would then be disallowed and provider may be found as serious deficient home daycare license did you forget something providers must notify the sponsors of any changes made to the provider's daycare license this may include license capacity increase or decrease name change address change fail to notify may place provider on serious deficiency
• 23:00 - 23:30 home daycare license fees submit your proof of payment licensing renewal federal rules require that in order to participate in the child care food program you must have a current child care license since most licensed do not have an expiration date you are required to pay annual fees in order to keep your license current as proof that you have paid your fees
• 23:30 - 24:00 you will need to send us a copy of either of the following copy of your canceled check front and back money order if paid online a copy of online receipt copy of bank statements if we do not receive proof of renewal documentation before renewal due date or if fees are paid late your claim reimbursement will be affected and may not be processed at any time if we are notified by licensing
• 24:00 - 24:30 of a revocation of your license due to non-payment of fees or for any other reasons your participation on the food program will cease immediately capacity regulations small family child care license of eight six plus two you may care for four infants only zero to two years old three infants and three older children over the age of two two
• 24:30 - 25:00 infants and six older children two school age children one at least six and other enrolled in kinder large family child care license capacity of 14. you and your assistant may care for four infants and eight older children over the age of two three infants and eleven older children one with at least two children over the age of
• 25:00 - 25:30 six reviews of rules and policies records and home reviews daily records of meals claimed are mandatory you must have available for review when daycare is open your menus attendance child enrollments are to be submitted within five days from when the child started parents signed date must be the same as date enrolled
• 25:30 - 26:00 keep these records for three years plus current fiscal year a total of four years all this also includes all daily meal worksheets and enrollments or enrollment renewals reimbursement guidelines reimbursement is issued to providers all claims must be submitted by the fifth of the month to children's resource and referral when funds are received from california department of education
• 26:00 - 26:30 funds will be released within five days from received date remember to always record meals daily by midnight civil rights your civil rights non-discriminate discrimination statement should be posted in all daycare homes civil rights civil rights you must have flyer displayed in your
• 26:30 - 27:00 daycare facility not enrolling infants is in age discrimination requiring parents of infants to provide their child's food items is denying access to program not enrolling children in general in care in general is denying access to the program tier 2 providers meal benefit forms offered only to certain children serous deficiency warnings how to avoid
• 27:00 - 27:30 being placed on the national disqualified list menus attendance and or time cards not up to date failure of retention of records not notifying sponsor when day care closes false claiming pre-claiming not meeting meal pattern requirements over capacity failure to complete an annual workshop training not following the meal service times
• 27:30 - 28:00 altering records after review missing enrollments meal observed different from what was claimed failure of notifying sponsor of licensed status kid care ready to claim online new software makes it much easier to claim online now available on all devices ask us how
• 28:00 - 28:30 today thank you for attending