CACFP Week starts March 15th! Let's celebrate
- Samantha Marshall
- 9 hours ago
- 2 min read
We love CACFP Week. It's an opportunity to celebrate so many things and people in our unique and special community.
🍎 Celebrating CACFP Week
The People Behind the Plate
We celebrate the dedicated hands that make healthy meals possible:
Administrators: Those who master the paperwork and rules.
The Kitchen Team: Creators of menus, recipes, and daily meals.
Caregivers: Providing healthy service to children and adults.
Logistics & Procurement: The people transporting food and managing contracts.
Educators: Teachers who sit and eat with children to model healthy habits.
Support Agencies: State Agency and USDA FNS staff providing technical assistance.
The Heart of the Program: The children and adults who eat the food you provide.
2025 Impact
Data from the USDA Child Nutrition Dashboard
Care Setting | Annual Healthy Meals Served |
Child Care Centers (incl. Afterschool) | 1.3 Billion |
Family Child Care Homes | 315 Million |
Adult Day Health Settings | 80 Million |
Total National Reach | Over 2 Billion Meals |
4.8 Million People were served nutritious meals through this program—often the only reliable food they receive in a day.
The CACFP Advantage
Quality Indicator: Participation signals a high-quality care environment.
Financial Support: Provides resources so families aren't burdened with providing meals.
Economic Support: A vital resource for working families.
Education: A nutrition resource for caregivers, children, and families.
Higher Standards: CACFP settings are documented to provide more nutritious meals than non-participants.
Celebration Resources
By Family Child Care Providers for Family Child Care Providers: English and Spanish flyers created by the CACFP Family Child Care Community of Wellness Steering Committee. They can be printed and posted or shared with families on apps or in emails!
A good time to try out plant-based CACFP Meals! Great ideas and technical assistance email from Friends of the Earth.
Stirring Up Goodness materials and theme by the National CACFP Sponsors Association (NCA). Certificates, sample menu, activity pages - check it out here.
What are your favorite nutrition resources or CACFP creditable recipes? What's your favorite part of CACFP? Share in the comments below or email me! samantha@cacfproundtable.org
Family child care providers! Kick of CACFP Week with us on Saturday, March 14th and talk about budget friendly CACFP meals, compliance, and create a space for your wellness together. Designed and led by family child care provider leaders. Also - get entered into a drawing to win $25.00 gift cards! Simultaneous interpretation provided!
¡Proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar! Comience la Semana CACFP con nosotros el sábado 14 de marzo y hablemos sobre comidas CACFP económicas, cumplimiento normativo y cómo crear juntos un espacio para su bienestar. Diseñado y dirigido por líderes de proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar. Además, ¡participe en un sorteo para ganar tarjetas de regalo por valor de 25 dólares! ¡Se ofrece interpretación simultánea!
We have a member meeting at the end of the month! March 25th - don't miss your chance to hear organizational and policy updates, talk to your peers, and hear updates from CDSS CACFP Branch. Register here.
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