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Child care providers across California can now reclaim the state-funded reimbursement for meals served through the CACFP

This notification was sent out to the CACFP listserv with CDE yesterday July 12th. This Listserv notifies the Child and Adult Care Food...

Today, July 9th, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidelines for early childhood and K-12 school settings....

Every year in July USDA publishes in the Federal Register the new CACFP reimbursement rates. Read the notice here and see the table...

Last week the transition we've all been talking about in California - CACFP from CDE to CDSS - happened! The new contact list has been...

Join the National CACFP Forum and the CACFP Roundtable for the CACFP Kid Ambassador Campaign. Together, we can lift up the voice of...

Earlier this spring we announced our CACFP Emerging Leaders nominations. Today, the CACFP Roundtable is thrilled to introduce to you our...

Are you looking for some Snack Inspiration in your CACFP program? CACFP Sponsors, looking for a new resource to help your providers...

Discover how the Roundtable is supporting you through the CACFP-CDSS transition

Yesterday, the California Department of Education (CDE) sent out an email sharing the new contact information for Serious Deficiency (SD)...

Last week, we partnered with food access advocates across the state of California to discuss with Stacy Dean, Deputy Undersecretary at...

In follow-up to the email titled Emergency Operating Costs Reimbursement (ECR) Programs sent June 7, 2021, the California Department of...

Final budget negotiations happening now! Yell it from the rooftops: CACFP & child care matter!!

Next week, the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance is hosting three webinars, one for family child care, one for child...

On June 8th, Tom Copeland, presented a webinar for family child care providers "What the New Food Program Changes Mean to You." This...

On June 11th, USDA issued Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in School Year 2021-2022 to clarify questions that...

In April USDA released a set of nationwide waivers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CDE has released their guidance on applying for the...

Copied below is the information and link in order to opt into the nationwide waivers issued by USDA in April. We are pulling up and out...

When Governor Newsome proposed to expand the current transitional kindergarten to children as young as 48 months old, the proposal was...

CA legislature has finalized a budget, now negotiations turn to the Governor. Make a call today to say CACFP and child care matter!