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New waivers from USDA which include Tier 1 for all family child care providers, regardless of location and extends grains ounce equivalents.

Endorse Senator Casey's Bill to strengthen and improve access to CACFP.

Pandemic Highlights Need for Child Care Like many other parts of our society, the pandemic has shed light on the child care crisis our...

California Department of Education (CDE) has sent out several notifications this month about updates to the website, a survey and new...

The CACFP community is prepping for the implementation of grains ounce equivalents in October. The Roundtable is wondering: Should we...

Quite a few questions were answered by policy experts at USDA and CDE at our Town Hall last week. Many of these are questions we hear...

Yesterday, was a big day for CACFP, as the president of the National CACFP Forum, testified in front of the Senate Agriculture Committee...

CNR Hearing This Week The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) Act is being fast tracked this spring. On Thursday, this week, there...

CDSS is seeking comments from the field about the draft transition plan by March 16 - we've drafted sample comments to make it easy for you.

Despite incredible losses CACFP has been offered very little relief. Opportunities are within reach.

Congratulations! President Biden will soon sign the American Rescue Plan after it was approved by the Senate earlier today. In this plan...

CDSS Transition Plan Draft Published for Public Comment

CDE recently published guidance and clarification regarding Afterschool/At-Risk Attendance. The Tuesday at 2: School Nutrition Town Hall...

(Updated 2/25/21 with new additional date - the first one is at capacity) On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 2 p.m., the Nutrition Services...

We'll be joining our friends at FRAC, the National CACFP Forum and the other organizations and advocates on 2/22/21 to tell Congress to...

This morning, the California Department of Education (CDE) circulated information regarding attendance requirements for CACFP At-Risk...

CDE provides and update and further clarification about the CACFP Emergency funds.

In December, CACFP emergency funding was passed in the latest stimulus package. In January, USDA released guidelines for how the...

As you are well aware, food insecurity among families with children is at a crisis point throughout the pandemic. USDA and the Biden...

Today, February 1, The California Department of Education (CDE) sent an electronic communication to program operators regarding the...