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NCA Report: The State of the Child and Adult Care Food Program
NCA surveyed its CACFP sponsoring organization and provider members to obtain feedback on their experiences with the food program. NCA analyzed information collected from the survey in the State of the Child and Adult Care Food Program report.
Read MoreSponsor Spotlight: Beth Carlton of Child Care Links
Beth Carlton is the Executive Director of Child Care Links , a sponsoring organization in Kansas that sponsors approximately 170 family child care homes and two centers that serve meals to around 1,800 children. Hear from Beth!
Read MoreUpcoming Virtual Events in July
Check out these virtual events coming up this month at NCA!
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Medical Statements
What is a medical statement, and why might one be needed in the CACFP?
Read MoreIdentifying Gluten-Free Foods
Learn how to identify gluten-free foods and get a yummy gluten-free snack recipe.
Read MoreCACFP Participation Among U.S. Childcare Providers
The “USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program Participation Among U.S. Childcare Providers” examines the characteristics of childcare centers and day care home providers by whether they participated in CACFP or not.
Read MoreCACFP Virtual Summit Registration is Live!
The 2024 CACFP Virtual Summit is back and registration is live! Don’t miss the biggest online training event of the year!
Read MoreCall for Presentations: 2025 National Child Nutrition Conference
Join us as a presenter in Dallas! We are now accepting presentation proposals for the 2025 National Child Nutrition Conference, set to take place at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas from April 14 to April 18.
Read MoreCACFP Strategies for Change
Since 2019, Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) and Nemours Children’s Health have partnered to create geographic information system (GIS) technology story maps to visualize CACFP participation and highlight communities that could be considered for CACFP expansion.
Read MoreNCA is Heading to the TASN 2024 Annual Conference
Over 13 million children leave school not knowing if there is supper at home, or if their next meal won’t be until the next day when they are at school. Serving meals and snacks to children in At-Risk Afterschool and Out-of-School-Time doesn’t have to be hard or complicated.
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