Food Program

To get started with the Food Program, contact us at foodprog@4-C.org or call us at 800.292.2429 or locally at 608.271.5242. 

To learn more about WHY you should join the food program, Click here.

The most current memo - August 2010 - is now available here.

Help us start our Food Program Blog!  Check us out here and add comments, recipes, etc.  

2010 In-Person Food Program Training Schedule and Registration is available here.

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Participation Eligibility

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is funded as part of the National School Lunch Act. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides funding to help children in school and child care receive nutritious food. In Wisconsin the Food Program is administered by the Department of Public Instruction.

All children ages 0 through 12 years in child care are eligible to participate in this program. Each child can be paid for either two meals and one snack or two snacks and one meal per day. There are two rates of reimbursement which will be explained when you call 4-C or when a staff person visits you.

County certified or state licensed family child care providers caring for at least one child (full-time or part-time) are eligible to participate in the Food Program. 

Once enrolled in the 4-C Food Program, you are required to:

• Feed children in your care using USDA nutrition guidelines.

• Submit monthly records of food you have served children in your care and how many meals were served. You can claim online or 4-C provides menu and attendance forms with envelopes.

• Have a 4-C Nutrition Specialist visit with you three times per year while you are serving children a meal or snack.

• Attend one training session per year or complete a home study packet.

2010 Claim Submission and Reimbursement Schedule

Food Program Contact Information

Phone: 608.271.5242 OR 800.292.2429

Fax: 608.271.5380

Email: foodprog@4-c.org

The information on this website applies to the 4-C Food Program ONLY.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights (Office of Adjudication), 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (Voice).  TDD users can contact USDA through local relay or the Federal Relay at (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (relay voice users). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.