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Child and Adult Care Food Program: Child Care Centers Policy Alerts

NOTE: These policy alerts are provided for reference purposes only. Each has been deleted, rescinded, amended or incorporated into a program handbook and is no longer in effect as written.
Alert # Title Format Format Attachments
CCC 2009-24 Revision to Items 4211 and 4214 in the CACFP-CCC Handbook   .pdf none
CCC 2009-23 Procurement   .pdf 1
CCC 2009-21 Iron Fortified Infant Formulas Which Do Not Require a Medical Statement   .pdf 1
CCC 2009-20 Governing Body Awareness   .pdf none
CCC 2009-19 Child Nutrition Program Application   .pdf none
CCC 2009-16 Rescission of Policy Alert CACFP CCC 2009-13, Amended Claims   .pdf none
CCC 2009-15 Product Formulation Statements, and Review Checklist for Meat/Meat Alternates   .pdf none
CCC 2009-14 Removal from the National Disqualified List (NDL)   .pdf none
CCC 2009-13 Amended Claims   .pdf none
CCC 2009-12 Income Conversion and Revised Instructions to Forms H1531 and H1531-S   .pdf none
CCC 2009-11 Sharing Income Eligibility Information between Child Nutrition Programs   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2009-10 Record Retention Requirement Change   .pdf none
CCC 2009-09 Revised Instructions to Forms H1530, H1530-A and H1530-B   .pdf 1 , 2 , 3
CCC 2009-08 Clarification on Administrative Reimbursement for Sponsoring Organizations   .pdf none
CCC 2009-07 Revised Forms H1625, Parent Letter Pricing and H1626, Parent Letter – Non-pricing Programs   .pdf none
CCC 2009-06 Eligibility Determinations – Reporting Changes in Income   .pdf none
CCC 2009-05 Alternate Proof of License   .pdf 1
CCC 2009-04 Enrollment of Children   .pdf none
CCC 2009-03 Eligibility for Free Meals based on Head Start and Early Head Start Participation   .pdf none
CCC 2009-02 Changes in the Food Stamp Program: Name and Case Numbers   .pdf none
CCC 2008-26 Actions Subject to Appeal   .pdf none
CCC 2008-25 Updated Public Release re: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2008-24 Accommodations for Non-Traditional Operators – Child Enrollment, Eligibility, Meal Service and Documentation of Food Service and CACFP-Related Costs   .pdf none
CCC 2008-23 Eligibility for Free Meals based on Head Start Participation   .pdf none
CCC 2008-22 Limitations of Subcontractors   .pdf none
CCC 2008-21 Rates of Reimbursement for July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009   .pdf none
CCC 2008-20 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2008-2009   .pdf 1 , 2 , 3
CCC 2008-19 Revision to Form H1531 and Form H1531-S   .pdf none
CCC 2008-18 Revision to CCC Handbook Items 2100 and 2225   .pdf none
CCC 2008-17 Revised Form H1532, Claim for Reimbursement, and Form H4528, Title XX/Free-Reduced Price Certification – Child Care Centers, and Instructions   .pdf 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
CCC 2008-16 Special Nutrition Automated Processing System (SNAPS) Training and User Manual   .pdf 1
CCC 2008-15 Grain/Bread Documentation for Items Not Found in the Food Buying Guide   .pdf 1
CCC 2008-14 Questions Regarding Infant Feeding   .pdf none
CCC 2008-13 Reformatted Meal Pattern Chart   .pdf none
CCC 2008-12 Eligibility Determinations – Excluded Income   .pdf none
CCC 2008-11 Terms and Definitions   .pdf none
CCC 2008-10 Submitting Paper Claims   .pdf none
CCC 2008-9 Crediting of Corn Meal (Cornmeal) and Corn Flour for Grains/Breads Component   .pdf none
CCC 2008-8 Revised Form H1532, Claim For Reimbursement   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2008-7 Revised Instructions – Forms H1536-B, H1536-C, H1536-F, H1538, H1630 and H4515   .pdf none
CCC 2008-6 Revised Forms H1520, H1521, H1536-B, H1568, H4508   .pdf none
CCC 2008-5 Parental Notification Requirements   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2008-4 Adding, Deleting or Making Changes to Facilities   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2008-3 Revision to Form H1530-A, Form H1548, Form H1626 and Instructions to Form H4504   .pdf none
CCC 2008-2 Viability, Capability, and Accountability (VCA) Standards   .pdf none
CCC 2008-1 Request for an Appeal Hearing   .pdf none
CCC 2007-24 Parental Notification Requirements   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2007-23 Revised Forms and/or Instructions H1529, H1530, H1530-B, and H1606   .pdf none
CCC 2007-22 Late Claim – One Time Exception Policy   .pdf none
CCC 2007-21 Procurement Thresholds   .pdf none
CCC 2007-20 Rates of Reimbursement for July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008   .pdf none
CCC 2007-19 Revised Form H1569, Single Audit Identification Data, and Instructions, and Form H4505, Free and Reduced-Price Policy Statement for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (Nonpricing Only)   .pdf none
CCC 2007-18 Updated Public Release re: Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2007-17 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2007-2008   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2007-16 Meal Pattern Charts - Infants   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2007-15 Form H1531, Child Nutrition Program Application, Form H1531-S, Solicitud del Programa de Nutrición del Niño, and Instructions   .pdf none
CCC 2007-14 Additional Questions and Answers Regarding Feeding Infants in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2007-13 Program Management - Handbook Revisions   .pdf none
CCC 2007-12 Disabilities and Special Dietary Needs Requirements   .pdf none
CCC 2007-11 Revised Form H4502, Claim for Reimbursement Worksheet – Meals, and Instructions   .pdf none
CCC 2007-10 Meal Edit Checks   .pdf none
CCC 2007-9 Electronic Completion of Form H1535, Daily Meal Count and Attendance Record (Centers and Emergency Shelters)   .pdf none
CCC 2007-7 Disabilities and Special Dietary Needs Requirements   .pdf none
CCC 2007-6 Terms and Definitions   .pdf none
CCC 2007-5 Late Claim – One Time Exception Policy   .pdf none
CCC 2007-4 Audit Requirements for For-Profit Organizations   .pdf none
CCC 2007-3 Q & A Regarding Sponsor Oversight and Training   .pdf 1
CCC 2007-2 Clarification on the Block Claim Process   .pdf none
CCC 2007-1 Revised Forms H1520, H1521 and H1536-B   .pdf none
CCC 2006-30 CACFP Advances   .pdf none
CCC 2006-29 Procurement Thresholds   .pdf none
CCC 2006-28 Meal Service Schedule   .pdf none
CCC 2006-27 Limitation on Administrative Reimbursement for Sponsoring Organizations   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2006-26 CACFP Annual Update - Program Year 2007   .pdf none
CCC 2006-25 Revised Forms - 2   .pdf none
CCC 2006-24 Revision to CACFP CCC Handbook Civil Rights Requirements   .pdf none
CCC 2006-23 Revised Forms   .pdf 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
CCC 2006-22 New Training Requirements for Sponsoring Organizations   .pdf none
CCC 2006-20 Federal Procurement Regulations   .pdf none
CCC 2006-19 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2006-2007   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2006-18 Monitoring Review Requirements   .pdf none
CCC 2006-17 Updated Public Release re: Special Supplement Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)		   .pdf 1, 2
CCC 2006-16 New Electronic Claim Submittal Requirements and Revisions to INAPP User Guide   .pdf none
CCC 2006-15 For-Profit Eligibility in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2006-14 Amendment to Form H1630, Permanent Agreement Between Contracting Organization and Child Care Facility   .pdf 1
CCC 2006-13 Revised Form H1606 – Child Care Center Food Program Monitor Review, and Instructions   .pdf 1
CCC 2006-12 Supplement #1 Revised Civil Rights Staff Training Materials - Correction   .pdf 1
CCC 2006-12 Revised Civil Rights Staff Training Materials   .pdf 1
CCC 2006-11 Documenting Reasons for Block Claims   .pdf none
CCC 2006-10 Five-Day Reconciliation of Meal Counts for Sponsoring Organizations   .pdf none
CCC 2006-9 Age Limits for Children’s Meals in Emergency Shelters   .pdf none
CCC 2006-8 Income Eligibility Determinations for Food and Nutrition Service Programs   .pdf none
CCC 2006-7 Sponsor Monitoring of Facilities in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2006-6 Monitoring Review Requirements   .pdf none
CCC 2006-5 New Training Requirements for Sponsoring Organizations   .pdf none
CCC 2006-4 Household Contact Procedures   .pdf 1
CCC 2006-03 Expiration of Extensions and Waivers Resulting from Hurricane Katrina   .pdf none
CCC 2006-2 Submitting Late Claims Due to Emergency Feeding of Child Evacuees from
Hurricane Katrina		   .pdf 1
CCC 2006-1 Frequency of Monitoring Reviews and the Option to Implement Review Averaging   .pdf none
CCC 2005-18 Emergency Feeding in the CACFP in Areas Affected by Hurricane Rita   .pdf none
CCC 2005-17 Implementation of Meal Edit Checks   .pdf none
CCC 2005-16 Additional Waivers and Clarification Relating to Emergency Feeding in the CACFP of Children and Adult Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina   .pdf none
CCC 2005-15 Emergency Feeding in the CACFP of Children and Adult Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina   .pdf none
CCC 2005-14 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Application Process for Potential and Participating Contractors   .pdf none
CCC 2005-13 Viability, Capability, and Accountability (VCA) Standards   .pdf none
CCC 2005-12 Updated Special Nutrition Programs Agreement   .pdf none
CCC 2005-11 Revised Forms   .pdf none
CCC 2005-10 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2005 - 2006   .pdf 1, 2
CCC 2005-09 New Training Requirements for Sponsoring Organizations   .pdf none
CCC 2005-8 Revision of Alternate Forms Process   .pdf 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
CCC 2005-7 Determining Size and Income for Households with Deployed Military Members   .pdf none
CCC 2005-6 Additional Enrollment Information Required   .pdf none
CCC 2005-5 Documentation Requirements for Operating Labor Costs   .pdf none
CCC 2005-4 Electronic Claim Submittal   .pdf 1 , 2 , 3
CCC 2005-3 Elimination of Enrollment Forms for Children in CACFP Outside-School-Hours Care Centers (OHSCC)   .pdf none
CCC 2005-2 Regulations and Guidance   .pdf none
CCC 2005-1 Age Limit Raised for Eligibility of Emergency Shelter Residents   .pdf none
CCC 2004-18 Exclusion of Housing Allowance Received under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative   .pdf none
CCC 2004-16 For-Profit Center Eligibility in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2004-13 Revised Forms   .pdf 1, 2, 3, 4
CCC 2004-12 Extension of Free/Reduced Price Expanded Eligibility Criteria Pilot   .pdf none
CCC 2004-11 Expiration of Free/Reduced Price Expanded Eligibility Criteria Pilot   .pdf none
CCC 2004-10 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2004 - 2005   .pdf 1, 2, 3
CCC 2004-8 Obtaining a CACFP CCC Handbook   .pdf none
CCC 2004-7 Revised Instructions for Form 1548, Application/Management Plan Change   .pdf 1
(included in PDF)
CCC 2004-6 Further Clarification Regarding Income Exclusions for Military Families   .pdf none
CCC 2004-5 Further Extension of Free/Reduced Price Expanded Eligibility Criteria Pilot   .pdf none
CCC 2004-4 Revised Forms 1536B, 1536C and 1538   .pdf 1, 2, 3
(DHS Forms)
CCC 2004-3 Extension of Free/Reduced Price Expanded Eligibility Criteria Pilot   .pdf none
CCC 2004-2 Budget Approval Issues   .pdf none
CCC 2004-1 Effects on Bussing on Area Eligibility in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2003-13 Exclusion of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from Income Eligibility   .pdf none
CCC 2003-12 Monitor Review Requirements for At-Risk Afterschool Snack Program   .pdf none
CCC 2003-11 Suspension of Contractor Participation for an Imminent Threat to Health or Safety   .pdf none
CCC 2003-10 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines   .pdf none
CCC 2003-9 Serious Deficiency Process for Participating Contractors   .pdf none
CCC 2003-8 Serious Deficiency Process for Contractors Applying to Participate in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2003-7 Contractor Participation Requirements in the CACFP CCC   .pdf 1
CCC 2003-6 Reimbursement of Infant Meals in the Child Nutrition Programs   .pdf none
CCC 2003-05 Extension of the Expanded Eligibility Criteria Pilot Project   .pdf none
CCC 2003-04 Terms and Definitions   .pdf none
CCC 2003-02 Clarification of Alternate Forms Process   .pdf 1  2  3
4  5  
CCC 2003-01 Revised Form 1532, Special Nutrition Programs Claim for Reimbursement   .pdf 1
CCC 2002-14 Emergency Shelter Participation in the At Risk Afterschool Snack Program   .pdf none
CCC 2002-13 Notification Requirements – Monitoring Visits for Sponsored Centers   .pdf 1
CCC 2002-12 Revised Food Buying Guide .htm   none
CCC 2002-6 Limitation on Administrative Reimbursement for Sponsoring Organizations .htm   1 , 2
CCC 2001-09 Parental Notification Requirements .htm   none
CCC 2000-8 Questions and Answers Regarding Feeding Infants in the CACFP   .pdf none
SNP 98-1 Commercial Infant and Other Foods as Reimbursable Meal Components in the Infant Meal Pattern   .pdf none
SNP 93-2 Variations in Meal Requirements for Religious Reasons: Seventh Day Adventist Schools, Institutions and Sponsors   .pdf 1

Child and Adult Care Food Program: Child Care Centers Policy Notices

NOTE: These policy notices are provided for reference purposes only. Each has been deleted, rescinded, amended or incorporated into a program handbook and is no longer in effect as written.

Notice # Title Format Format Attachments
CCC 2009-09 Recommended Modifications to the CACFP Meal Pattern   .pdf 1
CCC 2009-07 Record-keeping Requirements for Sponsored Facilities   .pdf none
CCC 2009-06 National Disqualified List   .pdf none
CCC 2009-05 Small Business Tax Filing Updates   .pdf none
CCC 2009-04 Printing Food and Nutrition Division (FND) Forms   .pdf none
CCC 2009-03 National Disqualified List   .pdf none
CCC 2009-02 Training Opportunities   .pdf none
CCC 2009-01 Revised Daily Infant Food Record   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2008-8 National Disqualified List   .pdf none
CCC 2008-7 Applying Geographic Preference in Procurement of Unprocessed Locally Grown or Locally Raised Agricultural Products   .pdf none
CCC 2008-6 Child Nutrition Label Rescindment and Violation – Advance Food Company   .pdf none
CCC 2008-5 Daily Infant Food Record   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2008-4 TDA Civil Rights Training Video   .pdf none
CCC 2008-3 Child Nutrition Label Violations – Advance Food Company   .pdf none
CCC 2008-2 Nutrition Workshops   .pdf none
CCC 2008-1 Child Nutrition (CN) Label Violation – Townsends, Inc. Chic-N-Fries   .pdf none
CCC 2007-17 Advance Payments   .pdf none
CCC 2007-16 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team Nutrition Materials   .pdf 1
CCC 2007-15 Operation of Child Nutrition Programs During a Pandemic   .pdf none
CCC 2007-14 Advance Payments   .pdf none
CCC 2007-13 Non-Transferability of the Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) Agreement   .pdf none
CCC 2007-12 Imported Plasticware Safety   .pdf none
CCC 2007-11 Federal Publishing Limited, Inc. (aka Federal Publication) Materials   .pdf none
CCC 2007-10 Iron Fortified Infant Formulas That Do Not Require a Medical Statement   .pdf none
CCC 2007-9 Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers   .pdf none
CCC 2007-8 Subscribe to Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) e-News   .pdf none
CCC 2007-7 Implementation of the New Special Nutrition Automated Processing System (SNAPS)   .pdf none
CCC 2007-6 Managing the CACFP: Questions from October 24, November 3, and December 12, 2006, Training Sessions   .pdf none
CCC 2007-5 Healthy Snacks - Benefits of Serving Fruits and Vegetables   .pdf 1
CCC 2007-4 Child Nutrition (CN) Label Violation – RCG Foods of Texas, Inc.   .pdf none
CCC 2007-3 Child Care Recipes   .pdf none
CCC 2007-2 Child Nutrition (CN) Label Violations – Bernardi Italian Foods East Side Entrees Cheese Roll–up and Profera Inc. Pepperoni Cheese Pizza with Whole Grain   .pdf none
CCC 2007-1 New Notice   .pdf none
CCC 2006-10 Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) Training Web Site Upgrade   .pdf none
CCC 2006-9 Procurement Questions and Answers   .pdf 1
CCC 2006-8 Record-Keeping Requirements   .pdf none
CCC 2006-7 CACFP Program Integrity Sponsor Training Opportunity  (event code CAC3-PIR01)   .pdf none
CCC 2006-6 Sponsor Monitoring of Facilities in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2006-5 Obligations of Child Care Centers to Offer Infant Meals in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2006-4 Child Nutrition Labels   .pdf none
CCC 2006-3 Financial Services Name Change to Administrative Management Services Section   .pdf none
CCC 2006-2 Iron Fortified Infant Formulas that Do Not Require a Medical Statement   .pdf none
CCC 2006-1 CACFP 2006 Building for the Future Awards   .pdf none
CCC 2005-12 Recurring Problems within the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2005-11 Procurement Procedure Questions and Answers   .pdf none
CCC 2005-10 Updated Public Release re: Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)   .pdf 1 , 2
CCC 2005-8 Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) Training Web Site Upgrade   .pdf none
CCC 2005-7 New Web Site Address   .pdf none
CCC 2005-06 Request for an Appeal Hearing   .pdf none
CCC 2005-5 New Program Resources Added to the Special Nutrition Program Website   .pdf none
CCC 2005-4 Electronic Claims Notice   .pdf none
CCC 2005-03 Contract Procurement   .pdf none
CCC 2005-02 List of Current CCC Policy Releases   .pdf none
CCC 2005-01 Updated Public Release re: Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)   .pdf 1
CCC 2004-14 Revision to Policy Alert on Obtaining a Handbook   .pdf none
CCC 2004-13 The Special Nutrition Programs Website – A Resource for Everyone   .pdf none
CCC 2004-11 Extension of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative   .pdf none
CCC 2004-10 Adjustment of Yields in the United States Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Recipe Publications .pdf none
CCC 2004-9 List of Current CCC Policy Releases   .pdf none
CCC 2004-8 Universal Numbering System   .pdf none
CCC 2004-7 Reminder - Creditable Foods in the CACFP   .pdf none
CCC 2004-5 New Nutrition Training Event: Off to a Good Start for Child Care Centers   .pdf 1 (included in PDF)
CCC 2004-4 Audit Requirements for Federal Agency Institutions/School Food Authorities   .pdf none
CCC 2004-2 Military Families and Eligibility   .pdf none
CCC 2004-01 Advantages of Electronic Claim Submittal Using INAPP   .pdf none
CCC 2003-11 CACFP Renewal Application Self-study Guide   .pdf none
CCC 2003-10 Rates of Reimbursement for Fiscal Year 2004   .pdf none
CCC 2003-9 Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) Training Registration Update   .pdf none
CCC 2003-8 Food Buying Guide   .pdf none
CCC 2003-07 Updated Public Release re: Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)   .pdf

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CCC 2003-06 Program Year 2003 Training Requirements   .pdf none
CCC 2003-3 Financial Management in the CACFP Training: Questions and Answers   .pdf none
CCC 2002-13 Infant Formulas   .pdf none
CACFP 98-12 USDA Guidance on Water for Infants   .pdf none
SNP 94-10 Revised Frankfurter Fact Sheet   .pdf 1
SNP 94-9 Meat Versus Protein Fact Sheet   .pdf 1
SNP 93-16 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Recommendations for Fat and Sodium as Relates to the Child Nutrition Programs   .pdf 1

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