Normalize Nutrition!

                                                 PCCASI Nutrition Program is a Child and Adult Care Food

                                 Program (CACFP) sponsor with the Indiana Department of Education 

                           which provides reimbursement each month to help

                            pay for meals and snacks served to children in child care.

Who is eligible to participate?

Any licensed daycare home provider, LLEP homes and centers, ministry or child care center who enters into an agreement with PCCASI  Nutrition Program.  

Who benefits from participating in a CACFP program?

Busy Parents Benefit From the Food Program

Parents save time and money by not having to supply food for

child care.

Children Benefit From the Food Program

Children in child care homes that participate in a CACFP program

stay healthy and have better attendance.

Licensed or Certified Homes, Ministries and

Child Care Centers Benefit

Providers participating in a CACFP program receive monetary

reimbursement based on the number of eligible meals served

times the applicable reimbursement rates.

What are PCCASI’s responsibilities?

·          Assess compliance of meal pattern requirements

·          Record keeping procedures

·          Determine the eligibility of enrolled children participating on the program

·          Classify tier level

·          Monitor

·          In-service training sessions

What types of record keeping are required?

·          Daily attendance records

·          Meal participation records

·          Menus

Meal Requirements

For each child participating in CACFP, you may claim up to:

A.        One snack and two meals each day, or

B.        Two snacks and one meal each day.

Meal	Food Component
Breakfast	·          Milk ·          Vegetable/Fruit ·          Grain/Bread
Snack (2 of the 4 components)	·          Milk ·          Vegetable/Fruit ·          Grain/Bread ·          Meat/Meat Alternate
Lunch/Supper	·          Milk ·          2 Vegetables/Fruits ·          Grain/Bread ·          Meat/Meat Alternate

Benefits of PCCASI Nutrition Program!

«  Free Record Keeping Calendar

«  Direct Deposit or Check Reimbursement

«  Provide Free Monthly Carbon Copy Paper Claiming or Electronic on Line Claiming (Minute Menu)

«  Offer a Variety of Personalized Training in  Local County Areas

«  Advertisement for Participant’s Business

«  Professional Support System

«  Free CACFP Window Decal

«  Recognition as a Professional Quality Child Care

For more information about

PCCASI Nutrition Program

Contact:

Laura Parker (lparkerpccasi@aol.com)

812-589-8013

Diana Skomp (dskomppccasi@yahoo.com)

812-890-4553

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.