| Nutrition Services Division |
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| To: Child and Adult Care Food Program, Sponsors of Child and Adult Care Centers |
Number: 05-219 |
| Attention: Food Program Director |
Date: December 2005 |
| Subject: Second Interim Rule: Five-Day Meal Count Reconciliation |
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| Reference: United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, CACFP Policy Memo 05-15, September 27, 2005 | |
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued the attached guidance on the required five-day meal count reconciliation that is directed to sponsors of child care centers, adult care centers, outside-school-hours centers, afterschool snack programs, and emergency shelters.
The guidance has six questions and answers, with Question No. 2 providing the basics for conducting a meal count reconciliation. Sponsors must perform the meal count reconciliation during the site monitoring visits to their sponsored facilities.
If you have any questions regarding this subject, please contact the CACFP specialist assigned to your agency in the Child Nutrition Information Payment System (CNIPS). You will find a list of contact information for specialists in the Download Forms section of the CNIPS. You may also contact the Help Desk by phone at 800-952-5609, option 6.
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