| Nutrition Services Division |
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| To: Child and Adult Care Food Program Agencies |
Number: NSD-CACFP-06-2011 |
| Attention: Food Program Director |
Date: August 2011 |
| Subject: 2011-12 Reimbursement Rates for the Child and Adult Care Food Program |
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| Reference: Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 139, July 20, 2011 | |
This Management Bulletin (MB) provides the annual reimbursement rates in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for State Fiscal Year 2011-12. Included are both the federal rates established by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the CACFP and the State Meal reimbursement rates for child care agencies provided for in the 2011-12 California State Budget. These reimbursement rates are effective July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012.
These new federal and state reimbursement rates are also available on the California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division’s Rates, Eligibility Scales, and Funding Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/rs/.
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Reimbursement Rates for
July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012
Free |
Reduced-Price |
Base |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Breakfast |
$1.51 |
$1.21 |
$0.27 |
Lunch and Supper |
$2.77 |
$2.37 |
$0.26 |
Supplement |
$0.76 |
$0.38 |
$0.07 |
Note: CACFP center rates DO NOT include cash-in-lieu value for commodities. Centers receive cash-in-lieu of commodities equal to $0.2225 for each lunch and supper served to enrolled participants.
Day Care Homes (Child Care Only) - Federal Reimbursement
Breakfast |
Lunch/Supper |
Supplements (Snacks) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Tier I |
$1.24 |
$2.32 |
$0.69 |
Tier II |
$0.45 |
$1.40 |
$0.19 |
Note: CACFP day care home rates include a cash-in-lieu value ($0.2225) for commodities.
Administrative Reimbursement
for Day Care Home Sponsoring Organizations
Initial 50 day care homes |
Next 150 day care homes |
Next 800 day care homes |
Each additional day care home |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthly Rate per Home |
$106.00 |
$81.00 |
$63.00 |
$55.00 |
State Meal Reimbursement for Child Care Centers
Free |
Reduced-Price |
Base |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Breakfast |
$0.1562 |
$0.1562 |
Not Applicable |
Lunch |
$0.1562 |
$0.1562 |
Not Applicable |
State Meal Reimbursement for Day Care Homes
(Child Care Only)
Breakfast / Lunch |
Day Care Home Sponsoring Organizations may receive $0.1562 state reimbursement for 75 percent of the breakfast and lunches served to enrolled children. |
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State Meal Reimbursement for Child Care Centers
Administered by a Public School Food Authority
| Free | Reduced-Price | Base | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | $0.1634 | $0.1634 | Not Applicable |
| Lunch | $0.1634 | $0.1634 | Not Applicable |
State Meal Reimbursement for Day Care Homes Sponsored
by a Public School Food Authority
| Breakfast / Lunch | Day Care Home Sponsoring Organizations that are Public School Food Authorities receive $0.1634 state reimbursement for 75 percent of the breakfast and lunches served to participating children. |
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If you have any questions regarding this MB, 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 can also contact the Help Desk at 800-952-5609, option 6.
