Child Care Participant Eligibility Determination
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Eligibility Determination for Child Care Centers (CCC) online course.The Early Childhood Development Act of 2020 (Senate Bill (SB) 98, Chapter 24, Statutes of 2020) authorized the transfer of child care and development programs administered by the California Department of Education to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) effective July 1, 2021. The content on this page may not be current and involves the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) that has moved to CDSS. Visit the CDSS CACFP web page
or call 1-833-559-2420 for more information.
Course Description
This course explains how to determine and document the eligibility of participants enrolled in CCCs participating in the CACFP.
- Course Number: 455
- Training Length: .75 hour
- Certificate: Available at the end of the training
- Target Audience: Current and prospective CACFP Operators
- Mandatory: For prospective CACFP Operators only
- Cost: Free
- Date Recorded: July 1, 2020
Online Course
Begin the Child Care Participant Eligibility and Determination course.
Referenced Resources
The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:
- California Department of Education (CDE) CACFP Management Bulletin web page
- CDE Rates, Eligibility Scales, & Funding web page
- CDE CACFP Administrative Manual
Crediting
- Crediting: .75 hours
- Key Area:
Administration (3000)
- Training Topic:
Free and reduced-price meal benefits (3100)
- Learning Objective: Certify, process, and verify free and reduced-price meal eligibility benefits in compliance with Federal Regulations (3110)
- Training Topic:
Free and reduced-price meal benefits (3100)
For more information on crediting, access the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) web document Professional Standards Learning Objectives (PDF)
Contact Us
If you have technical difficulties, please contact the Education and Nutrition Policy Unit by email at CACFPmealpatterns@cde.ca.gov.
For questions regarding the course content, please contact the Community Nutrition Program Unit by email at CACFP@cde.ca.gov.