Child Care Participant Eligibility Determination

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Eligibility Determination for Child Care Centers (CCC) online course.

This course explains how to determine and document the eligibility of participants enrolled in CCCs participating in the CACFP.

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

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)

For more information on crediting, access the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) web document Professional Standards Learning Objectives (PDF)

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.

Questions: Community Nutrition Program Unit | CACFP@cde.ca.gov

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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