Child and Adult Care Food Program CACFP Monitoring

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Monitoring Sponsoring Organizations

Sponsoring Organization • An entity with two or more affiliated sites • Responsible for overseeing the food program at sites • Additional CACFP requirements in

Monitoring • Pre-Operational Visits • Monitoring Reviews • Completed by Monitors • Recommended they do not work at the site being reviewed • Preferably the same person monitoring all sites • Monitoring staff must receive training on CACFP requirements annually

Pre-Operational Visits • New sites • Sites that move to a new location • Sites that close for more than one month • Complete before starting the CACFP

Pre-Operational Visit Form Guidance Memo 5 http: //dpi. wi. gov/communitynutrition/cacfp/child-care/memos

Monitoring Reviews • Three (3) reviews must be conducted at each site each year • Sites not open year-round Months of Operation Number of Reviews 1 -4 5 -8 9 -12 1 2 3

Review Requirements First review must occur within the first 4 weeks of operation No more than 6 months between reviews 2 of 3 reviews must be unannounced (1 must include observing a meal service) Timing must vary so reviews are unpredictable to sites

Monitoring Review Form 8

5 Day Reconciliation 10/31 Frogs Butterflies Rabbits 8 4 15 10/30 8 9 10 4 3 3 15 17 18 27 27 29 31 • Meal observed • Meal closest to time of review 10/29 10/26 10/25 10/24 7 4 14 8 8 4 4 15 16 10 10 2 2 14 16 8 4 0 25 25 27 26 28 12 12 28

Problems and Corrective Action

Subsequent Reviews • Read over previous review prior to conducting next review • Bring a copy of previous review along • Ensure effective action was achieved for previous problems

Tracking Site Reviews Guidance Memo http: //dpi. wi. gov/community 5 nutrition/cacfp/childcare/memos 20 XX Happy Kids A Happy Kids B 1234 1235 10/21/XX 2/5/XX 11/10/XX 3/14/XX 7/16/XX N/A 9/03/XX 3/25/XX

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