Are you a registered family child care provider or a licensed group child care provider?
Do you provide meals for children, newborn through 12 years of age?
Do you wish to ensure that the children in your care receive nutritious, well-balanced meals?
We can help!
CACFP, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, teaches you how to plan menus that meet daily nutrition requirements and reimburses you each month for the cost of the meals you serve. We offer weekday, weeknight and weekend participation.
Counties Served
Northampton, Lehigh Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Carbon, Lebanon, Lancaster, Adams, York, Montgomery, Schuykill, Wayne
Call Debra J. Ghia at 610-820-5333 x216 for more details.
PURPOSE
To insure that children in child care settings receive nutritious, well-balanced meals
To improve the diet of children ages one to twelve
To reimburse child care providers for meals served through the federal government’s CACFP administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education
LVCC’S RESPONSIBLITY
To bring more providers into the CACFP program
To monitor meals a minimum of three times yearly
To reimburse providers for meals served
PROVIDER’S RESPONSIBLITY
To ensure that children receive nutritious, well-balanced meals
To maintain and submit daily attendance records and meal counts monthly
To plan menus that meet meal requirements
MEAL REQUIREMENTS
BREAKFAST
Milk
Juice, fruit or vegetable
Bread or bread alternate (cereal, or other food from enriched flour)
LUNCH/SUPPER
Milk
1 meat or meat alternate (poultry, fish, cheese, eggs, dried beans, peas and peanut butter)
2 fruits and/or vegetables
Bread or bread alternate (roll, pasta or rice)
SNACK
2 choices from the 4 categories listed above
(milk and juice may not be served together)
“In the operation of the Child and Adult Food Program, no person will be discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap.” Any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against should write to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.
Print and mail replies to Lehigh Valley Child Care, Inc. 1501 Lehigh Street, Suite 208, Allentown, PA 18103
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Or call the Director of Food Programs, Debra Ghia at 610-820-5333 x216 or 1-800-258-3737 or send an email to dchristn@ptd.net.
If you are currently with a sponsor, please disregard this information.
Administrative Offices 1501 Lehigh Street, Suite 208
Allentown, PA 18103
(610) 820-5333 (800) 258-3737 Fax (610) 820-5338
If you are interested in enrolling your child in one of Lehigh Valley
Child Care's locations, please contact the Center directly.
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