Programs, Services & Support : Providers

Child Care Food Program (559) 456-3429

This is a federally funded program that reimburses licensed child care providers for serving nutritionally balanced meals and snacks to the children in their care.

The food program goals are to:

• Improve the diets of children age twelve and younger by providing the children with nutritious, well-balanced meals
  
  
• Develop good eating habits in children that will last through the years
  
  

Providers must attend a Food Program orientation and learn how to enroll.

• Click here for orientation dates and locations.
  Classes are presented in English and Spanish.
  
  
• Click here for our Meal Patterns Chart
  You will need Adobe Acrobat (PDF) to view the form
  
  
• Click here for State and Federal Reimbursement Rates
  You will need Adobe Acrobat (PDF) to view the form
  
  
• Click here to view the NEW Food Pyramid released by the USDA
  One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex, and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box.