Child Care Food Program (CCFP)

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Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc. (4C) sponsors the Child Care Food Program (CCFP) in Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole counties. The program is federally funded and regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In Florida, the Department of Health Bureau of Child Nutrition administers the program. Child care centers, Head Start sites and licensed family child care home providers are eligible to participate. Centers with a current religious accreditation certificate are also able to apply.

The CCFP helps fight hunger and obesity by reimbursing eligible centers and home providers for serving healthy meals that meet the CCFP meal requirements to children in their care. Providers sponsored by 4C have access to nutrition resources, training and technical assistance.

CCFP is helping children to form healthy habits that will last a lifetime. If you are a child care center or licensed family child care home and would like more information about the Child Care Food Program sponsored by 4C, call 407-532-4234.

Training Opportunities

Food Program Orientation for Centers Training

Child care centers interested in partnering with the 4C Child Care Food Program will need the Owner or the Director to attend orientation training. Two-day training classes (four hours each day) are offered each month. It is necessary to pre-register for the orientation training by contacting Janet Bond, CCFP Trainer, via e-mail at jbond@4Cflorida.org or by phone 407-532-4234. Classes are held at the Orange County 4C building at 3500 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808. Training dates: Feb. 6 & 8, March 6-7, April 3 & 5, May 1 & 3, June 5 & 7, Aug. 1 & 3, Sept. 5 & 7, Oct. 2 & 4, Nov. 6 & 7, Dec. 4 & 6.

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Food Program Orientation for Home Providers

Licensed child care home providers interested in becoming part of the Child Care Food Program will need to register for orientation. Classes are offered each month on a Saturday. It is necessary to pre-register for the training by contacting Janet Bond, CCFP Trainer, via e-mail at jbond@4Cflorida.org or by phone 407-532-4234. Training is held at the Orange County 4C building at 3500 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808. Training dates: Feb. 10, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 9, Aug. 4, Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Nov. 10, Dec. 8.

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Minute Menu

Minute Menu software training is available for child care centers and home providers. One-day training sessions are conducted from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc., building at 3500 W. Colonial Drive in Orlando on the following dates:

Minute Menu Cx Software for Centers: Feb. 15, March 13, April 9, May 8, June 11, Aug. 9, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 14, Dec. 11.

Minute Menu Hx Software for Home Providers: Feb. 7, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 16, Aug. 11, Sept. 15, Oct. 13, Nov. 17, Dec. 15.

For more information, contact Janet Bond, CCFP Trainer, via e-mail at jbond@4Cflorida.org or by phone, 407-532-4234.

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Provider Resources

Child Care Food Program Newsletters

Newsletter for Child Care Centers, November 2016

Newsletter for Home Providers, November 2016

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A Guide to Crediting Foods

A supplementary resource to provide additional information on creditable foods for both infants and children in child care centers, outside school hours care centers, and family day care homes. The lists of creditable and noncreditable foods in this publication are not all-inclusive. The handbook includes commonly served foods, foods about which there have been inquiries, and foods noted as being credited incorrectly.

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WIC flier

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Building for the Future

Document to be displayed that states “This facility participates in the Child Care Food Program (CCFP), a Federal program that provides healthy meals and snacks to children child care settings.”

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Supplement C: Encourage Healthful Foods

Provider handbook for the child and adult care food program that offers nutrition and wellness tips for young children.

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Nutrition Calendar Training Module

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