Child Nutrition
Forms
- Annual Staff Training Form
- Annual Racial/Ethnic Data Collection: Emergency Shelter Programs
- CACFP Participation Parent Decline Form
- Donated Food Log
- Head Start Enrollment Form
- Health & Safety Checklist
- Health-Safety Standards
- Inventory Control Sheet
- Meal Count FormExcel
- Meal Count Form-At Risk and Emergency Shelters Only
- Family Child Care Provider Enrollment FormWord
- Free, Reduced, Paid RosterExcel
- Legal Unlicensed Enrollment FormWord
Income Eligibility Forms
- Adult Day Care
- Child Care Centers
- Child Care Center (Pricing)
- Family Child Care Providers (Tier 1)
- Family Child Care Providers (Tier 2)
- Meal Benefit Eligibility Form
- Instructions & Letters
Meal Pattern
Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals & Snacks
Grains
- CACFP Grain Based Desserts
- Identifying Whole Grain Rich
- USDA Exhibit A Grains Chart
- Exhibit A Grains Tool to the Rescue!
- How to Maximize the Exhibit A Grains Tool
- In-Grained: Easy Tools to Determine Serving Amounts
- Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereal Categories
Infants
Children
Adults
Meal Pattern Resources
- 50 Snack Ideas
- CACFP Best Practices
- CACFP Offer vs Serve
- CACFP Child Nutrition Label PFS Quick Guide
- Child Nutrition Labels
- Dietary Restriction Substitution Statement
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP
- Offer vs Serve & Family Style Meal Service
- Sample Meals for Adults
- Sample Meals for Ages 1-2
- Sample Meals for Ages 3-5
- Sample Meals for Ages 6-18
- WIC Participant Food List
Milk
Sugar Limits
- CACFP Calculating Added Sugar Limits in Cereal
- CACFP Calculating Added Sugar Limits in Yogurt
- CACFP Choosing Cereal That Is Lower in Added Sugar
- CACFP Choosing Yogurt That Is Lower in Added Sugar
Recipe Tools
- Step-by-Step Recipe Standardization Guide for the CACFP
- Crediting Recipes in the CACFP
- Food Buying Guide – Recipe Analysis Workbook (RAW)
- USDA Recipes for Child Care Homes and Adult Day Care
- Child Nutrition Recipe Box from the Institute of Child Nutrition/USDA Standardized Recipes
- Maine DOE Culinary Classroom Recipes
- Harvest of the Month
- Ounce Equivalents for CACFP
- USDA Resources - Ounce Equivalent Grains
- Portion Menus
- Adult Portion Menu SampleWord
- Adult Portion MenuWord
- Child Portion Menu SampleWord
- Child Portion Menu Instructions
- Child Portion MenuWord
- Infant Portion Menu - Daily
- Infant Portion Menu Sample
- Infant Portion MenuWord
- Daily Infant Portion Menu-Multiple InfantsWord
Reconciliation & Monitoring Forms
Adult Centers
At Risk
Centers
Family Child Care Providers
Emergency Shelters
Unaffiliated Center
Required Postings, Civil Rights and Limited English Proficiency Resources
And Justice for All Poster - Required for all CACFP Programs - Please request a poster from Paula.Nadeau@maine.gov
- PY27 WIC Income Guidelines
- Build for the Future
- Civil Rights Information
- Civil Rights WebinarVideo
- 2025 Civil Rights Quiz
- FNS113-1 Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement
Please note: Any of the forms below that contain income guidelines must be updated to reflect the current year's income guidelines prior to use.
- CACFP Enrollment Form, French: Word | PDF
- CACFP Enrollment Form, Portuguese: Word | PDF
- CACFP Enrollment Form, Somali: Word | PDF
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP, French: PowerPoint | PDF
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP, Portuguese: PowerPoint | PDF
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP, Somali: PowerPoint | PDF
Financial
- 2026-2027 Income Guidelines
- 2026-2027 Reimbursement Rates
- CACFP Budget Supporting Docs Guidance
- CACFP Budget TrainingVideo
- CACFP Financial Tracking WorkbookExcel
- CACFP Home Reimbursement CalculatorExcel
- CACFP Time & Attendance/Time & Effort Guidance
- CACFP Time & Attendance/Time & Effort TemplateExcel
- Direct Deposit Form & Instructions
- End of Year ReportExcel
- Estimated Annual Food Program Reimbursement WorksheetExcel
- Food Service Management Contract
- FY27 Center Budget FormExcel
- FY27 DCH Budget FormExcel
- Job Description Supplemental FormExcel
- Less than Arms-Length Rental CalculationExcel
- Maine CACFP Budget Guidance
- Monthly Meal Count, Attendance, FRP Roster WorkbookExcel
- Potential CACFP Reimbursement CalculatorExcel
- Procedures for the Annual CACFP DCH Sponsors Budget FormWord
- Procedures for the Annual CACFP Centers Sponsors Budget FormWord
- Program Job Description Supplemental FormExcel
- School Food Authority Food Service Contract
- Specific Prior Written Approval DocumentationExcel
CACFP State Agency
- E Review Training for Sponsors
- CACFP Center Review Upload Checklist
- CACFP Daycare Home Review Upload Checklist
- CACFP At Risk Schools Review Upload Checklist
- CACFP Center Administrative Review Questionnaire
- CACFP Homes Administrative Review Questionnaire
- CACFP Homes and Centers Administrative Review Questionnaire
- CACFP Instructions for Uploading Administrative Review Documents into CNPweb
- Link to CNP Web
- Appeals Procedures
- CACFP Organizational Structure
- CACFP Staff Contact Information
Once you have completed Basic Training and have decided to join the CACFP, you must complete a State of Maine Vendor Form.
Federal Resources
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
- Sponsor Monitoring Requirements
- Make today a Try-Day!
- Child Care Centers Cookbook
- Homes Cookbook
- What's Cooking-USDA Mixing Bowl Cookbook
- CACFP Meal Patterns
- Food Buying Guide
- Infant Feeding
- Serving School Meals to Preschoolers
- Standardized Recipe Template for CACFPWord
- My Plate
- Team Nutrition
- Mealtimes With Toddlers in the CACFP Operator Booklet
- Mealtimes With Toddlers in the CACFP Family Handout
- Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods in the CACFP Training Worksheet
- Feeding Infants Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP Training Worksheet
- Calculating Ounce Equivalents of Grains in the CACFP Training Worksheet
- Farm to Preschool
- Grow it, Like it, Try it!
- Hand Washing Fact Sheet
- Physical Activity Fact Sheet