Forms
- 50 Snack Ideas
- Annual Staff Training Form
- Annual Racial/Ethnic Data Collection: Emergency Shelter Programs
- CACFP Offer vs Serve
- CACFP Participation Parent Decline Form
- Donated Food Log
- Health & Safety Checklist
- Health-Safety Standards
- Inventory Control Sheet
- Meal Count Form
- Meal Count Form-At Risk and Emergency Shelters Only
- Offer vs Serve & Family Style Meal Service
- Family Child Care Provider Enrollment Form
- Free, Reduced, Paid Roster
- In-House Training Documentation
- Legal Unlicensed Enrollment Form
Meal Pattern
Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals & Snacks
Ounce Equivalent
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Ounce Equivalents for CACFP (1:20) (2/9/2023)
USDA Resources - Ounce Equivalent Grains
- Ounce Equivalent - Adult Food Chart
- Ounce Equivalent - Adult Portion Menu Sample
- Ounce Equivalent - Adult Portion Menu
- Ounce Equivalent - Child Food Chart
- Ounce Equivalent - Child Portion Menu Sample
- Child Portion Menu Instructions
- Ounce Equivalent - Child Portion Menu
- Ounce Equivalent - Infant Food Chart
- Ounce Equivalent - Infant Portion Menu - Daily
- Ounce Equivalent - Infant Portion Menu Sample
- Ounce Equivalent - Infant Portion Menu
- Daily Infant Portion Menu-Multiple Infants
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
- Build for the Future
- Civil Rights Information
- Civil Rights Webinar
- 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)
- CACFP Enrollment Form - French (pdf)
- CACFP Enrollment Form - Portuguese (Word)
- CACFP Enrollment Form - Portuguese (pdf)
- CACFP Enrollment Form - Somali (Word)
- CACFP Enrollment Form - Somali (pdf)
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP - French (pdf
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP - French (PowerPoint)
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP - Portuguese (pdf
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP - Portuguese (PowerPoint)
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP - Somali (pdf
- Growing a Healthier Future with CACFP - Somali (PowerPoint)
Financial
- CACFP Budget Supporting Docs Guidance
- CACFP Budget Training Video
- CACFP Financial Tracking Workbook
- CACFP Financial Tracking Workbook
- CACFP Home Reimbursement Calculator
- CACFP Time & Attendance/Time & Effort Guidance
- CACFP Time & Attendance/Time & Effort Template
- Direct Deposit Form & Instructions
- Estimated Annual Food Program Reimbursement Worksheet
- Food Service Management Contract
- FY26 Center Budget Form
- FY26 DCH Budget Form
- Job Description Supplemental Form
- Less than Arms-Length Rental Calculation
- Maine CACFP Budget Guidance
- Monthly Meal Count, Attendance, FRP Roster Workbook
- Potential CACFP Reimbursement Calculator
- Procedures for the Annual CACFP DCH Sponsors Budget Form
- Procedures for the Annual CACFP Centers Sponsors Budget Form
- School Food Authority Food Service Contract
- Specific Prior Written Approval Documentation
- AY2026 WIC Income Guidelines
Income Eligibility Forms
- Adult Day Care
- Child Care Centers
- Child Care Centers (Pricing)
- Family Child Care Providers (Tier 1)
- Family Child Care Providers (Tier 2)
- Meal Benefit Eligibility Form
- Instructions & Letters
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
- Disclosure Requirements
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.
Follow this link to the Office of the State Controller access the 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 CACFP
- 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