The Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association (MLFCCA) - a non-profit organization that is the statewide Family Child Care Provider Association and voice for the child care community.

Training is an important part of the Child & Adult Care Food Program for licensed family child care providers. Mandatory Training is a training component that is required by the USDA for every licensed child care provider participating in the CACFP.  The purpose of this training is to teach providers the basics of the Food Program. Each provider will receive the ‘General Policies and Procedures’ manual in the pre-approval book which will provide in-depth information. 

Topics within the Mandatory Training include: 

Infants and Infant Meal Pattern Requirements

• Meal Pattern/Formula
• Reimbursable Infant Food

Regular Meal Pattern Requirements

• Meal Pattern
• Meal Counts
• Split Shifts
• Meal Codes

Record Keeping Requirements

• Maintain Current Records

When To Submit Your Claim

Reviewing Your Claim

Reimbursement

Mandatory training is completed at a home visit with your monitor between October and January (for each fiscal year). New providers will receive this training at their second (28 day) visit and then each year.

Nutrition Training Opportunities

MLFCCA is committed to providing child care providers with current nutrition topics which are specifically targeted to the child care field. This nutrition training is optional and can be completed any time during the year as a two-hour in-home training that may count toward your county/state licensing requirements. Check with your licensor to see if this training will count for those licensing hours since some licensors may not accept home trainings.

Other options that are available for nutrition training are:

1. Community Education classes - these must be Nutrition-related with a practical application towards childcare
2. Child Care Association Meetings - nutrition/foods topic presented by a qualified instructor
3. College courses with a nutrition unit
4. Other nutrition training options are available at www.mnstreams.org

Be sure to send a photocopy of the Certificate of Attendance if you attend a training.

  MLFCCA Food Program
  Nutrition Trainings 2008

MLFCCA will bring nutrition training to your area. The following Nutrition Education training Classes are available to Licensed Family Child Care groups and Neighborhood Associations...

Certificates Provided for all Trainings
The mission of the Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association is to support the highest standard of care for children in licensed family child care homes through education, resources, recognition, and advocacy; while acknowledging the diversity of licensed family child care providers

For more information please contact:

Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association
Cathy Johnson, Nutritionist
1821 University Avenue West, Suite 324 S
Saint Paul, MN  55104
651-636-1989 ext. 24 or 1-800-652-9146
cathy.johnson@mlfcca.org
Fax #:  651-636-9146

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