Kentucky’s Child and Adult Care Food Program

1. Feeding Infants Kentucky’s Child and Adult Care Food Program playing a vital and integral role in improving the overall quality of care and daily nutritional health of participants. August 2013

2. Do I Have to Claim Infants? YES! WHY? It’s a matter of civil rights.

3. YIKES! I need HELP! OBJECTIVES: • What forms and documentation do I need? • Do I have to buy infant food and formula? • What foods are creditable? • What foods do I feed infants and at what ages?

4. What forms and documentation do I need? • Infant Addendum to Enrollment • CACFP Enrollment Form • Infant Menus • Documentation of PURCHASED infant food • Daily Meal Counts Recorded on Record of Meals Served Form, 17-9

5. 1. Infant Addendum to Enrollment • Every parent must be given the opportunity to accept or decline the formula AND food you provide. • If a parents accepts the formula and food you provide, you must purchase and provide that formula and food. • The parent must complete the Infant Addendum to Enrollment, not the director. • It is the owner/directors responsibility to ensure that the Infant Addendum is complete. • Must be signed and dated! Let’s look at an example

7. 2. EnrollmentForm • Must also have an CACFP enrollment form • Filled out completely, signed and dated by the parent • Renewed Annually Let’s look at an example

9. 3. Infant Menus NEW and IMPROVED THIS YEAR!!! • Must be DATED and must be filled out DAILY • Menu items circled/highlighted or written in if item is not listed • Number of infants participating in each meal service documented on the infant menu • Total meals recorded on 17-9 at the end of the day • Menus need to be collected and placed in monthly folder at the end of the month. • Let’s look at the NEW menu’s!!

11. Do I have to buy infant formula and food? Absolutely! Parents have the choice to use the formula you provide OR to bring in their own formula.

12. Documentation of purchased food/formula

13. What do I buy?

14. Infant Formula 0 through 11 months

15. Infant Foods • Prepackaged fruit or vegetable • Any brand Iron Fortified Infant Cereal without fruit (DRY, not wet) • Whole fruits that you prepare and modify according to the development of the child. • Baby foods that are not combinations (Chicken and Apples, Turkey and vegetables)

16. Creditable Infant Foods

17. Non-Creditable Infant Foods

18. Ages and Stages: Simple Rules to Follow

19. Infants 0 through 3 months ONLY Formula or breast milk on demand

20. Infant Feeding Formula • Purchase, stock and offer at least one approved Iron Fortified Formula • Have a signed Infant Addendum and Enrollment form on each participant • Serve all infants formula or breast milk • Feed on demand

21. Breast Feeding • Breast feeding: • Claim meal if parent brings breast milk and YOU serve it • Do NOT claim if mother breast feeds on-site • Unless you provide at least one other component

22. Infants 4 through 7 months May be introduced to solid foods when developmentally ready

23. 4-7 Month Infant Feeding: Solid Foods • Parents may choose to bring none, some, or all meal components. • Continue to offer IFF formula and/or infant food if parent chooses • Do not solicit parents to bring food

24. Infants 8 through 12 months Solid foods can be incorporated into meals

25. 8-12 month Infant Feeding • Continue to allow parents to choose or bring in their own IFF Formula, Infant Cereal and fruit/vegetables. • Center must provide the minimum portion of ONE meal component in order to claim the meal for 8-12 month olds. • Communicate with parents • Explain CACFP meal pattern • Discuss development readiness • Coordinate to introduce foods at the same time

26. 8-12 month Infant Feeding

27. HAVE A GREAT YEAR!!