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OSPI has created a customizable sponsor staff training, training agenda and sign in sheet!
The CACFP Sponsor Staff Training was developed as a train-the-trainer module to assist institutions with CACFP annual required staff training. This PowerPoint presentation includes the six required training components all Sponsor staff must be trained on annually. The slides are customizable to include internal policies and procedures of how your organization operates its CACFP program.
The CACFP Staff Training Agenda & Attendance template can be used to document what training topics were covered and which staff attended.
Find these resources on the Child and Adult Care Food Program Training page under the Requirements for Training your Staff drop down.
Staff Training Reference sheets are also available:
On November 2, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a notice to advise parents and caregivers not to buy or feed certain WanaBana USA products to toddlers or young children because the products may contain elevated levels of lead. WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, all lot codes and expiration dates, are affected. The company also initiated a voluntary recall of these products. These products are sold nationally and are available through multiple retailers, including Sam’s Club, Amazon, and Dollar Tree.
Please discontinue use of this product. You may return WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches to the place of purchase for a full refund.
If you have questions pertaining to this recall, please email the company at support@wanabanafruits.com.
FNS released TA 01-2024: Crediting Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs.
This memorandum is available at https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/crediting-traditional-indigenous-foods and supersedes TA 01-2015: Child Nutrition Programs and Traditional Foods.
It includes an updated and expanded list of traditional Indigenous foods, such as beaked hazelnuts, steamed lambsquarters, and wild raspberries, that credit the same as similar foods currently included in the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG). The FBG was updated in May 2023 with the addition of traditional Indigenous foods similar to foods already included in the FBG.
This memorandum is part of an effort to promote serving traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs (CNP). For more information please visit the Serving Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs webpage.
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USDA’s Team Nutrition has released three new Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children.
- Developing Healthy Habits With Less Sugar
- Developing a Taste for Less Sodium
- Serving Meals “Family Style”
These colorful and engaging newsletters for parents of young children (3 to 5-year-olds) can be shared by Child and Adult Care Food Program providers to communicate information about popular nutrition topics. Check out these newsletters and more at www.fns.usda.gov/tn/nibbles.
Appeal procedures give USDA Child Nutrition Programs sponsors an avenue to appeal when the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Child Nutrition Services takes adverse administrative action as required by federal regulations.
These procedures are specific in what actions are appealable and what programs they apply to. Appeal procedures are included in final letters summarizing Administrative Review findings; however, you may review the procedure at any time on our webpages.
Questions? Please contact your program specialist.
OSPI Child Nutrition Services has released an updated CNS Accounting Codes reference sheet. After receiving inquiries regarding the Federal Award Identification Number (FAIN) we have added this identifier alongside the Assistance Listing Number (ALN) for applicable programs. Please reach out to CNS Fiscal Services with any questions at cnsfiscalservices@k12.wa.us.
Institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) are required to conduct a study month annually in October. Program reimbursement for each institution is based on the income levels of the families that they serve. The study month establishes the percentages of the meals that will be paid at the free, reduced-price, and above scale rates.
*At-Risk Programs, Emergency Shelters, and ECEAP or Head Start only programs are exempt from this requirement.
October has Ended, Now What?
Starting November 1st, Sponsors are able to create their study month roster listing children who were in attendance during the month of October. Once rosters have been compiled, free, reduced-price, or above scale eligibility for each child can be assigned to set the rate of reimbursement for the fiscal year.
For more information on how to compile your study month roster, review the Study Month Tips reference sheet. Visit the 'Study Month' dropdown on the CACFP Requirements and Materials webpage for study month documents, Attendance Rosters, and recorded Study Month training.
Entering Study Month Numbers in WINS
- Study month numbers must be entered with your October claim. If study month numbers are not entered, the October claim will remain in “error“.
- Study month numbers will show as “pending” in WINS until the claim has been paid. There is no need for OSPI to approve study month numbers in WINS.
The USDA Farm to School Grant is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and help connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. Grants can launch new farm to school programs or expand existing efforts.
The Farm to School Grant awards up to $500,000 with no minimum award amount. The funding support projects over 24 months. Applicants are required to provide matching support of at least 25 percent of the total project budget in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. Applications are due Friday, January 12, 2023.
For additional information please see the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program website.
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November 30
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September 60-Day Claiming Deadline—if you haven't already, submit your claim
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November 15
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October Claims Due in WINS
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