Family Day Care Homes provide reimbursement for meals and snacks served to small groups of children receiving nonresidential daycare in private homes (providers) that are licensed registered, or approved to provide family child care.

The meals must meet the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) minimum meal pattern requirements, as well as standards for safety, sanitation, and food quality.

The provider must care for no more than six children including the provider’s own children and any other children living at the provider’s residence who are under age 13, or age 13 through 17 if special needs. The provider must be 18 years of age or older, not living at the same residence as the child(ren) of whom care is being provided or use the case head of household’s residence or P.O. Box as the mailing address, obtain a statement of good health form a physician, agree to use only safe children’s products and to remove from the premises and products which are declared unsafe and recalled, meet registration requirements outlined in Act 868 of the Louisiana 2014 Legislature, and meet all registration requirements of the Louisiana Department of Education.

The provider must be the sole caregiver for the child(ren) during the hours the provider is registered to provide care. A provider may not hire anyone to care for the child(ren). The provider must ensure that a working telephone that can receive incoming calls and can send outgoing calls is accessible at all times in the home in which care is being provided.

How does a provider receive reimbursement?

Home child care providers receive reimbursement for up to three meals services (two main meals and a snack or one main meal and two snacks) per child, per day.

Claims for reimbursement are submitted by sponsors on a monthly basis and the reimbursements are direct deposited in each family day care home providers by the sponsor. Reimbursement rates are set by the federal government and issued by the Louisiana Department of Education.

There are USDA guidelines a provider needs to follow in order to qualify for these monies. Requirements and guidelines will be explained in detail upon initial contact of Sponsors.

Training Opportunities

The Child and Adult Care Food Program provides training to sponsors. The sponsoring institution has the responsibility to train all personnel involved in CACFP.

Contact Ms. Sonja Hamilton, Program Director for more information: 318-377-7022 ext. 235