Nutrition support for child care providers

Options for Learning’s Nutrition Program helps eligible child care providers serve nutritious meals and snacks while receiving reimbursement through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Along with financial support, providers gain access to training, guidance, menu planning resources, and ongoing assistance that help children thrive and programs succeed. CACFP is a federal program that provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks served in eligible care settings. 

Call us at 626-338-4165 for more information.

How to register for the program

• Be a licensed family child care home provider;
• Live in our service area.;
• Call us at 626-338-4165 to schedule a sign-up with one of our site monitors.

We will explain our policies and give you the assistance and materials you need to begin serving nutritious meals that meet the USDA requirements for reimbursement.

USDA Non-discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf from any USDA office, by calling 866-632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

• Mail:
  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
  1400 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
• Fax: 833-256-1665 or 202-690-7442; or
• Email: program.intake@usda.gov