CACFP Infant Feeding Guide
A Resource for Feeding and Claiming Infants in the
Child & Adult Care Food Program
Kansas State Department of Education
This guide will help you feed the babies in your care as they change and develop. It answers some common questions on development, nutrition, feeding practices, food preparation, safe food handling, and choking prevention. This guide will also answer questions about offering and claiming infant meals in the CACFP.
All child care centers and family day care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) must offer CACFP meals to all eligible children who are enrolled for care in their facilities. This policy ensures that all children, including babies, who are enrolled for child care, have access to CACFP meals. When the baby is in care during the meal service period, the center or home must offer the baby a meal that complies with CACFP requirements.
