Pre-Schools Comparison SY 2007-08



Pre-Schools in Public Schools

Food Service Options

| |Arkansas |Arkansas Department of Human Services - |Arkansas Department of Human Services – |

|USDA Nutrition |Department of Education - |Special Nutrition Unit |Special Nutrition Unit |

|Program |Child Nutrition Unit | |CACFP Program with Contracted Meals |

|Requirements | |Child & Adult Care Food | |

| |Public School Federal |Program (CACFP) with | |

| |Nutrition Programs |On Site Preparation | |

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| | | |Pre-School Program |Contract Meal |

| | | |Responsibilities |Provider |

| | | | |Responsibilities |

|Qualifications |Public School |Private |Private |Must be a recognized food service |

| |Charter School (501 C 3) |Public non profit (501 C 3) organization |Public non profit (501 C 3) organization |provider (school, hospital, food |

| | |For profit organization with 25% free & |For profit organization with 25% free & |service management company) |

| | |reduced-price |reduced-price |Licensed by DHS |

| | |Licensed by DHS |Licensed by DHS | |

|Student Eligibility |Enrolled in a school or educational cooperative|Birth - 12 years old |Birth - 12 years old | |

| |pre-K program |Birth - 15 years old for Migrant Students |Birth - 15 years old for Migrant Students | |

| | |Birth - 18 years old for Special Needs Students|Birth - 18 years old for Special Needs Students| |

| | |(only if licensed facility has a majority of | | |

| | |students that are physically or mentally | | |

| | |handicapped) | | |

|Agreement/Contract |No additional requirements |Complete CACFP Agreement and Checklist |Complete CACFP Agreement and Checklist |Contract to provide meals. (For |

| |Pre-K class will be treated like all other | |Must have contract with food service provider |sample contract, contact CNU, ADE) |

| |classrooms | |listing details |Public schools’ CN Program must |

| | | | |recover the FULL cost of meal |

| | | | |services |

|Budget |N/A |Required |Required | |

|Type of Meals |Breakfast |Breakfast |Breakfast |Meal service is designated in |

| |Lunch |Lunch |Lunch |contract |

| |Afterschool Snack* |Dinner |Dinner | |

| | |AM or PM snack, late snack (Supplement) |AM or PM snack, late snack (Supplement) | |

| |* Snacks served after end of school day | | | |

|Maximum Number of Meals Allowed |All meals listed above |Any 3 listed above |Any 3 listed above |As described in contract |

| |Arkansas |Arkansas Department of Human Services - |Arkansas Department of Human Services - |

|USDA Nutrition |Department of Education - |Special Nutrition Unit |Special Nutrition Unit |

|Program |Child Nutrition Unit | |CACFP Program with Contracted Meals |

|Requirements | |CACFP Program with | |

| |Public School Federal |On Site Preparation | |

| |Nutrition Programs | | |

| | | | |Contract Meal |

| | | |Pre-School Program |Provider |

| | | |Responsibilities |Responsibilities |

|Eligible Programs |ABC |CCDF |CCDF | |

| |Head Start |ABC |ABC | |

| |Even Start |Head Start |Head Start | |

| |21st Century Community Learning Center (21CCLC)|First Connection AR-Infant & Toddler Program |First Connection AR-Infant & Toddler Program | |

| |Special Education Early Childhood Program |0-3 |0-3 | |

| | |Child & Adult Care Food Program |Child & Adult Care Food Program | |

| | |Special Education Early Childhood Program |Special Education Early Childhood Program | |

|Reporting – |APSCN Cycle 2 Pre-K Reports |Report to DHS/CACFP on enrollments and |Report to DHS/CACFP on enrollments and |If public school district, |

|October 1 – If eat and claim |Rpt 436 – one per school |eligibles based on program requirements |eligibles based on program requirements |DO NOT report pre-K students on meal |

|breakfast and lunch |Rpt 336 – one per district | | |service contract on APSCN Cycle 2 |

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|Reimbursement Rates |***After- | | |MEALS ARE NOT CLAIMED FOR |

| |school | | |REIMBURSEMENT |

| |*Breakfast **Lunch Snack |Breakfast Lunch Snack |Breakfast Lunch Snack |Only receive payment as specified in |

| |Free $1.40 $2.57 $.71 |Free $1.40 $2.57 $.71 |Free $1.40 $2.57 $.71 |contract with pre-K program |

| |Reduced 1.10 2.17 .35 |Reduced 1.10 2.17 .35 |Reduced 1.10 2.17 .35 | |

| |Paid .25 .24 |Paid .25 .24 |Paid .25 .24 | |

| |.06 |.06 |.06 |Rates are blended |

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| |*Schools that qualify for Severe Need receive | | | |

| |additional $.28 for each free or reduced-price |Rates are blended |Rates are blended | |

| |breakfast. | | | |

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| |**Districts that qualify for Safety Net receive| | | |

| |additional $.02 per lunch. | | | |

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| |*** If 50% eligible for free and reduced, all | | | |

| |Afterschool snacks served free. | | | |

| |Arkansas |Arkansas Department of Human Services - |Arkansas Department of Human Services - |

|USDA Nutrition |Department of Education - |Special Nutrition Unit |Special Nutrition Unit |

|Program |Child Nutrition Unit | |CACFP Program with Contracted Meals |

|Requirements | |CACFP Program with | |

| |Public School Federal |On Site Preparation | |

| |Nutrition Programs | | |

| | | | |Contract Meal |

| | | |Pre-School Program |Provider |

| | | |Responsibilities |Responsibilities |

|Commodities |$.2075 value per lunch served |$.2075 cash in lieu of commodity for each lunch|$.2075 cash in lieu of commodity for each lunch|No commodities |

| | |served |served | |

|Meal Pattern |Traditional Meal Pattern for breakfast, lunch |CACFP breakfast, lunch and snack |CACFP breakfast, lunch and snack |CACFP breakfast, lunch and snack |

| |and afterschool snack | | | |

|Local Monitoring |Must monitor program 2 times a year, once in |On site monitoring required for multi-site |On site monitoring required for multi-site |May be monitored by pre-K program |

|Requirements |the first 4 weeks of operation |operations |operations | |

|State Monitoring |Coordinated Review Effort (CRE) |Compliance Review every 18-24 months |Compliance Review every 18-24 months |During Compliance Review will be |

|Requirements |and School Meals Initiative (SMI) | | |monitored for: |

| |every 5 years |On site and records review |On site and records review |Sanitation Standards |

| | | | |Delivery of Meals |

| | | | |Meal Pattern |

| | | | |Contract Compliance |

| | | | |Food Production Records |

|Recordkeeping |No additional requirements to |Attendance Records |Attendance Records |Production Records |

|Requirements |National School Lunch Program |Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications |Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications |Copy of Contract |

| | |Production Records |Production Records |Invoices to Sponsor |

| | |Receipts |Receipts |Records to confirm school district |

| | |Milk Verification |Milk Verification |non profit food service funds do not |

| | |Civil Rights |Civil Rights |support pre-K program |

|Public Notifications |No additional requirements |Local newspaper |Local newspaper |N/A |

|Training |Managers and Directors Certification |Initial training |Initial training | |

|Requirements |(Arkansas state requirement) |CACFP training annually |CACFP training annually | |

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