Pre-Schools in Public Schools



Pre-Schools in Public Schools

Food Service Options

| |Arkansas Department of Education- |Arkansas Department of Health and Human |Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services - Special Nutrition |

|USDA Nutrition Program |Child Nutrition Unit |Services - |CACFP Program w/ |

|Requirements | |Special Nutrition Unit |Contracted Meals |

| |Public School Federal Nutrition Programs | | |

| | |Child &Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) w/ | |

| | |On-Site Preparation | |

| | | |Pre School Program Responsibilities |Contract Meal 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 |

| | |For Profit organization w/ 25% free & reduced |For Profit organization w/ 25% free & reduced |(School, Hospital, Food Service |

| | |price |price |Management Co.) |

| | |Licensed by ADHHS |Licensed by ADHHS |Licensed by ADHHS |

|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| |

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

| |Pre K class will be treated like all other | |Must have contract with Food Service Provider |Sample Contract) |

| |classrooms. | |listing details |Schools must recover the FULL cost of|

| | | | |producing meal. |

|Budget |NA |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) | |

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

| |Arkansas Department of Education- |Arkansas Department of Health and Human |Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services-Special Nutrition |

|USDA Nutrition Program |Child Nutrition Unit |Services- |CACFP Program w/ |

|Requirements | |Special Nutrition Unit |Contracted Meals |

| |National School Lunch Program | | |

| | |CACFP Program w/ | |

| | |On-Site Preparation | |

| | | |Pre School Program Responsibilities |Contract Meal Provider |

| | | | |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 | |

| | |Special Education Early Childhood Program |Program for snacks | |

| | | |Special Education Early Childhood Program | |

|Reporting – |APSCN Cycle 2 Pre K Reports |Report to ADHHS/CACFP on enrollments and |Report to ADHHS/CACFP on enrollments and |Report to ADHHS/CACFP on enrollments |

|October 1 – If eat and claim |Rpt 436 – one per school |eligibles based on program requirements |eligibles based on program requirements |and eligibles based on program |

|breakfast and lunch |Rpt 336 – one per district | | |requirements |

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|Reimbursement Rates | * Breakfast ** Lunch ***Snack | Breakfast Lunch Snack | Breakfast Lunch Snack |MEALS ARE NOT CLAIMED FOR |

| |Free $1.27 $2.32 $.63 |Free $1.27 $2.32 $.63 |Free $1.27 $2.32 $.63 |REIMBURSEMENT. Only receive payment |

| |Reduced .97 1.92 .31 |Reduced .97 1.92 .31 |Reduced .97 1.92 .31 |as specified in contract with pre-k |

| |Paid .23 .24 |Paid .23 .24 |Paid .23 .24 |program |

| |.05 |.05 |.05 | |

| | | | |Rates are blended |

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

| |additional $.24 for each free or reduced price |Rates are blended. |Rates are blended. | |

| |breakfast. | | | |

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

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

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

| |snacks served free. | | | |

|Commodities |$.175 value per lunch served |$.175 cash in lieu of commodity for each lunch |$.175 cash in lieu of commodity for each lunch | |

| | |served |served |No commodities |

|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 Requirements |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 |

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

|State Monitoring Requirements |Coordinated Review Effort and School Meals |Compliance Review every 18-24 months. On site |Compliance Review every 18-24 months. On site |During Compliance Review will be |

| |Initiative every 5 years |and record review. |and record review. |monitored for: Sanitation standards |

| | | | |Delivery of Meals, Meal Pattern, |

| | | | |Contract Compliance, Food Production |

| | | | |Records |

|Recordkeeping Requirements |No Additional Requirements to National School |Attendance Records, Free and Reduced Price Meal|Attendance Records, Free and Reduced Price Meal|Production Records |

| |Lunch Program |Applications, Production Records, Receipts, |Applications, Production Records, Receipts, | |

| | |Milk verification, Civil Rights |Milk verification, Civil Rights | |

|Public Notifications |No additional requirement |Local Newspaper |Local Newspaper |N/A |

|Training Requirements |Managers and Directors Certification |Initial Training |Initial Training | |

| | |CACFP Training Annually |CACFP Training Annually | |

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