WECA Food Program participants may now apply for a USDA Child Care Wellness Grant administered by the Wisconsin Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Sponsors Forum and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Selected grantees will be awarded a nutrition kit of their choice from the following: physical activity for kids, cooking with kids, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘CACFP’
Food Program Offers USDA Wellness Grant
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CACFP, child care grant, usda grant, weca food program, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, wisconsin food program on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Child Care Wellness Grant Opportunity- Group Child Care Programs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CACFP, child care, Child care grant opportunity, DPI, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, wellness grant on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wisconsin Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Child Care Wellness Sub-grants are now available and will be awarded to CACFP child care institutions (child care group centers, emergency shelters, at-risk sites, outside of school hours sites) through a competitive application process. Grant applications will be accepted until July 21, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. This grant [...]
Early Education is Prioritized in Federal Spending
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CACFP, CCDBG, child and adult food care program, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, pell grant on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
2011 Early Education Spending Increases Suggested On July 15th, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved a fiscal 2011 spending bill that would increase federal early education spending. The spending bill includes: • An increase of $700 million for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (total appropriation of [...]
Federal Bill to Expand and Improve Child Care Nutrition Programs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CACFP, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this month, Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a bill that would strengthen the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 (S. 2749) includes changes to nutrition programs for young children in child care centers, family child care programs, and Head Start and Early Head [...]
CACFP Reauthorization
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CACFP, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This year, the US Congress has an opportunity to improve services to children through the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act (H.R.2997). A well-drafted reauthorization bill that includes improved access to services, meal quality, and nutrition education can reduce childhood hunger and obesity, especially for children from low-income families. The reauthorization bill would include changes [...]
2009 Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CACFP, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This year, the US Congress has an opportunity to improve services to children through the reauthorization of child nutrition programs. A well-drafted reauthorization bill that includes improved access to services, meal quality, and nutrition education can reduce childhood hunger and obesity, especially for children from low-income families. The reauthorization bill would include changes to nutrition [...]
