Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan ... - New Mexico Kids

Agency/Entity
(check all that apply)
State/Territory agency responsible for the
Child and Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP)
Describe how the
Lead Agency will
coordinate with this
Agency/entity in
delivering child
care and early
childhood services
member of the group
establishing the
plan/application for the
state Early Learning
Advisory Council and
is included as a
mandatory member of
the Advisory Council in
the newly passed Early
Childhood Care and
Education Act.
CYFD’s Family
Nutrition Bureau
partners with the
Department of Health
(DOH) in making
recommendations for
CYFD’s licensing
regulations and Quality
Rating System
regarding nutrition and
physical activity
standards.
CACFP is
administered out of
CYFD. The Child Care
Services Bureau
(CCSB), FNB and
CACFP home
sponsors collaborate to
provide training to
registered family home
child care providers at
16 Regional Early Care
and Education
Conferences (RECEC)
statewide.
Throughout the year,
CACFP home
sponsors assist in
ensuring that
Describe results
expected from the
coordination
Examples might include
increased supply of fullday/full-year
services,
aligned eligibility policies,
blended funding, or access
to more training and
technical assistance
resources shared across
agencies.
Through this partnership,
CYFD and DOH hope to
improve nutrition and
physical activity standards
for children served in child
care settings.
As a result of this
coordination, CYFD aims to
make training more
accessible for family home
child care providers.
This coordination helps
CYFD ensure that
providers are meeting
training requirements.
Programs participating in
CACFP receive 3 visits per
year from food monitors.
CCDF Plan Effective Date: October 1, 2013
Amended Effective: _____
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