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Child and Adult Care Food Program

Find the food-program starting point for your state.

CACFP can reimburse eligible family or group day care homes for qualifying meals and snacks. Choose your state before contacting a sponsor or changing records.

Choose my state ↓Visit USDA CACFP ↗

State contact finder

Begin with official directories.

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CACFP resources for Missouri

Open the state-specific assistance page first, then use the USDA directory if you need the current administering-agency contact.

Missouri assistance and CACFP linksChildCare.gov state page ↗USDA state CACFP contact directorySelect Missouri on the USDA map ↗Family day care home guidanceEligibility and official USDA resources ↗
Return to the Missouri licensing guide →

Questions for a sponsor

Write these answers down.

  1. 01

    Which sponsoring organizations serve my county?

  2. 02

    Must my provider type be licensed, registered, certified, or otherwise approved?

  3. 03

    When can I apply, and what records are required before reimbursement begins?

  4. 04

    Which meal patterns, enrollment forms, attendance, menus, and meal counts must I keep?

  5. 05

    How are reimbursement tier or eligibility decisions made?

  6. 06

    What training, monitoring visits, claim deadlines, and record-retention rules apply?