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28th AnnualNational CACFP SponsorsAssociation Conference

April 22-24, 2014April 22-24, 2014

PO Box 28487, Austin, TX 78755

CACFPCACFPit’s about the familiesit’s about the families

Let’s work together on how to get there.

Featured SpeakersFeatured Speakers

MyPlate and Your ChildrenMyPlate and Your ChildrenConnecting the Dots Between CACFP and MyPlateConnecting the Dots Between CACFP and MyPlate

Learn about the science behind the Dietary Guidelines, why the switch was made toMyPlate from MyPyramid, how MyPlate supports the early childhood CACFP mealpatterns, how MyPlate can be successfully integrated into our current educationalprogramming, and successful strategies for health promotion for child care providersto implement MyPlate.

Spring 2014 CACFP UpdateSpring 2014 CACFP Update

Hear about the many exciting updates to the CACFP including recent policy changesand progress of special projects such as the Paperwork Reduction Act work group.

Learn about regulatory updates, new handbooks, technical assistance, and more.

CACFP: Meal Patterns & ReauthorizationCACFP: Meal Patterns & ReauthorizationWhat You Need to Know & Why You Should CareWhat You Need to Know & Why You Should Care

Get ready for #CNR2015. Priorities for the coming reauthorization include ensuringmore children have a healthy start by improving early childhood nutrition programs. Atthe same time, meal pattern changes for the CACFP are looming. Learn why you needto know about these now and what you can do to take action once they're published.

Nutrition and Physical Activity Best-PracticeNutrition and Physical Activity Best-PracticeRecommendations and CACFP: What’s That Jazz?Recommendations and CACFP: What’s That Jazz?

Dr. Ward will share research-based, best-practice recommendations for creatinghealthy nutrition and physical activity environments in child care settings as well as

examples of how centers and homes have successfully implemented these standards.

Who Stirred the Pots? The Evolution of Cajun CuisinesWho Stirred the Pots? The Evolution of Cajun Cuisines

Chef Bienvenu will tell the story of the evolution of Louisiana's regional cuisines—developed by people with different backgrounds who shared their cooking traditionsusing indigenous foods.

The Great Cafeteria Takeover:The Great Cafeteria Takeover:New Orleans Students Taking ActionNew Orleans Students Taking Action

Returning from a hard year that included Hurricane Katrina, losingtheir houses, leaving the city, and going to new schools away from home,

students who dreamed big about the changes they wanted in their schoolsnicknamed themselves Rethinkers. Hear how they changed their story by

advocating for fresh, healthy food in New Orleans cafeterias.

Child Care Partnership with CACFP Child Care Partnership with CACFP

Child Care (LMCC) and CACFP both strive to create healthierenvironments for children in child care. Learn about the many resources available tohelp your providers earn the LMCC Recognition Award -- an award for providers whodemonstrate their commitment to the five LMCC goal areas (physical activity, screentime, healthy foods and beverages, and supporting infant feeding). Also hear fromsponsors and state agencies who are promoting our partnership and finding success!

Family Child CareFamily Child CareFundamentalsFundamentals

Preconference Training

Show Me the MoneyShow Me the MoneyAn overview of FNS Instruction &An overview of FNS Instruction &Best Practices for DeterminingBest Practices for DeterminingAllowability & ReasonablenessAllowability & Reasonableness

† Members NonMembers

Early $ 75 $100

Standard $100 $125

Late $125 $150†

Members NonMembers

Early $199 $299

Standard $279 $379

Searching for the latest in family childcare training resources? Family ChildCare FUNdamentals is the latestresearch based training, designed toprovide family child care providerswith applicable nutrition and wellnessbest practices. Not only will thistraining expand the participant’scurrent knowledge on nutritionconcepts, but it will also provide awealth of information on health andwellness. Participants will walk awaywith creative methods for planning forthe CACFP, steps for incorporatingphysical activity on a daily basis, and aclear understanding of why it’simportant to teach young childrenabout good nutrition.

An overview of the key components andchanges in the fourth revision of the FNSInstruction 796-2, this training will includetools that will assist your agency in identifyingwhich costs are allowable and unallowableand what the best use of your CACFP fundswill be. An overview of common financialfindings and unallowable costs will also bereviewed, along with suggestions on how

these can be resolved. Best practices to assist with determining thereasonableness and allowability of CACFP costs will be provided. Forboth the financial and non-financial minded, this training will includegroup activities and discussion on various cost categories that tend tobecome questionable during reviews and during the budget process andwill include tools that will be useful for both CACFP sponsors and StateAgencies.

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8:00 AM–7:00 PM Registration & Exhibits

8:30 AM–12:30 PM Preconference Training †

1:30 PM–4:30 PM Preconference Training †

5:00 PM–6:30 PM Networking Reception

8:00 AM–5:30 PM Registration & Exhibitors

8:30 AM–10:30 AM Welcome & General Session

10:45 AM–12:00 PM Regional Discussion Groups

12:00 PM–1:30 PM Lunch Program

1:45 PM–2:45 PM Workshops Session One

3:00 PM–4:00 PM Workshops Session Two

4:15 PM–5:30 PM Networking Roundtables

7:00 AM–5:30 PM Registration & Exhibitors

7:30 AM–9:00 AM State Agencies Symposium

7:30 AM–9:00 AM NCA Annual Meeting

9:15 AM–10:15 AM General Session

10:30 AM–11:30 AM Workshops Session Three

11:30 AM–1:30 PM Luncheon Program

1:45 PM–2:45 PM Workshops Session Four

3:00 PM–4:00 PM Workshops Session Five

4:15 PM–5:30 PM General Session

Join NCABecome A MemberWe offer cutting-edge ideas, current information, high-quality resources and management tools includingaccess to Sponsorlink (an email group for membersacross the country to exchange ideas and discussissues), discounts for our annual conference andcalendars, materials for your providers during NationalCACFP week, advocacy and legislation representation,and regular communications with regulation updatesand provider support.

WorkshopsWorkshops

A Handbook Overview: Budget andManagement

Hands on activities will help participants to discoverwhat types of situations cause red flags during theState agency budget approval process, learn how toallocate costs, and find questionable costs inapproving annual budgets. Learn how to requestitems of cost that require specific prior writtenapproval, require prior approval, and are generallyallowable. A question and answer period will follow thepresentation. There will also be a brief discussionregarding the recent revisions to the FNS 796 – 2Revision 4 Financial Management – Child and AdultCare Food Program.

A Handbook Overview: SeriousDeficiency, Suspension, and Appeals

The goal of this session is to identify problematicareas related to the implementation of seriousdeficiency, suspension, termination, and appealsprocedures. Real scenarios will be discussed toexplore missteps in the implementation of theseregulatory processes. A question and answer periodwill follow the presentation.

A Handbook Overview: State Agencies& Monitoring

The goal of this session is to ensure that all institutionsparticipating in the CACFP are in compliance withmeal pattern, record keeping, and other Programrequirements. Real scenarios related to identifying aserious deficiency, evaluating a corrective action, anddeferral of a serious deficiency will be discussed toexplore missteps in the implementation of theseregulatory processes. A question and answer periodwill follow the presentation.

Advocating for CACFP in a CongressFocused on Deficit Reduction

This interactive session offers strategies for lobbyingyour Members of Congress from across the politicalspectrum. Session participants will engage inadvocacy simulations with experts on GovernmentAffairs and CACFP Policy to help participants navigatea budget-cutting environment in Washington andadvocate for CACFP.

Balanced Living

This session focuses on helping Monitors learn tomanage with stress and stressful situations throughpractical sharing and fun ideas.

Best Practices for ExpandingParticipation in the At-Risk AfterschoolMeals Program

Learn what recent research tells us about low-incomefamilies’ need, awareness and interest in afterschoolmeal programs for their children. Discuss bestpractices in outreach and marketing to increaseparticipation in your afterschool program.

CA & TA: Utilizing Findings & CorrectiveAction Plans as a Tool for ImpactfulTechnical Assistance

This session will identify how developing completefindings and adequate Corrective Action plans can bekey contributors for Program Compliance andvaluable tools for technical assistance.

CACFP Case Studies and BestPractices: Where Instruction MeetsApplication and Implementation

Through the use of case studies, this interactivesession will assist sponsor's with identifying bestpractices for identifying & preventing Program non-compliance. Participants will walk away withimplementation strategies to apply and implementProgram regulations.

CACFP Civil Rights Training

A 60-minute overview of the Civil Rights requirementsfor CACFP State agencies and sponsors. This trainingwill provide information on the Civil Rights obligationsof State agencies, the contractual requirements forCACFP sponsors, and provide resources to assistState agencies and sponsors with administeringCACFP in accordance with Civil Rights requirements.

NetworkingNetworkingRoundtablesRoundtablesWe know that one of the mostvaluble things you can take home isthe information and insights sharedwith other attendees, which is whymake time for roundtable sessionsdesigned specifically for directors,field staff, nutritionists, centers, at-risk and afterschool, head start,state agencies, and admininstrativeprofessionals.

RegionalRegionalDiscussion GroupsDiscussion GroupsYou asked for it! You got it!We heard you and built time into theconference schedule for attendeesto get together, by region, to talkshop. The NCA Board and RegionalSponsor Representatives, togetherwith attending Regional USDARepresentatives, will host thediscussion groups. Meet folks fromyour neck of the woods, network,and share the CACFP vision.

State AgencyState AgencySymposiumSymposiumAnother request heard andanswered! We have scheduled aThursday morning meeting time forState Agency staff to get together.

New This Year!New This Year!

New This Year!New This Year!

At each conference we maketime for the National CACFPSponsors Association annualmeeting. Together we reviewthe highlights of our past year,the goals of current year, andour hopes for the future.Join us!

~ Blake Stanford, President

Fresh Meals & Fun with Food

Workshop presenters will discuss purchasingfresh fruits, vegetables, and meats versus pre-made; processed foods. Presenters will alsopresent creative activities for teaching kids aboutdifferent fruits and vegetables.

Healthy Building Blocks: FunNutrition Education Practices

Incorporate nutrition education and healthy eatingpractices into your program. Presenters will offerideas, training materials, and exercises exhibitinghow to incorporate nutrition education with highresults at low costs.

Hot Civil Rights Compliance Issuesfor CACFP

A discussion of the hot Civil Rights complianceissues for CACFP with FNS Civil Rights staff. Theworkshop will touch on subject matters likeproviding reasonable accommodations to childrenwith disabilities or special dietary needs, issueswith the new nondiscrimination statement,potential concerns with the revision of the CACFPmeal patterns to emulate those of the NationalSchool Lunch Program (NSLP), and othercommon complaint areas. There will be aQuestion & Answer session.

It’s A Date – Woo Providers Using theNCA Calendar: Provider NutritionTraining, Activity Ideas, and RecordKeeping Made Easy

Would you like to find nutrition information, tablecrafts, physical activities, training modules, parentprovider connection letters and record keeping allin one place? Find out why almost 50,000providers across the US are using the NCANutrition Calendar & Record Keeping Systemdaily, why it's one of their favorite CACFPmaterials, and why several state agencies offer itto all providers. Learn how to translate thesematerials into crediting hours for your providersand experience first-hand how easy it is to make(and taste) the featured recipes.

Let's Move! Child Care Train-the-Trainer Workshop

The purpose of this workshop is to presentparticipants with an understanding of the Let'sMove! Child Care Initiative and showcase the freeresources available to help them for use in trainingECE providers on supporting breastfeeding,encouraging good nutrition, increasing physicalactivity, and reducing screen time in theirprogram.

Looking for Friends in All the RightPlaces! Partnering with others to improvephysical activity and nutrition in child careprograms.

Learn how South Carolina's Quality Rating andImprovement System (QRIS) has integrated bestpractices in nutrition and physical activity into itsstatewide child care standards at all quality levels.Explore how these best practices, developed withSC CACFP and SC's health agency, haveexpanded opportunities to build provider CACFPparticipation.

Managing Home Visits & Beyond

Whether you are supervising/managing your ownprovider caseload or an entire staff's caseload, thissession is for you. Learn how to efficiently plan,conduct, and record home visits in Minute MenuHX. Then, we'll go beyond the basics anddemonstrate how to analyze the data and use it tomaximize resources and increase programintegrity. We'll also examine the features of thenew Review App for phones and tablets that willallow instant data-entry by monitors and reducepaperwork. The tools and processes available inMinute Menu HX will allow staff to not only meet,but exceed CACFP regulations.

Minnesota Let's Move ChildcareSuccess Stories

Come hear how the Team Nutrition Programtogether with family childcare sponsors in MNimplemented a Let's Move Childcare Initiativetargeting 8,500 licensed family childcare homes.Representatives from the state agency and largestsponsoring organization will share successes,lessons learned and best practices forimplementing LMCC in your state.

Move Like Your Life Depends On It

Join us for an exciting foray into the world offitness. Learn some new skills you can employ athome to enhance your quality of life. Also, we willcover some ways to use technology to makefitness and nutrition easy and fun for you and thechildren in your life.

Paperwork Reduction

Join our panelists to discuss the progress of thePaperwork Reduction Work Group and offervaluable input concerning needed reform. Hearcomments concerning the outcome of the surveysthat have been completed. The work group hastaken your comments and now is preparing areport to Congress on how to streamlineoperations within the CACFP program in order toensure integrity and maintain access whilereducing barriers and burdens to participation.

Center Sponsorshop 101

Do you or have you ever considered sponsoringchild care centers? This workshop is a place forsharing ideas, concerns, strategies, and integrityissues of being a sponsor of unaffiliated sites. Wewill discuss the challenges of center sponsorship;working with your state agency, staff development,center training needs, maintaining accuraterecords, automation issues and budgeting.

Choosing Healthy Foods for Kids

Encourage children to accept healthy foodchoices and help them make smarter choices. Theworkshop will include nutrition information and tipsfor presenting healthy choice to children.

Consistency in Messaging

Wouldn't it be great if everyone were on the samepage? Currently that doesn't seem to be the case.Directors are not always sure their field staff are allcommunicating the same message. Monitors arenot always convinced the information they share isaccurate. This workshop presents creativestrategies to help assure the people receiving themessage are not left both doubtful and confused.

Eat Well Play Hard Every Day inFamily Child Care

Eat Well Play Hard with Day Care Homes(EWPHDCH), a USDA Child Care Wellness Grantfunded pilot project, focused on obesityprevention through environmental change inCACFP family day care homes in New York State.The EWPHDCH evaluation reveals the benefits,challenges, and successes of project strategiesthat develop DCH provider skills and empowerproviders to independently teach and model bestpractices.

Effective Board Governance

Good governance contributes to a successful non-profit board. Attend this session to learn how tounderstand organizational context, build anorganizational infrastructure, use the boardmanagement toolkit, and apply workingpartnerships.

Empowering Your Clients andYourself

Enriching the lives of children and their familiesthrough good nutrition is a noble goal. Why is itthen that the process can be so difficult for somany? It is possible to assure accountability whilestill empowering all the individuals involved. Thisworkshop provides realistic strategies to assist increating a more mutually interactive andsuccessful process.

Parent Engagement: A Key to MovingMountains

A quote from Marcus Buckingham sums up ourperspective best, "The difference between apebble and a mountain lies in whom you ask tomove it." When it comes to inspiring child careproviders to strive for excellence in creatinghealthy environments for young children, FoodProgram Sponsors are capable of movingpebbles, but it is parents that can movemountains. This session will cover the why, whatand how of parent engagement using a mix oflecture, case studies and audience participation.Participants will leave this session with a greaterappreciation of the value of parent engagementalong with resources to implement their ownparent engagement initiative.

Please Pass the Peas

Interactive discussion of the causes of pickyeating brings an understanding of the negativefood issues impacting life-long eating patterns.Learn strategies to improve willingness to try newfoods. Find options for nutrition education andtraining for your providers. Tools to reduce powerstruggles and pickiness while incorporatingcollaboration between home and child care withsimple ideas you can use right away.

Preparing for a State AgencyMonitoring Review & Preparing for anA133 Audit

This session will provide strategies for StateAgency review preparation that will assist withidentifying internal control weaknesses and assistwith the reducing the risk of findings requiringcorrective action. Additionally, this session willcover the purpose of audits; auditeeresponsibilities as they relate to undergoing A133audits; objective criteria for selecting an auditor;and ways to make the process less stressful andmore efficient.

Presenting the Presenter- How toEngage your Audience

During this session we will cover how to be aneffective presenter and engage your audience.Common concerns and tricks of the trade toovercome them will be dicussed. The workhop willcover key skills needed to be an effectivepresenter including attire, non verbalcommunication, and staging. We will also coverways to capture your audience through interactionand visual tools.

Red Flag Indicators: Minimizingfraud, waste, & abuse in Federallyfunded Programs

This session will provide SponsoringOrganizations and Program monitors withstrategies to identify red flags in the CACFP &SFSP. Participants will also obtain best practicesfor minimizing fraud, waste, and abuse in federallyfunding programs.

Selling the CACFP and OtherMysteries - Part 2

The CACFP is changing rapidly, how do you keepup? How can you make your organization standapart from the rest? Come learn how to recruitmore providers & centers. Identify your agencystrengths & how to present effective messagesthat will draw new clients. Learn where to findcommunity partnerships, resources & funding thatwill enable you to meet those goals. If youattended this workshop before, we’ll review whatwe’ve learned & build upon these new skills. If youmissed this class last year, make sure you join usthis time – it’s not too late to get caught up in thefun!

Setting Up and Rolling Out hx2go

Why yes you can customize the hx2go app, I’mglad you asked! Now let me show you how it’sdone! We will cover everything from how to set upusers to use hx2go, to customizing the questionson the app, to new internal procedures, and more.You will walk out of this training feeling confidenton how to get your agency started on the new appand feeling great about how much time it will save!

Shifting Gears - The Art of Mediationand CACFP

Mediation is a dispute settlement process whichusually means theres a third party present to assistin settleing the dispute. In our line of work we dealwith disputes and diagreements every day and wedont have third parties. Learning the art ofmediation can benefit our work and privaterelationships which allow us to live a more stressfree life.

Start Early, Start Well: A WellnessPolicy Initiative for the Child CareEnvironment

Presenters share Maryland's efforts to promoteand enhance the child care nutrition and physicalactivity environment through development ofwellness policies. Child care centers receivedTeam Nutrition sub-grants for staff training,nutrition education, and taking an on-line courseto develop wellness policies. Regionalconferences focused on wellness policycomponents and promising practices from thesub-grantees.

Streamlining At-Risk AfterschoolParticipation

This session will provide an overview of all thepolicy related to streamlining participation in theat-risk component of the CACFP. This session willcover also cover best practices for streamliningparticipation between the Summer Food ServiceProgram and the CACFP at-risk after schoolmeals.

The Andragogical Process ofProfessional Development Is MoreThan Lecture

Have you ever felt frustated while conductingtraining sessions? Do you have the knowledge butfind that knowledge is not enough? In this sessionyou will be shown practical and entertaining waysto improve professional development trainingthrough proven practices of the andragogicalmodel.

The Delaware Experience

Delaware has implemented new healthy low fat,low sugar, and whole grain policies for FDCH andCenters. This is a "How to" help sponsors ofproviders and centers accept and practice newpolicies to help ensure healthier children.

Train-the-Trainer Workshop: TrainProviders to Use Minute Menu KidsPro – Shaping Professionals

Minute Menu Kids Pro is a complete businessmanagement tool used by providers across thenation every day to manage their businesses. Itincludes recordkeeping for the CACFP, and alsoprovides accounting features such as invoicingparents, receiving electronic payments, recordingexpenses, daily reports for parents & links toindustry content provided by NAFCC. Come tothis hands-on Train-the-Trainer workshop to learnhow to train providers to use Minute Menu KidsPro and shape them into professional earlychildhood educators!

What Would Batman Eat?What Child Care Providers Can Do tobe Superheroes for Health

Come experience this workshop from a child careprovider's perspective and leave with all the toolsyou need to present this workshop to providersyourself. This workshop assumes that providerscan already identify best practices in nutrition,physical activity and screen time reduction.Instead of telling them again what they alreadyknow, we'll remind them of their important role increating a healthy care environment while gentlyputting a spotlight on the differences between theirvalue for children's health and their progress inimplementing best practices that support health.The workshop approach stems from MotivationalInterviewing techniques and specifically aims todevelop the discrepancy between the providersmost deeply held values and their currentbehavior.

Year Round Feeding: IncreasingParticipation by Connecting the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program andthe Summer Meals Program

Learn best practices for creating a year roundfeeding program that results in increasedorganizational capacity and financial sustainability.

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28th Annual National CACFP SponsorsAssociation Conference

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