Who May Participate?
Child and adult care facilities may participate in the CACFP if they are:

Licensed, non-profit, non-residential child or adult care centers;
Licensed, for-profit, non-residential child or adult care center which receive Title XIX or XX funding for at lease 25% of either enrolled participants or the licensed capacity of the center; or
Licensed, registered and approved family or group day care homes operated in a residence.

Benefits of participation
Child and Adult care center benefits include:

Reimbursement for meals served to enrolled participants.
Federally donated commodities or cash in lieu of commodities;
Technical assistance for administration of the CACFP;
Nutrition education materials;
Annual training sessions and workshops.

Eligibility
Children and adults are eligible to participate if they are:

Birth to 12 years of age;
Migrant children birth to 15 years of age;
Special needs children over 12 years of age in care facilities primarily serving children under 18 years of age;
Functionally impaired adults;
Adults over 60 years of age.

Requirements for participation
Ensure that meals served meet the meal pattern requirements;
File accurate claims for reimbursement;
Comply with requirements related to the financials management of the Program;
Accept final administrative and financial responsibility for operating the Program;
Establish procedures to collect and maintain all necessary Program records from sponsored centers.