Child Enrollment Forms
- Enroll all children. Every section of a Child Enrollment Form must be completed.
- Providers offer CACFP participation to all children, including infants, by enrolling all children in your care.
- Make sure you are using current Child Enrollments Forms Older; outdated CEF’s are not acceptable and will be returned.
Parent(s) complete the Child Enrollment Forms or document their choice not to participate. You must submit and keep copies of forms for non-participating children.
A parent records most typical schedule
- The days of week child attends.
- The child’s arrival and departure times.
- Meals served in care.
- School departure and arrival back in childcare times, if applicable.
- Their choice of who is to supply the infant formula and infant food for infants.
Make sure that parents record the schedule on the enrollment form reflects the care the child needs. Only days, times, and meals included in the schedule are eligible for CACFP reimbursement.
- Parent(s) sign the enrollment form after completing.
- Providers review and make sure CEF is completed in full with the correct information. Providers using Minute Menu/KidKare enter parent supplied child data into the Minute Menu/KidKare program to ensure accurate meal count records. “Pending” child is not “activated” until completed enrollment form is received.
- Providers submit original copy to Clarendon as soon as completed making sure you make a copy for your files.
- Incomplete, incorrect information or enrollment forms received after the first ten (10) billing days will be eligible for reimbursement on the second billing date.
