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Meals & Attendance

Error-free attendance & meal counts with KidKare.

We know that attendance and meal counts are the foundation of CACFP — our system is designed to make this seamless for both sites and reviewers.

KidKare attendance on mobile
Benefits

Seamless for sites, dependable for reviewers

Attendance and meal counts are automatically consolidated.

Entry time-restriction options for sites and homes.

Signature certification on attendance & meal counts.

The 2 + 1 edit check is hard-coded to ensure claim integrity.

Calculates only 2 meals + 1 snack (or 2 snacks + 1 meal) per day, limiting extra claims.

All users can upload their claim data into MIPS.

Configurable controls

Enforcement that fits North Dakota's rules

Turn on the guardrails your program requires — KidKare enforces them at the point of entry.

  • Home providers can be restricted to same-day entry only.
  • Centers can be restricted to recording meal counts by end of day, end of week, or only during meal service times.
  • Providers and centers can be required to record child attendance before recording any meal counts.
  • Center staff can be required to certify each recorded meal count by signature.
Features

A few taps on any device

Teachers tap a child's name to mark them in for the day, then return later to record meal counts — a digital replacement for paper that keeps compliance effortless.

Fork & knife icon appears only when permitted — no entries outside designated times
Attendance entry
Use "select all" to record meal counts for everyone present
Select all meal counts
Certify attendance & meal counts by signature
Signature certification
Interactive demo

Try Meals & Attendance

Click through the point-of-service experience on any device — no login required.