Sponsors
Stop feeling like the food police and wasting administrative funds on labor costs! KidKare by Minute Menu software reduces or eliminates the need for staff to check and re-check required records. Give your staff back hours of their day to help train and support food program participants and grow your program. Together we can help more children receive healthy meals in child care.
Food program staff spend hours verifying required paperwork, identifying mistakes and communicating those mistakes back to busy child care providers. KidKare by Minute Menu software gives sponsors back hours of staff time that can be used to offer nutrition planning, skill building or recruiting more participants to your program. Let us help
Features
Reduce Cost
Reduce labor costs by automating claim calculations, enrollment and eligibility, monitoring, reporting and more.
eForms
Invite parents and track their progress completing initial or annual enrollment and eligibility documents in real-time from any device. Captures parent's digital signature and certifies eligibility with a staff signature.
Meals & Attendance
Record meals and attendance from any device. Includes menu planning and production record, purchasing reports and delivery receipts.
Milk audit and receipts
Compares required milk servings by type with amounts purchased by type, determines any shortages and removes any non-compliant meals.
Mobile Monitoring
Plan, conduct and record required monitoring visits with custom review questions. Disallow non-compliant meals and alert providers to encourage less mistakes.
Access anytime, expertise always
Access KidKare from any internet connected device. For 25+ years we've been delivering the tools successful child care businesses need.
Go Paperless with eForms
Minute Menu + eForms instantly simplifies enrollment and re-enrollment for centers and parents. Invite parents and track their progress enrollment and eligibility documents from any device. Captures parent's digital signature and certifies eligibility.
Learn More About eFormsWe want to make your experience with Minute Menu a positive one, and have created a training library of videos and user documentation to help you learn. Our training team has expertise in CACFP management and can help you make the most of Minute Menu.
On the Minute Menu training web site you will find:
Self-paced, e-learning classes
Webinar schedules and access to upcoming webinars
Useful help articles
CACFP Resources
We have a team of professionals who support our customers on the phone and through email. This team includes experts on the food program, child care, software, networking, and more. To contact our Support Team: email or submit a ticket.
Our support team is available Monday – Friday from 9am – 5pm central time.
View up-to-date system requirements
The USDA Food Program requires Sponsors to record and store large amounts of information about child care centers. Sponsors use Minute Menu to manage that information. As a result, a great deal of information about child care centers is transmitted to and from Minute Menu servers.
Data Encryption
When you use Minute Menu, you connect to the Minute Menu servers via a secure, authenticated channel using industry standard SSL encryption. This means that this data, when transmitted, can only be understood by its intended recipient – in this case, you and your Minute Menu software. The use of data encryption effectively prevents anyone from examining any personal data while food program claim information is recorded.
Policy on Data Privacy
The data stored in the Minute Menu system is done so under the direct authorization of each client sponsor. Per the agreement centers sign with their sponsors in order to participate in the food program, and per the agreement the sponsor has with the state CACFP agency, this information must be made available to state agency and federal USDA officials any time they request it. Likewise, if a sponsor requests (in writing) that we share any of this information with a third party, we are required to do so.
Beyond these situations, it is our policy never to share any of the personal information with any third party. We may share aggregated information (as an example: “in October, 10,000 centers used Minute Menu”), but never any specific information on any individual center or sponsor that uses Minute Menu.
While a great deal of information about child care centers is publicly available from a number of sources, including state child care licensing agencies, you can rest assured that Minute Menu is not a source where personal information can be obtained.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The enrollment, re-enrollment, and tracking features in Minute Menu increase the accuracy of your participation records. Do you want to learn more about Minute Menu Software? Request a demo today!
Yes. The milk audit in Minute Menu is used to compare the amount of milk purchased with the amount of milk that was needed based on menus and meal counts. Learn more about our milk audit report.
Yes. Minute Menu can help you manage summer feeding and at-risk tracking! This feature aligns with USDA Summer Food Service Program guidelines, and is great for centers whose population changes during the summer months.
Yes, the monthly charge per center is based on claim volume submitted through our software. Typically, centers average $29-$59/month.
Yes, they can! Your providers can use any device and any browser to record and submit their claims online using KidKare. Learn more about how to submit a claim.
Yes. Our database is filled with thousands of food items to choose from when creating your food lists for your providers. You can choose to limit quantities of certain items, or keep them off your list completely. Minute Menu is already set up to follow the food rules for the USDA CACFP meal pattern requirements, but you can also set up your own food rules for your providers.
No. KidKare is offered completely free of charge for your providers with the purchase of a Minute Menu plan. To learn more request a demo!
Yes, monitors can use our online review feature for conducting provider reviews that integrate seamlessly into your Minute Menu software. For more info please visit our help page.
Yes, those that are hands-on with Minute Menu will require training. With most of our plans, we provide extensive implementation training and a one free hour of support per month. Our support site is filled with help articles, videos, and webinars to provide your support staff with continuous support.
Administrators can determine and manage approved vendors inside Minute Menu. This can be managed to only allow centers to enter receipts associated with approved vendors. Request a demo to learn more about Minute Menu.
Yes, you can! Minute Menu has a database of over 3,000 food items including items from the food buying guide to choose from when planning meals and menus. With Minute Menu you can plan meals, publish weekly or monthly menus, project food quantities and more. To learn more about our Minute Menu product, request a demo today!
Become a Sponsor
Click on your state in the map below to learn more about the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in your state.
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