Procurement Sheet for Centers

Minute Menu CX

Procurement Checklist/Feature Information

For 30 years, KidKare by Minute Menu has provided innovative CACFP software solutions to childcare providers and sponsors. The Minute Menu CX product launched in 2007 and has provided consistent, reliable support for affiliated center chains and unaffiliated center sponsors since.

KidKare by Minute Menu places priority on responding to changes to USDA policy and develops the necessary features, settings, and materials to ensure sponsors remain in-compliance with the latest CACFP regulations.

General System Requirements

General CACFP Compliance Requirements

Cloud-Based System

Follows all USDA regulations for CACFP

Available Offline

Follows all State regulations for CACFP

Free Setup

System Updates for new CACFP Policy Before Policy Implementation Date

Free Maintenance Data Protection

Supports Grain Ounce Equivalents Requirements

Phone & Online Support

Follows Updated Meal Pattern

Software Provided to Centers

State Preferences

Electronic Claims Processing

Sponsor Controls by State

Electronic Claim Upload

Eligibility Determination Tool

Electronic Enrollment & Income Eligibility Forms (eForms)

Automatic Income Eligibility

Online/Electronic Review Tool Sponsor & Site Training *Not available for all states. Contact us to learn if we have this capability for your state.

Menu Production Records Food Service Expense Tracking Milk Audit & Reports Site Review Tracking & Reporting Attendance & Meal Counts Recorded Separately

Meals & Attendance Custom Food List Online Attendance Entry for Centers Online Meal Counts for Centers Ability to Acknowledge & Sign Attendance & Meal Count Records Ability to Enter Menus by Age Group (Infant, Non-Infant) for Centers & Sponsors Individual Infant Menu Records Calculate Grain Ounce Equivalents at the Food List & Menu Levels Provide Estimated Quantities Required Based on Attendance Track Whole Grains Served Per Day Sponsor Master Menus

Center Information & Tracking Track & Report on Center License & Certification Information Track & Manage School Out Days per Center

Enrollment Information & Tracking Allow Centers to Enroll Children Online Sponsor Must Approve & Activate all Enrollments Track Enrollment & Income Eligibility Dates Enroll/Re-enroll Children with Electronic Forms & Signatures Generate Paper Forms for Enrollment/Re-Enrollment Track Child Approved Days & Times Document Special Diets & Food Allergies Race/Ethnicity Reporting for Children Check for School Aged Children Served During School Hours Temperature Recording

Claim Information & Tracking Online Claims Submission for Centers

Track License Type by Center

Ability to Manually Record Claim Information for Sponsor

Ability to Manage Center Classrooms

Batch Claims Processing

Track Non-Claiming Centers

Report Claim Warning/Disallowances and Totals by Center

Track Active & Inactive Centers

Claim Summary Reports

Assign Monitors to Centers

Ability to Make Claim Adjustments

Tax Reporting for Centers

Track Claims Submission by Center

Track Approved Meal & Shift Times

Claimed Attendance & Meals Reporting by Center

Message Centers Electronically Issue Payments to Centers Track Enrollment Statistics by Reimbursement Level

Whole Grains Recognized by Claims Processing

Manage & Track Sponsor Administrative Rates Report on Children Claimed by More than One Center in the Claim Month

Center Review Information & Tracking Ability to Customize Review Forms to Meet State Requirements Reports to Help Monitors Plan Reviews Ability to Complete Reviews Online Ability to Disallow Meals Due to Non-Compliance on Review Track Review History Generate Review Reports for Sponsor & Center Electronic Signature Capability for Review Reports Ability to Track Corrective Actions

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