MS + KidKare Follow Up by KidKare by Minute Menu

KidKare byMinuteMenu

Wearethrilledtosharewithyouthekey featuresthatsparkedexcitementduring ourrecentmeetingtogether.Inthisdeck, you'llfindtopicsthatdelvedeeperinto eachaspect,providingyouwithdetailed information.

KidKareeForms

eFormsresolvesfree&reduced-priceform errors.YoucansendeFormstoparentsand completelytakethepaperoutofthe equation.

Benefits:

Guidesparentsthroughform completion. Parentsfeelitismore confidential. Visibilityfrominvitationto certification

DeviceIPaddressstoredat pointofsignature. Exportenrollment&Free& Reduced-PriceformsinPDF. SNAP/TANFcasenumber validation

Alargeaffiliatedcenterchainexperiencedasignificantreductionin staffeffort,upto95%valuedatmorethanonemilliondollars,thanks totheimplementationofKidKareeForms.

HoweFormsWorks

ProvidersandCentersEnrollaChild 1

Thecenterorproviderentersminimalinformationaboutthechild andparentorguardianandinvitesthemtoenrollandcompletethe FreeandReduced-Priceapplicationonline.

AcustomizableemailinvitationusingeFormsissenttotheparent invitingthemtocompletetheenrollmentandIEFinformationonline throughKidKare

ViewStatusandProgress 3

StatePersonnelandSponsorsareabletoaccesstheprogressofall eFormsbyutilizingObserverModeinordertohelpprovideany technicalassistance EachactivityrelatedtotheeFormsisdated andtimestampedforaudittrailpurposes

eFormsareSubmittedtotheCenter/Home 4

OncetheeFormsarecomplete,theparentreceivesacopyoftheir eFormsviaemailandtheCenter/Homeareabletoaccessand reviewtheformsonKidKare

5 ApproveorSendforRevisions

CentersandHomescanreviewthechildenrollmentorFree& Reduced-priceformsandeFormsthensuppliesoptionsforwhen andhowformsareapprovedandrenewed Youcanalsosendback totheparentforrevisionwithacustomizedcomment

Meals&Attendance

Error-freeattendance&mealcountswith KidKare.Weknowthatattendanceandmeal countsarethefoundationofCACFP-our systemisdesignedtomakethisseamless forbothsitesandreviewers

Benefits:

Homeproviderscanbe restrictedtosamedayentry only.

Centerscanberestrictedto recordingmealcountsbyend ofday,endofweek,oronly duringmealservicetimes. Homeprovidersandcenters canberequiredtorecord childattendancecountsprior torecordinganymealcounts

Centerstaffcanberequired tocertifybysignatureeach recordedmealcount. KidKareisdesignedto calculateonly2meals&1 snackor2snacks&1meala day,limitingadditional meals/snacksclaimed. Alluserscanuploadtheir claimdataintoMIPS.

Features

Teacherscaneasilytapachild’snametomarktheminfortheday.With justafewclicksonanydevice,teacherscaneffortlesslymarkachild's attendanceforthedayandconvenientlyreturnlatertorecordtheirmeal count Saygoodbyetopaper-basedsystemsandembraceadigital solutionthatensurescompliancewithease.

Forkandknifeiconisonly availablewhenpermitted.

Userscan’trecord mealsoutsideoftheir designatedentry times.

Oncethechildisrecordedaspresentinattendance,recordmeal countsforallchildrenpresentatthemealservice

Certifybychildattendance&mealcounts.

Menu&FoodList

Controlthefoodsyourparticipantscan selectwhenrecordingmenus.Decidewhat foodscanandcannotbeserved and enforceit.

Managingyourfoodlist hasneverbeeneasier.

Standardizedstate-controlled foodlistbuiltintoKidKare. Centralized,reusable,and scheduledmenus

Productionrecordswith estimated,actualandleftover quantitycalculations.

IndividualInfantmenusforthe developmentallyready. Foodfrequencyand combinationfoodrulesand reporting.

GrainOunceEquivalents Calculations.

StandardizedState-Controlled

1.Acustomstate-controlledfood listbasedonthefoodbuyingguide foods.

2.Statereviewerscanbeconfident thatallmenuitemsarecreditable.

3.Participantsselectfoodsfrom thefoodlisttocreatemenu templates,recorddailymenusor createre-usableorcentralized menuplans.

4.Eliminatesnon-creditablefood itemsfrommenusandreduces timereviewersspendverifying menusserved.

5.Foodlistbecomesatrainingtool fornewparticipants.

GrainOunceEquivalents 02

1.Oncethestatehasapprovedthe foodlistallofthegrainitemswill includethecorrectounce equivalentswithinthestandardized list.

2.KidKareofferstoolstohelp sponsorsproactivelynavigate newUSDArequirementspriorto mandates.

DailyMenu 03

1.Userscanaccessthispagefromthe Menucalendarorleftnavigationbar.

2.Participantsselectfooditemsfromthe builtinstandardfoodlisttofulfillthe mealcomponentrequirementsfora creditablemenu.

3.Mealpatternrequirements–are accessiblefromthispageasaquick referenceguidetodevelophighquality meals.

4.Actualquantitiesrequiredcalculates automaticallyoncemealcountsare recorded.

5.Staffcanestimaterequiredfood quantitiesbyautomaticallyapplying previouslyrecordedattendancetrendsto selectedmenusbasedontheUSDAmeal pattern.

6.ActualquantitiesServedcanbe enteredbystaffoncemealisreadytobe d li dt l thecafeteria.

MenuCalendar 04

1.Providesabirdseyeviewofallof themealsplannedforinfantsand non-infants.

2.Fromthispagestaffcaneasily createreusableorcyclemenusby copy/pastingmenusforaday,a weekorafullmonth.

Customizablemenuwarnings: -Viewaswarningsoricons Incompletemenus. -Missingestimatedattendance. -Missingactualquantitiesserved.

IndividualInfantMenus 05

1.Thefirstinfantmenurecordedfor thedaybecomesthedefaultmenu.

2.Clickthefork/knifeicontorecord aninfantmealcount,andtheinfant menupop-upopens.

3.Iftheinfantisfedoutsideofwhatis alreadyrecordedinthedefaultmenu, usethetoggletoenablethefoodgroup andrecordthechild’sdevelopmentally readyfooditems.

4.Recordthequantitiesasneeded.

FoodFrequency&Combination

1.Theseoperatesimilarlytothefood frequencyrules.

2.Selectcreatenewrule,andany2 fooditemsorallfoodsassignedto therule.Forexample:Frenchfries andmashedpotatoes,orstarch items:potatosoup,potatosalad, potato.

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3.ActionscanbesettoWarnor DisallowandwilldisplayontheOffice ErrorReportaftertheclaimis calculated.

Observer Mode

AteachleveloftheKidKare ecosystem,wehavedeveloped toolstoprovideyourteamwith real-timevisibilityintoparticipant data.

Viewparticipantaccounts

KidKarehelpsStateReviewers providetechnicalassistance& enablesagenciestomonitor activities&verifydataaccuracy beforeclaim.

StateModule

Prepareforsitereviewsfrom thecomfortofyouroffice— accesschilddata, attendanceandmealcount data,menus,andreports beforeyougo.

Digitizedreviewstailoredto analyzemeaningfulmetrics. Statestaffareprovidedwith statelevelloginaccess.

Atanytime,youcanselectaspecificSponsorandSitetoobserveandwill gainaccesstotheirreal-timedatainaRead-OnlyMode.

Onceloggedin,youcanviewwhenclaimsweresenttotheSponsor,claim totalsandprintclaimsummaries.

Fromanywhereinthestate,youcanviewmenus,runreportsandgenerate providerclaimtotals.

Exportscanbecustomizedtoensurethatthereportsbestservestandard operatingproceduresinMississippi .

SponsorandSiteViews

OutsideoftheStateModule,youwillhaveaccesstolog-intothesame viewsasaSponsororSiteanytime.Thisallowsyoutomonitorprogram executioninrealtime,providetechnicalassistancewhereneededand garneranoverallsenseofhowparticipantsareconductingtheprogram. ObserverModewillalwaysberead-only,notedbythegreenbannerin eachview,toupholdprogramfidelity.

Receipts& MilkAudit

Receiptscanbeenteredanytime beforetheendoftheclaimmonth.

Benefits

Sponsorscanverifyallinputreceipts toconfirmallsitesenteredexpenses.

Specificreportingistiedtothe receiptstoensurenon-profitstatus (Non-ProfitStatusReport)

EnsurethatCACFPfundsarespent appropriately(allowablecosts)-foodpurchases,food-service supplies.

Receipt

Ensureexpendituresarein-line withreportedCACFPbudget Milkcalculatortiesdirectlyinto themilkauditforaccurate reportingofgallonspurchased.

Centers,bothaffiliatedandnon-affiliated,canenterreceipts fortheirsitesinKidKare.Theentrycanbedoneintwo differentways:

1Enterpurchasesasbroadcategories,suchasFoodorSupplies.

ItemizedReceiptEntry

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Recordpurchasestothelastdetail:itemname,type,andline-itemcosts.

ReceiptsSupportMilkAudits

AfterinputtingreceiptsandPOSmealdata,participantscanruninternal milkauditstodeterminewhereadditionalstafftrainingisneeded,provide technicalassistancetoteammembersandproactivelyaddressconcerns beforesubmittingtoyourstateteam.

Atanypoint,yourstateteamcanutilizethemilkaudittooltotakereceipt entryastepfurtherandensurethateverymealiscompliantandquantities purchasedandservedarewelldocumented.

Compareamountofmilkpurchased withtheamountofmilkneeded.

Basemilkauditcomparisonon attendance/mealcounts,menusand itemizedreceiptentry.

Alertsparticipantsofdeficiencyinrealtimetoprovideopportunitytoserve additionalmilktomeetprogram requirements.

Accountformilkallergiesbyrecording andtrackingsubstitutemilkquantities toverifyexactlywhichtypeofmilkmay resultinashortage.

Accountforspilledorspoiledmilkwith write-offs. Flagpotentialshortagesbeforethey happen.