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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