Heartland Child Nutrition
Heartland Child Nutrition is a sponsor of the USDA Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in North Dakota.
Our Mission is to enhance the nutritional well-being of children by providing nutrition education, professional support, and disbursement of USDA funds to family child care providers for serving nutritious meals and snacks.
Heartland Child Nutrition is a free program for ALL licensed and self-declared providers in North Dakota who base their child care business in a home atmosphere. The financial support, as well as our friendly staff and education opportunities for both providers and children, will enhance your childcare and please the families you serve.
We would be happy to have you join the nearly 500 family child care providers participating in the Heartland Child Nutrition program in North Dakota!
Phone - 701-250-0140 or 1-800-366-6793 (ND toll free)
Email - hcn@heartlandnutrition.org
Fax - 701-250-0144
Click on the KidKare logo to the right to view a short tutorial of online claiming. If you are currently using manual claims and would like to switch to online claiming give our office a call, we would be happy to help!
Reimbursement Rates
Effective July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
Tier I
Breakfast $1.65
Lunch and Dinner $3.12
Snack $0.93
Tier II
Breakfast $0.59
Lunch and Dinner $1.88
Snack $0.25
If you are a provider that will be back on the Tier Two reimbursement system and would like to apply for Tier One rates or if you are a Tier One provider and would like to claim your own children please contact us and we will get you the form. If you would like you can print the form off of this site, under the "Childcare Provider" tab. If you feel you do not qualify based off of your household income to receive the higher tier, you can have your children's Parent/Guardian fill out a form to see if they qualify for you to receive the higher rates for their child/children. Please call us with any questions.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or -
fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or -
email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.