Generally, programs that participate in CACFP At-Risk during the school year would be eligible to continue to serve those children who are age 18 or under through SFSP during the summer when school is not in session, subject to approval of their SFSP application by the State agency.

However, a traditional child care center that also serves At-Risk Afterschool Meals and/or Snacks (i.e., the center has enrolled pre-school children in care during the day, but also serves At-Risk Afterschool Meals and/or Snacks to school-age children) must comply with FNS Instruction 782-4, rev. 3. This instruction states that traditional child care centers may only claim some or all of their meals under SFSP during the summer when there is a substantial change in Program activities or a significant increase in enrollment. Institutions approved to participate in both the CACFP and the SFSP must ensure that the same children are not served meals in both Programs, and separate records must be kept for each Program.

If a traditional child care center did not substantially change its activities or significantly increase its enrollment during the summer months, it could only receive reimbursement through SFSP for meals served to children who participate in the Afterschool Program during the school year. Such a center would receive free, reduced price, and paid reimbursement through CACFP for all other children enrolled for care (through the age of 12).

Per FNS Instruction 782-4, rev. 3, the determination to either approve the institution for participation in both the CACFP and SFSP or solely for the CACFP should be based on the institution's Program objectives