🍽️ TIRED OF REWRITING YOUR CACFP MENU EVERY SINGLE WEEK?
If you're a daycare provider offering full-day, overnight, or weekend care — you already know the struggle. Blank spreadsheets. Missing meal slots. Menus that only cover Monday through Friday. And the constant pressure to stay CACFP-compliant while also, you know... running your program.
This planner was built for YOU. The CACFP 24-Hour Weekly Menu Planner is the only editable menu tool designed specifically for providers who don't clock out at 5 PM. Plan every meal, every day, for every child in your care — and never start from scratch again.
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✅ WHAT THIS PRODUCT DOES
✔ Plans meals for full-day, overnight, AND weekend care
✔ Covers all 7 days — Monday through Sunday
✔ Includes every CACFP meal slot: Breakfast, AM Snack, Lunch, PM Snack, Dinner & Evening Snack
✔ Keeps your program organized and CACFP-aligned
✔ Saves you time every single week
✔ Prints a clean, professional menu you can post or file for audits
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📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED
This download comes with a fully built Excel workbook (8 organized sheets) PLUS a printable PDF version:
🗓️ 24-Hour Weekly Menu Sheet
Full 7-day layout (Mon–Sun) with 6 meal slots per day and support for multiple food items per meal
📅 Regular M-F Menu Sheet
Standard Monday–Friday planner for traditional daycare hours
👶 Infant Menu Sheet
Dedicated 7-day planner following the CACFP infant meal pattern for ages 0–11 months — includes breast milk/formula, iron-fortified cereals, and age-appropriate purees
🥗 Food Database
Built-in reference list of CACFP-appropriate foods organized by category: Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, Proteins, and Dairy — plus infant-specific foods
⬇️ Dropdown Food Lists
Pre-loaded food options so you can select meals quickly instead of typing from memory
🖨️ Auto-Generated Print Views (3 Sheets)
The print sheets pull from your entry sheets automatically — no copy-pasting, no reformatting. Just fill in your menu and print.
📋 Sample Menu Included
A fully filled sample menu is included so you can see exactly how everything works before you start entering your own data.
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💎 WHY THIS PLANNER IS DIFFERENT
Most daycare menu templates stop at Friday. This one doesn't.
⭐ Designed specifically for 24-hour childcare providers
⭐ Covers weekends — Saturday AND Sunday included
⭐ Six meal slots per day to match extended care schedules
⭐ Separate infant and children's menus in one workbook
⭐ Auto-formatted print sheets that build themselves
⭐ Dropdown menus for fast, consistent food entry
⭐ Fully editable — customize it for your program
This is not just a spreadsheet. It's a complete weekly meal planning system.
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⏱️ SAVE TIME EVERY WEEK
✔ No more starting from a blank page
✔ Reuse your menu week after week with simple updates
✔ Fill in your meals, check the print sheet, and you're done
✔ Built-in food lists eliminate the "what do I write?" hesitation
✔ The sample menu gives you a working starting point the moment you open the file
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🎯 PERFECT FOR
→ Home daycare providers enrolled in or preparing for CACFP
→ Licensed childcare centers with full-day or extended-hour programs
→ Overnight childcare providers and 24-hour family care homes
→ Weekend and drop-in childcare programs
→ Providers caring for both infants (0–11 months) and children (1–12 years)
→ New daycare owners setting up meal documentation for the first time
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📥 HOW IT WORKS — 3 EASY STEPS
1️⃣ DOWNLOAD INSTANTLY
After purchase, your files are available immediately under "Downloads" in your Etsy account. No waiting.
2️⃣ OPEN IN EXCEL
The workbook opens in Microsoft Excel. Clear the sample data (or simply update it to match your program) and start filling in your weekly menus.
3️⃣ EDIT AND PRINT
Fill in your meals, open the print sheet — it auto-fills from your entries — and print. Post it on your wall, file it for your CACFP sponsor, or share it with parents.
That's it. Your whole week of meal planning, done.
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⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTES
📌 This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD — no physical item will be shipped. Files are delivered instantly to your Etsy account after purchase.
📌 This planner is for planning and organizational purposes. Always follow your state agency's CACFP guidelines, meal pattern requirements, and applicable regulations when planning and serving meals.
📌 Best used with Microsoft Excel 2016 or later. A printable PDF is included for providers who prefer a non-editable format.
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🌟 MAKE MEAL PLANNING EASIER STARTING TODAY
Every week you spend more time than necessary on menus is time you're not spending on your program. This planner was built to change that — for the providers who show up around the clock, every day of the week.
Add to cart and get your week organized today. ✅