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CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP)
STATE PRESCHOOL
The State Preschool Program is a comprehensive child development program that provides a safe and
nurturing hands-on learning environment that helps each child reach his/her highest potential in the
areas of:
Social Development
Cognitive/Creative Development
Language Development
Physical Development
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is federally funded and administered through the
State of California. The program strives to:
Improve the diets of children under 13 years of age by providing children with
nutritious, well-balanced meals.
Aid in developing good eating habits in children that will last through later years.
LOW-INCOME FIRST-TIME MOTHERS (LIFT)
The Low-Income First-Time Mothers (LIFT) program is designed to improve the health and social
functioning of low-income first-time mothers and their infants by providing in-home visits by a Public
Health nurse. The nurses follow a visitation schedule that consists of one 90-minute home visit per
week over a two and a half year period.