See what KidKare (formerly Minute Menu) offers: CACFP claims automation, food-program compliance, pricing, features, and FAQs for childcare centers and…
Category
Finance
Pricing
Tiered monthly/annual subscription starting at $129/month ($1,199/year) for the Food Program plan; Parachute + Food Program bundle from $163.99/month ($1,479/year); 30-day free trial available. Multi-site sponsor and state-agency pricing is custom quote only., from 129
KidKare is CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) compliance software, operating under the legacy Minute Menu brand it has carried for over 30 years. The platform replaces paper-based food-program paperwork with digital menu planning, point-of-service meal and attendance tracking from any device, and automated claims processing built around more than 250 edit checks designed to catch errors before a claim reaches a state agency. Providers get 150+ built-in reports, electronic enrollment and income-eligibility forms available in English and Spanish, and a CACFP-specific labor tracking log. KidKare is offered across several product lines: KidKare Food Program for single-location centers filing claims directly with their state; Parachute, a bundled financial-management add-on covering tax reporting, payment processing, online invoicing, and parent communication; KidKare for Sponsors for organizations overseeing multiple home and center providers; KidKare for ARAS & SFSP programs; and KidKare for State Agencies. An API is also available for connecting KidKare to other systems. The company traces back to T&L Computer Systems, founded in the early 1990s by Tom and Linda Clark, later became Minute Menu Systems, LLC, and today reports serving more than 85,000 sponsors, owners, directors, sites, and providers across all 50 US states.
Key Features
Automated CACFP Claims Processing — Built-in claims engine with 250+ edit checks that catch errors before a claim reaches a state agency.
Digital Menu Planning — Create menus with automated CACFP meal-pattern and grain-ounce compliance checks.
Point-of-Service Meal & Attendance Tracking — Record attendance and meal counts in real time from any device, with automatic production-record generation.
150+ Built-In Reports — Library of built-in reports covering claims, attendance, and compliance data.
Digital Enrollment (English & Spanish) — Electronic enrollment and income-eligibility eForms available in English and Spanish.
CACFP Labor Tracking — CACFP-specific labor log to track staff time tied to food-program activities.