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, 2025 to June 30, 2026
Tier I
Breakfast $1.70
Lunch and Dinner $3.22
Snack $0.96
Tier II
Breakfast $0.61
Lunch and Dinner $1.94
Snack $0.26
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 daycare 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, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint-filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.