DECAL Program Guidance on Human Pandemic Response (COVID-19)

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning’s (DECAL) top priority is always the health and safety of all children, their families, and the child care workforce. As the Nutrition Services Division continues to respond to COVID-19 Coronavirus in Georgia, we will post relevant guidance and information here. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through the many questions and concerns related to this unprecedented public health emergency. We strongly encourage all Program participants to periodically check this page as this emergency is constantly evolving.

COVID-19 RESOURCE LINKS

• DECAL Nutrition FAQs & Emergency Feeding Locations
  • Emergency Feeding Locations
  • FAQs: Serving meals to children during unanticipated school closures
• Nationwide Waivers – Policy Guidance
  • Child Nutrition Program Meal Service during Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks, April 1, 2020
  • Responses 1-3: Nationwide Waivers Due to COVID-19, March 23, 2020 (CACFP)
  • Response 4: Nationwide Waiver on Meal Pattern Flexibility Due to COVID-19, March 25, 2020 (CACFP & SFSP)
  • Response 5: Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children, March 25, 2020 (CACFP & SFSP)
  • Response 6: Nationwide Waiver of Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, March 25, 2020
  • Response 7: Nationwide Waiver of Monitoring Requirements for Sponsors in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, March 27, 2020 (CACFP)
  • Response 8: Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, March 27, 2020 (CACFP)
  • Response 9: Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements in the School Meals Programs, March 27, 2020
  • Response 10: Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for Sponsoring Organizations in the Summer Food Service Program, March 27, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 11: Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for the State Agencies in the Summer Food Service Program, March 27, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 12: Nationwide Waiver of 60 Day Reporting Requirements for January and February 2020, April 1, 2020
  • Response 13: Extension of the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs, April 21, 2020 (CACFP & SFSP)
  • Responses 14 -17: Nationwide Waivers for the Summer Food Service Program and National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option, April 21, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 14: Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites in the Summer Food Service Program, April 21, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 15: Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program, April 21, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 16: Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibilities in the Summer Food Service Program, April 21, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 17: Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restriction in the Summer Food Service Program, April 21, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 18: Nationwide Waiver of Local School Wellness Policy Triennial Assessments in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program, April 23, 2020
  • Response 19: Nationwide Waiver of Food Service Management Contract Duration in the National School Lunch Program and Summer Food Service Program, April 24, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 20: Nationwide Waiver of Annual Review Requirements for State Agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, April 24, 2020 (CACFP)
  • Response 21: Nationwide Waiver to Extend Unanticipated School Closure Operations through June 30, 2020 (SFSP)
  • Response 22: EXTENSION - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs, May 14, 2020 (CACFP & SFSP)
  • Response 23: EXTENSION – Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Service Time Flexibility in the NSLP, SBP, and CACFP, May 14, 2020 (CACFP)
  • Response 24: EXTENSION – Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Program, May 14, 2020 (CACFP & SFSP)
  • Response 25: EXTENSION – Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick-up Meals for Children, May 14, 2020 (CACFP & SFSP)
  • Response 26: EXTENSION (2) - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs, Jun 8, 2020
  • Response 26: EXTENSION (3) - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 3 (June 8, 2020 & June 10, 2020)
  • Response 27: EXTENSION - Nationwide Waiver of Monitoring Requirements for Sponsors in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, June 8, 2020
  • Response 28: EXTENSION - Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, June 8, 2020
  • Response 29: EXTENSION - Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements in the School Meals Programs, June 8, 2020
  • Response 30: EXTENSION - Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for Sponsoring Organizations in the Summer Food Service Program, June 8, 2020
  • Response 31: EXTENSION - Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the Summer Food Service Program, June 8, 2020
  • Response 32: EXTENSION - Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers through August 31, 2020 (June 10, 2020)
  • Response 33: EXTENSION (2) - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs, June 25, 2020
  • Response 34: EXTENSION (2) - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Service Time Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs, June 25, 2020
  • Response 35: EXTENSION (2) - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children, June 25, 2020
  • Response 36: EXTENSION (4) - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs, June 25, 2020
  • Response 37: Nationwide Waiver to Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools in the National School Lunch Program for School Year 2020-2021, June 25,
• Nationwide Waivers – Questions & Answers
  • Questions and Answers Related to the Child Nutrition Program Monitoring and Reporting Nationwide Waivers, April 9, 2020
  • Questions and Answers Related to the Nationwide Waivers on Meal Times, Non-Congregate Feeding, and At-Risk Activity Requirement, April 11, 2020
  • Questions and Answers Related to the Child Nutrition Program Meal Service during Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks, April 11, 2020
  • Questions and Answers Related to the Child Nutrition Program Meal Service during Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks, April 21, 2020
  • Questions and Answers Related to the SFSP and SSO Nationwide Waivers, May 19, 2020
  • Questions and Answers on the Nationwide Waiver to Extend Unanticipated School Closure Operations through June 30, 2020, (May 29, 2020)
• Nationwide Waivers – Waiver Request Forms
  • Combined Waiver Request Form
  • Meal Pattern Waiver Request Form
  • Parent Pick-Up Waiver Request Form
• Other COVID-19 Policy Guidance & Information
  • Reporting of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Data for Forms FNS-10, FNS-44, and FNS-418 – April 30, 2020 (CACFP & SFSP)
  • DECAL Disaster Preparedness Information – August 15, 2019 (v3)
• Resources
  • Emergency Feeding Vendor Resource List
  • Serving Meals in CACFP During COVID-19
  • Providing Multiple Meals at a Time for Children During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (SFSP)
  • Providing Multiple Meals at a Time for Children During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (CACFP)