Child Nutrition Services Inc
About Child Nutrition Services Inc
At Child Nutrition Services, the work is practical and personal. The organization sponsors the Child Care Food Program in southeast Nebraska, reimburses meals served to children in care, and helps providers keep up with claims, records, and training. For donors, that means backing an agency that helps family child care providers serve nutritious meals without having to figure it all out alone.
Child Nutrition Services is intentionally small and focused on one thing, the Child Care Food Program. That focus shows up in the way staff offer personal help, from claims support to nutrition resources, with an understanding of the day-to-day demands of child care work.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Child Care Food Program
The organization sponsors the Child Care Food Program for child care providers in southeast Nebraska, providing cash reimbursement for healthy meals served to children in care, reviewing monthly claims, and monitoring providers for program compliance.
Nutrition education and training support
Providers receive monthly newsletters, free workshops, free online training resources, record keeping tools, and nutrition information to support meal planning and child care business operations.
Claims and record keeping assistance
Providers can submit claims by mail, email, picture text, or online, and receive paper forms, a record keeping calendar, direct deposit, monthly meal records, and year-end statements for tax preparation.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Child Nutrition Services sponsors the Child Care Food Program in southeast Nebraska, reimburses meals served to children in care, and monitors providers to help them follow program regulations.
Who they serve
Nebraska licensed or state approved child care providers in southeast Nebraska, especially family child care providers serving children in their care.
Our story
Child Nutrition Services has been assisting family child care providers since 1987. Based in Beatrice, Nebraska, it centers its work on the Child Care Food Program so it can spend its time helping providers offer quality care and nutritious meals.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Child Nutrition Services Inc’s services.
Nebraska licensed or state approved child care providers can participate in the Child Care Food Program. Providers receive monthly cash reimbursements for healthy meals served, and they can submit claims by mail, email, picture text, or online. Staff also provide home visits, workshops, record keeping tools, and training resources.
In their words
Providers are a name with us, never a number!
You won’t be a number with us!
Events
NDE Canvas Training Modules
December 2023Training modules listed in the events archive.
2026 Calendar Training
October 2025 to December 2026Training listed in the events archive.
Recognition & press
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
Who can participate in the Child Care Food Program?
Nebraska licensed or state approved child care providers in southeast Nebraska can participate, especially family child care providers serving children in their care.
What do providers receive through the program?
Providers receive monthly cash reimbursements for healthy meals served, along with help with claims, training resources, and record keeping tools.
How can claims be submitted?
Claims can be sent by mail, email, picture text, or online.
What support is available beyond reimbursement?
Providers receive monthly newsletters, free workshops, free online training resources, a record keeping calendar, and year-end statements with meal counts for tax preparation.
Does staff help providers directly?
Yes. Staff provide personal service, review monthly claims, and can come to the provider's home.
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