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Online Training

Offer Versus Serve in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Nutrition Services Division

Welcome to the California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division Offer Versus Serve (OVS) in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) online training.

By completing this training, you will learn about the requirements for OVS in the CACFP in California.  
This training takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. Please allow enough time to complete the training in one sitting. At the end of the training, you will be asked to complete a short evaluation. You will then have access to a printable certificate of completion for your records. Completion of this training is not recorded until you select Submit on the final screen.

Navigation options are available at the bottom of each screen. If you have technical difficulties, please contact the Education and Nutrition Policy Unit by phone at 916-445-9127 for assistance. If you have questions about the content of the video, please contact the CDE CACFP New Meal Patterns (NMP) Team by e-mail at NMP4CACFP@cde.ca.gov. For more information about the NMP requirements and resources for the CACFP, please visit the CDE CACFP NMP Web page.  

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