CACFP Culinary Trainer

2026-11-03

The Indiana Department of Education ( IDOE ) seeks an experienced Child Nutrition Program culinary trainer for three ( 3 ) in - person , 2 . 5 - hour training sessions for Early Childhood Education ( ECE ) Centers that are on the Child and Adult Care Food Program ( CACFP ). This initiative is part of IDOE ’ s ongoing commitment to enhancing the quality , local procurement , and creativity of ECE meal programs while supporting professional development for cafeteria teams . Each training will consist of 15 participants . Participants will be from childcare centers in the respective regions where the training is held . Participants will include staff person responsible for meal preparation . 2 hrs . will be spent on recipe preparation and culinary skills and . 5 hrs will be spent on a general Farm to ECE training . IDOE staff will present the Farm to ECE Portion of the Training . These workshops will take place between March – August 2026 , based on the trainer ’ s availability . IDOE will make the final determination of training dates based on vendors ’ schedule . The trainer will demonstrate how to prepare a standardized entree recipe for the Child and Adult Care Food Program ( CACFP ), which will be provided by IDOE . The trainer will also provide basic training on how to process commonly used produce , which will be included in the recipe . The training locations will be in the northern , central , and southern regions of Indiana . The trainer must be willing to travel to all three locations . IDOE will determine the training locations . The vendor will coordinate with the training locations regarding day of needs and preparation .

Indiana

2026-04-08