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2025-002– Child and Adult Care Food Program – 10.558 – Subrecipient Monitoring Criteria or specific requirement Per 7 CFR 226.16(d), each sponsoring organization must provide adequate supervisory and operational personnel for the effective management and monitoring of the program at all facilities it sponsors. This includes ensuring proper frequency and type of facility reviews, which must occur at each facility at least three times each year. Two of the three reviews must be unannounced, and not more than six months may elapse between reviews. Condition Five providers were found not to have met the review frequency and type requirements. Context We determined, through testing of site visits files, that three of the providers did not have two of their three visits unannounced. Another provider missed the six month requirement by five days. The final provider did not have two of their three visits unannounced, and they missed the six month requirement by one day. Effect The Center did not meet all requirements to provide adequate supervision for its providers. Cause Turnover occurred within a key position for the CACFP program, and the replacement staff member did not have significant prior experience with the program, so they were not initially aware of the requirements. Recommendation We recommend that new staff members undergo both internal and external training relevant to their position, wherever possible. Additionally, we recommend that the Center review its policies and procedures to ensure that compliance requirements are clearly documented and communicated to all relevant staff. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions See corrective action plan.