AbouT incNP
WHo We Are
The Inland Northwest Childcare Nutrition Program (INCNP) is a non-profit agency serving Central and Eastern Washington State.
We are a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that is supervised by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), funded through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and sponsored by Frontier Behavioral Health (FBH). The CACFP is a federally funded program that provides monetary reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children who are enrolled for care at participating licensed childcare homes.
Our team of trained nutrition program specialists meet with in-home childcare providers to give them the tools they need to provide the best nutrition to the children in their care. Using USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines, we provide training and support to ensure meals provided to children enrolled in the program meet the best nutritional practices offered in the USA which are based on up-to-date nutrition requirements and recommendations.
What We Do
We provide extra income to licensed in-home daycare providers who participate in our program. The CACFP contributes to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children in the United States.
If you are caring for and serving meals to children, then you may be eligible to participate in our program to receive monetary reimbursements. Our program specialists visit each of the licensed in-home daycares enrolled in the program a few times per year to monitor and ensure children are consuming nutritious foods, a list of which is provided to us by USDA.
Family Day Care Homes (FDCH) is an organized nonresidential childcare program for children who are typically 12 years of age or younger, operated in a private home, and licensed or approved to provide care. In order to participate in CACFP, FDCHs must enter into an agreement with a sponsoring agency. We do not work with childcare centers or schools.
Where We Are Located
While our main office operates in Spokane County, we have staff in Central Washington and we currently serve all of Eastern and Central Washington State.
Please use the dropdown below to view a list of current providers.
Our apologies. Although we service this county, we do not currently have a provider in this county.
Our Staff
Carole Beck
Program Manager
Carole Beck has been with the INCNP Sponsor Agency, Frontier Behavioral Health, since 1997 and has been in her current role as CACFP Program Manager since 2018.
Please feel free to email Carole should you have any questions about the program.
Marilee Harper
Administrative Senior Specialist
Marilee Harper has been with the INCNP Sponsor Agency, Frontier Behavioral Health, since 2016 and has been in her current role as Administrative Senior Specialist since 2022.
If you are an English speaking provider and have questions about monitoring, re-application, claims processing or enrollments, please email Marilee or call the office in Spokane at
509-458-2403.
Guadalupe Rodriguez-Cervantes
Monitoring Specialist II
Lupe Rodriguez has been with the INCNP Sponsor Agency, Frontier Behavioral Health, since 2013. Lupe speaks both English and Spanish.
If you have any questions or need to talk to someone in Spanish, please email Lupe or you can call her at
509-939-2192.
Sandra Vega-Cervantes
Monitoring Specialist I
Sandra Vega has been with the INCNP Sponsor Agency, Frontier Behavioral Health, since 2022 and has been in her current role since then. Sandra is a part-time employee who Speaks both English and Spanish and focuses her time on monitoring daycare homes.
You can email Sandra or you can call her at 509-710-2694.