Head Start Runs on Documentation. So Does CenterPilot.
Head Start programs answer to more oversight than almost anyone in child care. CenterPilot keeps your food program documentation — menus, counts, production records, receipts — permanently stored, time-stamped, and pullable in seconds when a reviewer asks.
Why it matters for your program
Audit-ready by default
Every count, menu, and upload carries a time and date stamp. When a federal review lands, you pull the records instead of reconstructing them.
Categorical eligibility, simplified
Head Start participants are categorically eligible, which should make your forms easier — and in CenterPilot, it actually does.
Perpetual document storage
Receipts, monitor documents, enrollments, and claims stay stored for as long as you’re a customer. No filing cabinet, no missing folder, no panic.
What’s Included
- All application features — nothing is paywalled except optional add-ons
- Participant importing, menus, meal counts, and production records
- Meal production records built on the USDA Food Buying Guide
- Perpetual storage of claims, receipts, expenses, and documents
- Claim payment, ACH, and QuickBooks record keeping
- Free, unlimited support — call, and a real person answers
Simple Pricing
| Monthly fee (independent center) | $40 |
| One-time setup fee | $40 |
| Annual maintenance | $40 |
| Unlimited customer support | Free |
| Attendance App (optional add-on) | $20/month |
Part of a sponsoring organization? See CenterPilot for Sponsors — $30 per site per month.
Ready to fly through your paperwork?
See CenterPilot with your own menus, your own sites, your own claim. A demo takes 30 minutes, and you’ll talk to a real person — not a sales robot.