December 11, 2023 Proposed Legislation Aims to Help Child Care Providers Serve Nutritious Meals U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced new legislation addressing child care providers’ financial pressures by increasing meal reimbursements for those participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). About The Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act would increase reimbursement amounts for child care providers and lessen the financial strain to ensure that all children are being offered nutritious meals. This bill will increase the reimbursement rate so that a family child care provider serving seven children could receive an additional $475 a month or $5,700 a year in reimbursements and a Head Start program or child care center serving 100 children could receive an additional $600 a month of $7,200 a year in reimbursements. To increase reimbursement rates, the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act would modify the CACFP by initially increasing reimbursement rates for all eligible meals and snacks by 10 cents, after which the reimbursement rate will be tied to inflation. The bill would also eliminate the two-tiered reimbursement rate system for family child care providers in which reimbursement rates vary depending on the level of local poverty and reimburse family child care providers for meals served to their own children. Read More To read more on the proposed new bill, please read “Casey Introduces Legislation to Help Child Care Providers Serve Nutritious Meals.” Source Information for this post was taken directly from the new release “Casey Introduces Legislation to Help Child Care Providers Serve Nutritious Meals.” Some text may have been added, paraphrased, or adapted for readability and comprehension. Related Resources Trying Together’s Emily Neff Testifies in State’s Basic Education Funding Commission Hearing Speak Up! for Child Care Campaign 2023 Food Resources TweetSharePinShare0 Shares
