Comment Request - Family Day Care Home Participation Study

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), plays a critical role in supporting the health and wellness of children by reimbursing providers for nutritious meals served to eligible children in their care. The FDCH Participation Study aims to understand FDCH provider experiences with the CACFP by asking a nationally representative sample of both current and former CACFP-participating FDCH providers about their experiences with the program.

Need and Use of the Information: The primary data collection activity will include the FDCH Provider Experience Survey, designed to gather information from FDCH providers to address the three main objectives for the study:

1. Identify and describe the reasons why FDCH providers discontinue their participation in CACFP;
2. Determine and describe CACFP program statutory and regulatory requirements, operational and financial considerations, and federal, state, and local specifics frequently cited as burdensome by stakeholders. Classify challenges as federal, state, and local and describe in detail; and
3. Gather and summarize recommendations from FDCH providers on how to reduce barriers or challenges to CACFP participation.