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Reimbursement Tiering in the CACFP: Summary Report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study

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  • Hamilton, William L.
  • Burstein, Nancy R.
  • Crepinsek, Mary Kay

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The introduction of tiered reimbursement rates in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) concentrated program benefits more intensely on low-income children, as intended. Tiering reduced the number of family child care homes participating in the program, but did not alter the number or nutritional quality of meals offered by participating providers. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 mandated the tiered reimbursement structure and called for a study of its effects on program participation and on meals offered to children. Data were collected during the spring and summer of 1999 from nationally representative samples of participating family child care homes, their sponsors, and the parents of the children they served. This report summarizes the results of the study.

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  • Hamilton, William L. & Burstein, Nancy R. & Crepinsek, Mary Kay, 2002. "Reimbursement Tiering in the CACFP: Summary Report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study," Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Reports 334175, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersfa:334175
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.334175
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