Compliance with the New 2017 Child and Adult Care Food Program Standards for Infants and Children before Implementation

Nationally, child care providers serve nutritious food to over 4.5 million children each day as part of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As implementation of the first major revisions to the CACFP standards occurs in 2017, understanding how to support compliance is critical. In...

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Published in:Childhood obesity 2018-09, Vol.14 (6), p.393-402
Main Authors: Lee, Danielle L, Gurzo, Klara, Yoshida, Sallie, Homel Vitale, Elyse, Hecht, Ken, Ritchie, Lorrene D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Beverages
Child care
Children & youth
Compliance
Day care centers
Families & family life
Food programs
Grain
Health care
Licenses
Licensing
Natural resources
Nutrition
Original
Public health
Response rates
Studies
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Summary:Nationally, child care providers serve nutritious food to over 4.5 million children each day as part of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As implementation of the first major revisions to the CACFP standards occurs in 2017, understanding how to support compliance is critical. In 2016, surveys were sent to a randomly selected sample of 2400 licensed California child care centers and homes. Compliance with the new CACFP standards and best practices for infants under 1 year and children 1-5 years of age was assessed. Also, compliance was compared by CACFP participation, and between centers and homes. Interviews were conducted with 16 CACFP stakeholders to further understand barriers to and facilitators of compliance. Analysis of 680 survey responses revealed that compliance with most individual CACFP standards and best practices examined was high (>60% of sites). However, compliance with all new standards was low (
ISSN:2153-2168
2153-2176
DOI:10.1089/chi.2018.0092