"[1] In 2023, a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition Dietetics noted that CACFP positively impacts the lives of children and families who receive subsidized meals in child care settings.
[4] Specifically, researchers found that children from low income families between 13 and 48 months old who received meals through this initiative were 39% less likely to be categorized as having poor or fair health and 41% less likely to be admitted to the hospital via emergency room.
At the discretion of the state’s governor, different agencies may administer the program’s child-care and adult day-care components, such as Wildwood C.A.C.F.P in Colorado.
In the state of Virginia, the program is directly administered by the Food and Nutrition Service Mid-Atlantic Regional Office (MARO).
After-school at-risk programs, emergency shelters, and family day care homes are prohibited from charging separately for meals.