Child Nutrition Improvement: Streamlined Rules, Less Paperwork
This act aims to improve the child and adult care food program by clarifying eligibility rules and meal reimbursements. It will reduce administrative burdens for care centers and parents, ensuring fairer and more effective nutritional support.
Key points
Simplifying eligibility criteria for private child care centers, potentially making it easier for them to access the nutrition program.
Reviewing and streamlining the process for identifying serious deficiencies in facilities, focusing on distinguishing human error from intentional non-compliance.
Allowing reimbursement for an additional meal or snack per day for children in facilities providing extended care.
Establishing an advisory committee to reduce unnecessary paperwork and record-keeping for participating facilities.
Enabling the use of electronic systems and signatures to reduce paperwork for parents and program operators.
Introduced
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