H. Res. 442 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 18, 2009. 

Whereas Child and Adult Care Food Program participants 

under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

include sponsoring organizations, child care centers, family day care homes, Head Start programs, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school hours care centers, 

emergency shelters, and adult day care centers; 

Whereas 49,624 licensed child care centers with 2,300,000 

children participated in the Child and Adult Care Food 

Program in 2008; 

Whereas 141,535 licensed or approved family child care 

homes with 849,000 children participated in the Child 

and Adult Care Food Program in 2008; 

Whereas 872 family child care sponsoring organizations participated in the Child and Adult Care Food Program in 

2008; 

Whereas in 2008, 71 percent of all meals served in child care 

centers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food 

Program qualified for reimbursement at the rates established for free or reduced price meals; 

Whereas 78 percent of all meals served in family day care 

homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food 
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Program qualified for tier I reimbursement factors in 

2008; 

Whereas the Child and Adult Care Food Program was cited 

as one of the important supports for long-term success in 

building strong family child care for low-income families; 

Whereas 87 percent of the family child care homes considered 

to be providing good quality child care participated in the 

Child and Adult Care Food Program; 

Whereas the Child and Adult Care Food Program, due to its 

unique combination of training and oversight, is an effective vehicle for supporting family child care providers and 

enhancing the care they provide; 

Whereas the Department of Agriculture’s evaluation of the 

Child and Adult Care Food Program found that children 

in the Child and Adult Care Food Program received 

meals that were nutritionally superior to those meals 

served in child care settings outside of the Child and 

Adult Care Food Program; 

Whereas studies have shown that young children feel safe and 

secure, pay attention, behave, and stay healthy, when 

they are well nourished; 

Whereas research has shown that children who participate in 

the Child and Adult Care Food Program eat more fruits, 

vegetables, milk, and have a better overall diet quality; 

Whereas the current economic crisis is causing more families 

to rely on the Child and Adult Care Food Program as 

they struggle to feed their children; 

Whereas the Child and Adult Care Food Program contributes 

to and supports quality child care that provides early 

education experiences; and 
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Whereas participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, provides a basis for lifetime healthy eating behaviors: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) recognizes the importance of the Child and 

Adult Care Food Program and its overall positive effect 

on the lives of low-income children and families, as well 

as its positive effect on improving the quality of a child’s 

child care environment; 

(2) promotes program collaboration and encourages 

States to better coordinate the use of all Federal and 

State funding streams across early learning and child 

development systems and programs, including the Child 

and Adult Care Food Program; 

(3) recognizes the need to provide adequate resources to improve the availability and quality of nutritious meals and snacks served by Child and Adult Care 

Food Program facilities; 

(4) recognizes the impact of nonprofit and community organizations that work to increase the awareness 

of, and access to, the Child and Adult Care Food Program; 

(5) recognizes the need to provide States with resources to improve the availability of nutritious meals in 

child care; 
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(6) recognizes that the Child and Adult Care Food 

Program provides a higher meal quality and a substantial nutrition contribution to the diets of children in 

child care; and 

(7) recognizes the Child and Adult Care Food Program can help young children establish healthy eating 

habits which help to prevent childhood obesity. 

Attest: 

Clerk.