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, fam-
ily day care homes, Head Start programs, at-risk after- 
school 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 par-
ticipated 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 estab-
lished 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 effec-
tive 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 Pro-
gram, provides a basis for lifetime healthy eating behav-
iors: 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 re-
sources to improve the availability and quality of nutri-
tious meals and snacks served by Child and Adult Care 
Food Program facilities; 
(4) recognizes the impact of nonprofit and commu-
nity organizations that work to increase the awareness 
of, and access to, the Child and Adult Care Food Pro-
gram; 
(5) recognizes the need to provide States with re-
sources 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 substan-
tial nutrition contribution to the diets of children in 
child care; and 
(7) recognizes the Child and Adult Care Food Pro-
gram can help young children establish healthy eating 
habits which help to prevent childhood obesity. 
Attest: 
Clerk.