As a sponsoring agency for the Child and Adult Care Food Program, The Family Conservancy provides aid to family child care homes for the provision of nutritious foods that contribute to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children. Participants receive funds to purchase healthy food, nutrition and meal planning information and access to KidKare child care management software.

Child and Adult Care Food Programs | Family Conservancy, The - Child and Adult Care Food Program

A program that provides supplementary nutrition in the form of healthy meals and snacks for preschool and school-age children and adults receiving day care. Licensed child care centers, Head Start programs, family day care homes, adult day care centers and homeless shelters serving families are eligible to participate and are reimbursed for a portion of the meals served. In the United States, the program is administered at the federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.