How much income will I receive?
If you are serving breakfast, lunch and a snack to just 6 children for 21 care days during a month you can be reimbursed would be about $8500.00.00 for this year. Providers are subsidized for the meals and snacks served to each enrolled child. A provider can claim a maximum of two meals and one snack or two snacks and one meal per child per day. You’ll receive money each month children are in your care, see rates below:
USDA CACFP Family Day Care Home Reimbursement Rates (Effective July 1, 2022- June 30,2023)Congress has approved a temporary increase of a 10 cents for all creditable meals and snacks. This figure is included in the rates listed below. Effective July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. |
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Tier 1 |
Tier 2 (Congressional waiver has all providers at Tier 1 rates) |
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| Breakfast | 1.66 | $ | |
| Lunch/Supper | $3.04 | $ | |
| Snack | $0.97 | $ | |
Payment is based on a two-tier reimbursement system.
- Tier 1 reimbursement is determined by income, qualifying school or census eligibility.
- Tier 2 reimbursement applies to those who are not eligible based on one of the above criteria.
IMPORTANT: Congress has extended the USDA nationwide waiver originally issued on April 20, 2021- USDA Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility for Providers . This waiver removes the area eligibility requirements for receiving Tier 1 meal reimbursement. All family daycare providers will be considered Tier 1 from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.
To determine your eligibility for Tier 1 rates based on income, see chart below:
To see if the school that serves the address of your day care qualifies for Tier 1 rates, Click Here For PDF.
Income Eligibility Guidelines
CACFP Family Size and Income Guidelines(July 1, 2022- June 30, 2023) |
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Household Size
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Yearly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
| 1 | $25,142 | $2,096 | $484 |
| 2 | $33,874 | $2823 | $652 |
| 3 | $42,606 | $3551 | $820 |
| 4 | $51,338 | $4,279 | $988 |
| 5 | $60,080 | $5,006 | $1,156 |
| 6 | $68,802 | $5,734 | $1,324 |
| 7 | $77,534 | $6,462 | $1,492 |
| 8 | $86,266 | $7,189 | $1,659 |
| Each Additional | + $8,732 | + $728 | + $168 |