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 between $3,266 and $6,804 per 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, 2019- June 30,2020) |
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Tier 1 |
Tier 2 |
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| Breakfast | $1.33 | $0.48 | |
| Lunch/Supper | $2.49 | $1.50 | |
| Snack | $0.74 | $0.20 | |
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.
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(Effective July 1, 2019- June 30,2020 |
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Household Size
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Yearly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
| 1 | $23,107 | $1,926 | $445 |
| 2 | $31,284 | $2,607 | $602 |
| 3 | $39,461 | $3,289 | $759 |
| 4 | $47,638 | $3,970 | $917 |
| 5 | $55,815 | $4,652 | $1,074 |
| 6 | $63,992 | $5,333 | $1,231 |
| 7 | $72,169 | $6,015 | $1,388 |
| 8 | $80,346 | $6,696 | $1,546 |
| Each Additional | + $8,177 | + $682 | + $158 |