Reimbursement

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 $3,492 and $7272 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:

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:  USDA has issued a nationwide waiver on April 20, 2021- USDA Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility for Providers in School Year 2021-2022. 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, 2022.

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