Early Childhood Education Centers Reported Readiness to Implement the Updated Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern Standards in the United States 2017

摘要

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) serves nutritious meals/snacks to >3.6 million children in early childhood education (ECE) centers. This study provides a nationwide assessment of nonhome-based CACFP-participating ECE centers' awareness of and reported readiness for implementing updated CACFP standards/best practices that took effect October 1, 2017.