Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025
Rep. Landsman Introduces the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act to Boost Meal Funding
Legislative Progress
Key Points
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Life & Work
Young children enrolled in child care centers and preschool programs that participate in CACFP would benefit from improved meal quality as providers receive more funding per meal. Better nutrition during early childhood supports learning readiness and development.
Programs
Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
2 articles
Federal bill would increase reimbursement rate for after-school meals served through CACFP
A federal bill introduced by Senator Bob Casey and Representative Greg Landsman would increase the meal reimbursement rate for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by 10 cents, tied to inflation, and eliminate the two-tiered reimbursement system.
Research brief: Family childcare home providers need more CACFP funding to provide healthy meals and snacks to young children
New research highlights the need for the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act, which proposes to eliminate tiered reimbursements and provide a $0.10 increase per meal to help family child care providers manage inflation-driven costs.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025
Data Sources
Sponsor
Cosponsors
(20)Analysis generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.