Giving Your Child
a Healthy Start

A Good Start Begins With Healthy Food

A balanced and nutritious diet full of fresh fruits and veggies is essential for growing minds and bodies. But how can you ensure the healthiest of foods will always be accessible in child care?

Introducing CDA’s Nutrition Program

We give in-home child care providers access to comprehensive meal plans and free healthy food options. Providers benefit by receiving reimbursements for serving nutritious foods at their home. We also provide training, education materials, and monthly nutrition updates, ensuring your kids eat well and grow up to be strong and healthy.

Get Your Provider on Board

Any licensed in-home child care provider is eligible to participate. They simply contact CDA and our nutrition staff will guide them through the process and answer any questions they may have about the program.

Good Nutrition For Over 1,000 Family Child Care Providers And Counting

We enable child care providers to serve over 6 million nutritious meals a year. This is no small operation. We’ve been creating positive change in communities for over 40 years, and we know there’s always more we can do.

We Need Parents Like You to Help

Get involved by asking your child care provider if they’ve heard of us and direct them to our website to find out more. By participating in CDA’s Nutrition Program, your provider can assure you that your child will be developing essential healthy eating habits.

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Your Reimbursement May Be Less For The Following:
Family is authorized with a variable schedule

Variable schedules are reimbursed for the actual care hours provided that are within the hours authorized. The reimbursement will not exceed the amount billed by the provider or the full-time (FT) or part-time (PT) RMRC listed on the certificate for child care services. CDA will not reimburse for child absences, provider holiday or closure days on a variable schedule. If the full billed/invoiced amount is not paid, the parent is responsible for the difference directly to the provider.

Reimbursement of provider non-operation days/holidays

The number of reimbursable provider holidays and/or non-operation days is limited to a maximum of 10 days per fiscal year. Once these allowable limits are exceeded, reimbursement will be prorated for future closure days.

Reimbursement of registration fees, material fees, insurance fees

Fees for registration, material and/or insurance may be reimbursed if the current reimbursement amount does not exceed the Regional Market Rate Ceiling (RMRC). Reimbursement of these fees is limited to one (1) per child, per fiscal year and will be made in a single payment when requested on the child’s attendance record.

Note: For providers with programs that have multiple fees in one year or where it has been determined that the reimbursement amount exceeds the RMRC, the excess fees will be the responsibility of the parent.

License-exempt providers:

When childcare is authorized for a total of 30 or more hours per week the Full Time Weekly RMRC will be used. When childcare is authorized for a total of less than 30 hours per week the Part Time Hourly RMRC will be used.

View the State’s RMRC by county See the full program guidelines

Congratulations! You may be eligible for CDA’s program.

Let’s get started:

It seems you may not be eligible for assistance from CDA’s program.

If you would like to receive a personal screening, please call our office: (619) 427-4411 ext. 1400

It seems like you might have a different need for child care services than the ones listed.

To receive your personal screening, please call our office: (619) 427-4411 ext. 1400

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