Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025

This bill increases and modifies reimbursements for meals and snacks served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

CACFP is a Food and Nutrition Service program that provides federal reimbursements for meals and snacks provided to eligible children and adults who are enrolled at participating child care centers, day care homes (i.e., private homes that provide nonresidential child care services), and adult day care centers.

Specifically, the bill eliminates the two-tiered system for CACFP reimbursement rates for day care homes and generally makes all day care homes eligible for the same reimbursement rates. Under current law, day care homes located in a low-income area or with a low-income provider receive higher reimbursement rates (i.e., Tier I rates). Day care homes that do not qualify for Tier I rates receive Tier II rates, which are lower.

Further, the bill provides an additional 10-cent reimbursement for each eligible meal and snack served in the CACFP.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.