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[quote=Anonymous]I am not a center, but an in home provider but in the past have used the USDA food program. Basically I feed the children based on the USDA guidelines and am reimbursed a SMALL amount for each meal and snack served to help offset the cost of food. The reason behind the income form is some families qualify for the higher amount of reimbursement (there is a Tier 1 and Tier 2) a provider can also qualify for reimbursement at the higher Tier 2 rate based on location (school info) and sometimes can have their own children enrolled in the program based on their income. The monies recieved from the food program must be claimed on taxes and meals are tax deductible at a rate that varies year to year. Hope this makes a little sense...........I do not participate anymore as the tiny amount of the checks did not offset the extra paperwork and time involved. I feed the children the same way regardless, it's how I fed my own lots of fresh food and veggies. It think basically it's designed to help ensure that daycare's are not serving junk 24 7.............only certain foods are allowable and you are visited (without notice) to ensure you are serving properly (they check portions, kitchen cleanliness and to see that the meals fit the criteria randomly throughout the year. I will say however, with my particular program I handed the forms to parents and they themselves mailed them into the program, I was never in possesion of the filled out forms. Harmless though, noone wants your income info for anything sinister. You caould actually google it and learn more about the program if  you wanted. It's listed on the USDA site and I believe it's used in daycares as well as elderly care facilities, it's a program to ensure people are fed healthy food while in the care of licensed facilities........[/quote]

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