FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM: NATIONAL AVERAGE PAYMENT RATES, DAY CARE HOME FOOD SERVICE PAYMENT RATES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS OF DAY CARE HOMES FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Food and Nutrition Service has issued a notice called: Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for the Period July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 24 by James C. Miller, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

Summary: This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks se...