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About the Dataset

This data set contains claims information for meal reimbursement for sites participating in CACFP as child centers for the program year 2023-2024. This includes Child Care Centers, At-Risk centers, Head Start sites, Outside School Hours sites, and Emergency Shelters . The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

This dataset only includes claims submitted by CACFP sites operating as child centers.Sites can participate in multiple CACFP sub-programs. Each record (row) represents monthly meals data for a single site and for a single CACFP center sub-program.

To filter data for a specific CACFP center Program, select "View Data" to open the Exploration Canvas filter tools. Select the program(s) of interest from the Program field. A filtering tutorial can be found HERE

For meals data on CACFP participants operating as Day Care Homes, Adult Day Care Centers, or child care centers for previous program years, please refer to the corresponding “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Meal Reimbursement” dataset for that sub-program available on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

An overview of all TDA Food and Nutrition data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Participants have 60 days to file monthly reimbursement claims. Dataset updates will occur daily until 90 days after the close of the program year. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will be updated at six months and one year from the close of the program year before becoming archived. Archived datasets will remain published but will not be updated. Any data posted during the active program year is subject to change.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP), and the summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

For more information on these programs, please visit our website.
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Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Data

About the Dataset

This dataset contains contact and program participation information for all Texas child and adult care centers approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture to operate as a meal site under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) during the 2020-2021 program year. CACFP centers include Adult Day Care Centers (ADC), Child Care Centers (CCC), At-Risk Afterschool Centers (At-Risk), Head Start Centers, emergency shelters, and centers providing care for students outside school hours. Sites can participate in one or more CACFP sub-programs. The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

In March 2020, USDA began allowing flexibility in nutrition assistance program policy to support continued meal access should the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) impact meal service operation. For more information on the waivers implemented for this purpose, please visit our website at SquareMeals.org.

This dataset only includes information for CACFP centers. For data on Texas Day Care Homes (DCH) participating in CACFP, please refer to the “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Day Care Homes – Contact and Program Participation” dataset, also on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

Dataset content and column order have been updated starting with program year 2018-2019 forward. Older program year datasets will retain original content and organization.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Updates will occur quarterly and end 90 days after the close of the program year. Any data posted during the active update period is subject to change. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will remain published but will no longer be updated.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Data

About the Dataset

This dataset contains contact and program participation information for all Texas child and adult care centers approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture to operate as a meal site under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) during the 2019-2020 program year. CACFP centers include Adult Day Care Centers (ADC), Child Care Centers (CCC), At-Risk Afterschool Centers (At-Risk), Head Start Centers, emergency shelters, and centers providing care for students outside school hours. Sites can participate in one or more CACFP sub-programs. The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

In March 2020, USDA began allowing flexibility in nutrition assistance program policy to support continued meal access should the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) impact meal service operation. Sites participating in these flexibilities are indicated in the newly added COVID Meal Site column of this dataset. For more information on the waivers implemented for this purpose, please visit our website at SquareMeals.org.

This dataset only includes information for CACFP centers. For data on Texas Day Care Homes (DCH) participating in CACFP, please refer to the “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Day Care Homes – Contact and Program Participation” dataset, also on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

Dataset content and column order have been updated starting with program year 2018-2019 forward. Older program year datasets will retain original content and organization.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Updates will occur quarterly and end 90 days after the close of the program year. Any data posted during the active update period is subject to change. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will remain published but will no longer be updated.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

Data Correction Note (02/08/2023): An issue was identified with this dataset affecting At Risk meal counts. We have resolved the issue. Please disregard At Risk data pulled before 02/08/2023. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Data

About the Dataset

This data set contains claims information for meal reimbursement for sites participating in CACFP as child centers for the program year 2022-2023. This includes Child Care Centers, At-Risk centers, Head Start sites, Outside School Hours sites, and Emergency Shelters . The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

This dataset only includes claims submitted by CACFP sites operating as child centers.Sites can participate in multiple CACFP sub-programs. Each record (row) represents monthly meals data for a single site and for a single CACFP center sub-program.

To filter data for a specific CACFP center Program, select "View Data" to open the Exploration Canvas filter tools. Select the program(s) of interest from the Program field. A filtering tutorial can be found HERE

For meals data on CACFP participants operating as Day Care Homes, Adult Day Care Centers, or child care centers for previous program years, please refer to the corresponding “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Meal Reimbursement” dataset for that sub-program available on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

An overview of all TDA Food and Nutrition data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Participants have 60 days to file monthly reimbursement claims. Dataset updates will occur daily until 90 days after the close of the program year. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will be updated at six months and one year from the close of the program year before becoming archived. Archived datasets will remain published but will not be updated. Any data posted during the active program year is subject to change.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP), and the summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

About the Dataset

This dataset contains contact and program participation information for all Texas child and adult care centers approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture to operate as a meal site under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) during the 2018-2019 program year. CACFP centers include Adult Day Care Centers (ADC), Child Care Centers (CCC), At-Risk Afterschool Centers (At-Risk), Head Start Centers, emergency shelters, and centers providing care for students outside school hours. Sites can participate in one or more CACFP sub-programs. The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

This dataset only includes information for CACFP centers. For data on Texas Day Care Homes (DCH) participating in CACFP, please refer to the “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Day Care Homes – Contact and Program Participation” dataset, also on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

Dataset content and column order have been updated starting with program year 2018-2019 forward. Older program year datasets will retain original content and organization.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Updates will occur quarterly and end 90 days after the close of the program year. Any data posted during the active update period is subject to change. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will remain published but will no longer be updated.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

About the Dataset

This dataset contains contact and program participation information for all Texas child and adult care centers approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture to operate as a meal site under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) during the 2015-2016 program year. CACFP centers include Adult Day Care Centers (ADC), Child Care Centers (CCC), At-Risk Afterschool Centers (At-Risk), Head Start Centers, emergency shelters, and centers providing care for students outside school hours. Sites can participate in one or more CACFP sub-programs. The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

This dataset only includes information for CACFP centers. For data on Texas Day Care Homes (DCH) participating in CACFP, please refer to the “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Day Care Homes – Contact and Program Participation” dataset, also on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Updates will occur quarterly and end 90 days after the close of the program year. Any data posted during the active update period is subject to change. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will remain published but will no longer be updated.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

About the Dataset

This dataset contains contact and program participation information for all Texas child and adult care centers approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture to operate as a meal site under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) during the 2016-2017 program year. CACFP centers include Adult Day Care Centers (ADC), Child Care Centers (CCC), At-Risk Afterschool Centers (At-Risk), Head Start Centers, emergency shelters, and centers providing care for students outside school hours. Sites can participate in one or more CACFP sub-programs. The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

This dataset only includes information for CACFP centers. For data on Texas Day Care Homes (DCH) participating in CACFP, please refer to the “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Day Care Homes – Contact and Program Participation” dataset, also on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Updates will occur quarterly and end 90 days after the close of the program year. Any data posted during the active update period is subject to change. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will remain published but will no longer be updated.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

About the Dataset

This dataset contains contact and program participation information for all Texas child and adult care centers approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture to operate as a meal site under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) during the 2017-2018 program year. CACFP centers include Adult Day Care Centers (ADC), Child Care Centers (CCC), At-Risk Afterschool Centers (At-Risk), Head Start Centers, emergency shelters, and centers providing care for students outside school hours. Sites can participate in one or more CACFP sub-programs. The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

This dataset only includes information for CACFP centers. For data on Texas Day Care Homes (DCH) participating in CACFP, please refer to the “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Day Care Homes – Contact and Program Participation” dataset, also on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Updates will occur quarterly and end 90 days after the close of the program year. Any data posted during the active update period is subject to change. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will remain published but will no longer be updated.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.