Both licensed and approved family child care home providers are permitted to participate in the CACFP. This flexibility allows more providers to join the food program ensuring children have access to healthy foods. Does your state have an approval process for non-licensed providers? Learn what the approval process can look like in practice to better serve your community. =

1. Understand what it means to be "approved." 
2. Learn how multiple states use the alternate approval process. 
3. Discover how your state can implement an approval process.