B15a Study Brochure and FAQs_English

Share your experiences and
ideas about the Food Program,
also known as Child and Adult
Food Care Program (CACFP).
Contact us
Toll-free hotline: 1-###-###-####
Email: [email protected]
Website: xxx.Westat.com

Data Privacy
We are serious about protecting your privacy and
your responses to the survey to the full extent
required by the law. The study was reviewed
and approved by an Institutional Review Board
that is focused on protecting your rights and
privacy as a study participant. Responses will be
grouped together and all study participants will
remain anonymous in the report and other study
documents.

Research Team
This study is being conducted by Westat, with funding
from the USDA.

Schedule
February-June 2023: Collect survey data
September 2024: Disseminate study findings

United States
Department of
Agriculture

OMB Number: 0584-####
Expiration Date: #/#/##/20##
This information is being collected to assist the Food and Nutrition
Service in understanding the decrease in CACFP participation
among family child care home providers. This is a voluntary
collection and FNS will use the information to provide technical
assistance and inform program improvements to support family
child care home participation in CACFP. This collection does not
request any personally identifiable information under the Privacy
Act of 1974. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid
OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is 0584-[xxxx]. The time required to complete
this information collection is estimated to average 0.0501 hours (3
minutes) per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
Service, Office of Policy Support, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor,
Alexandria, VA 22306 ATTN: PRA (0584-xxxx). Do not return the
completed form to this address.

Share Your
Experience
How can the Food Program, also
known as the Child and Adult Food
Care Program (CACFP), better
support you and family child care
providers like you?
This study is sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Food
and Nutrition Service.

United State
Department
Agriculture

Why is the USDA doing this
survey?
As you know, many families depend on family child
care homes for affordable, quality child care. The Food
Program, also known as the Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP), plays a significant role in supporting
the health and wellness of children by reimbursing child
care providers for nutritious meals served to children in
their care. However, many family child care providers
have left the Food Program over the last two decades.
This survey seeks to understand family child care
providers’ experiences with the Food Program and gather
recommendations to improve provider participation in it.

How was I selected?
You, along with about 5,300 others, were randomly
selected from a list of family child care home
providers who participated in the Food Program
at any point since 2019.

Why should I participate?
As a selected participant, you represent other family
child care home providers like you. Your answers will
help improve the Food Program for all family child care
providers.

Do I have to participate?
Participation in the study is voluntary. Providers are
strongly encouraged to participate per Section 28 of the
National School Lunch Act, which states that institutions
participating in child nutrition programs authorized
under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 are required to
cooperate with the USDA and contractors conducting
evaluation and research. If you do decide to participate,
you can skip any questions you do not want to answer. The
decision to participate will not affect any USDA benefits
you receive now or in the future.

What’s in it for me?
You will receive $40 after we receive your survey. Your
participation will also help improve the Food Program for
family child care providers like you.

How do I access the web survey?
What questions will you ask me?
The survey asks questions about:
• Current and previous Food Program participation;

Visit the study website at www.###.com
or scan the QR code to visit the website.
Type in your unique PIN provided in
your invitation letter.

• Experiences with the Food Program; and

Have a question?

• How the Food Program can better support family
child care providers.

Call us toll-free at 1-###-###-####, or send an email to
[email protected]. You can also visit our study website at:
xxx.###.com.

What if I lost the survey invitation
letter?
Contact the Westat study team to retrieve your unique PIN
and to get additional information about the survey.

Can I complete the survey in a
language other than English?
Yes. You can complete the survey in English or Spanish.

Can I request a paper survey?
Yes. Contact the study team to receive a paper
copy of the survey in English or Spanish, along
with a postage paid, return envelope.

Can I share the study invitation
with other family child care
home providers?
This is an invitation-only opportunity to
participate in the survey. Please do not share
the invitation with others.