Business Respondents

C21. Provider Recruitment Follow-Up Email

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Provider recruitment follow-up Email: English

Sent to: [PROVIDER]

Subject: We are trying to reach you about USDA’s Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings II (SNACS-II)

Note to reviewers: This letter will be tailored to fill in the program type, as well as the name of the Provider’s program. The program types are as follows: child care center, family child care home, at-risk afterschool center or outside-school–hours care center.

Hello [Center Director or Family Child Care Home Operator Name],

Recently, your [child care center / family child care home / at-risk afterschool center /outside-school-hours care center], [PROGRAM NAME], was randomly selected to be part of the second Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings (SNACS-II). This important study for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will help providers, sponsors and USDA learn about how the Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP) helps children learn and grow. FNS selected Mathematica and its partner Westat to conduct this study.

I am following up on a letter our study team sent you with information about the study, as well as a call you should have received to discuss your participation.

Please call [study number] toll-free or email [study email] to schedule a phone call. A member of the study team will tell you more about the study and answer any questions you have.

If you would like more information about SNACS-II, please visit [URL] using the passcode [passcode].

Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this important study!

Sincerely,

[RECRUITER NAME]