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Food Assistance: Child Care Centers Sponsored by Schools Participating in the National School Lunch Program

RCED-98-101R Published: Mar 03, 1998. Publicly Released: Mar 17, 1998.
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Pursuant to congressional request, GAO provided information on the number of Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) centers that are operated by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). GAO noted the number of CACFP centers in the state that were sponsored by schools participating in the NSLP; (2) those centers categorized as outside-school-hours care centers that were sponsored by schools participating in NSLP; and (3) CACFP child care centers and CACFP outside-school-hours centers that were located in schools but were sponsored by other organizations, such as parent-teacher associations or local recreation departments.

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Child care programsChildrenDay care centersFood programs for childrenNutrition surveysPublic schoolsState-administered programsSchoolsNutritionFood assistance