Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Day Care Homes – Site-Level Contact and Program Participation – Program Year 2015-2016

<b>About the Dataset</b><br>
This dataset contains <b>contact and program participation information for Day Care Home (DCH) providers approved to operate under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) during program year 2015-2016.</b> Contracting Entity (CE) sponsors can participate in more than one CACFP program. The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.<p>

This dataset only includes information for Texas Day Care Home providers participating in CACFP. <b>For data on CEs and sites participating as 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, please refer to the “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Centers – Contact and Program Participation” dataset, also on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.</b><p>

<i>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. </i><p>

An overview of <b>all CACFP data available</b> on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our <b><a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/iekx-7mdi target="_blank">TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs</a></b> page.<p>

An overview of <b>all TDA Food and Nutrition data available</b> on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our <b><a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/TDA-Data-Overview-Food-and-Nutrition-Programs-Open/nk79-w2cs/ target="_blank">TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data</a></b> page. <p>

<b>More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal</b> can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the <b><a href=http://squaremeals.org/FandNResources/PublicInformationRequests.aspx target="_blank">TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data</a> </b>page.<p>

<b>About Dataset Updates</b><br>
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.<p>

<b>About the Agency</b><br>
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 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 — <i>Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.</i><p>

<i><b>For more information on these programs, please visit our <a href=http://www.SquareMeals.org target="_blank">SquareMeal.org website</a>.</b></i>

<b>关于数据集</b><br>本数据集收录了2015-2016年度在儿童及成人营养餐计划（CACFP）下获准运营的日托之家（DCH）的联系方式和项目参与信息。签约实体（CE）的赞助商可以参与多个CACFP项目。CACFP项目的年度从10月1日开始，至次年的9月30日结束。<p>本数据集仅包含参与CACFP的德克萨斯州日托之家的信息。<b>有关成人日托中心（ADC）、儿童看护中心（CCC）、风险课后中心（风险）、启智中心、紧急避难所以及提供课后照顾中心的签约实体和站点数据，请参阅德州开放数据门户上的“儿童及成人营养餐计划（CACFP）- 中心 - 联系和项目参与”数据集。</b><p><i>自2018-2019年度起，数据集的内容和列顺序已更新。较早年度的数据集将保持原有内容和结构。</i><p><b>关于德州开放数据门户上所有可用的CACFP数据概述</b>，请访问我们的<b><a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/iekx-7mdi target="_blank">TDA数据概述 - 儿童及成人营养餐计划</a></b>页面。<p><b>关于德州开放数据门户上所有可用的TDA食品与营养数据概述</b>，请访问我们的<b><a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/TDA-Data-Overview-Food-and-Nutrition-Programs-Open/nk79-w2cs/ target="_blank">TDA数据概述 - 食品与营养开放数据</a></b>页面。<p><b>有关访问和使用德州开放数据门户上的TDA数据</b>的更多信息，请访问SquareMeals.org网站上的<b><a href=http://squaremeals.org/FandNResources/PublicInformationRequests.aspx target="_blank">TDA食品与营养开放数据</a></b>页面。<p><b>关于数据集更新</b><br>农业部（TDA）旨在在活跃项目的当年12月15日前发布新的年度数据。更新将每季度发生一次，并在项目年度结束后90天结束。在活跃更新期间发布的任何数据都可能发生变化。在项目年度结束后90天，数据集将保持发布状态，但将不再更新。<p><b>关于机构</b><br>德克萨斯州农业部负责管理12个美国农业部营养计划，包括国家学校午餐和早餐计划、儿童及成人营养餐计划（CACFP）以及夏季餐食计划。食品与营养部门为运营这些项目的合作伙伴提供技术支持和培训资源，并监管他们收到的美国农业部补贴，以覆盖在设施内提供食物的部分成本。通过确保这些合作伙伴提供营养餐点和零食，该部门致力于其使命——<i>滋养饥饿人群并促进健康生活方式。</i><p><i>有关这些计划的更多信息，请访问我们的<a href=http://www.SquareMeals.org target="_blank">SquareMeal.org网站</a>。</i>