What is the benefit to the provider?
Program providers receive reimbursement based upon the number of meals served to enrolled participants: the rate of reimbursement is based on the category of eligibility of each enrolled participant. Congress establishes the reimbursement rates each year.
Day care home sponsors are required to determine the eligibility of each family day care home enrolled in their sponsorship for Tier I or Tier II reimbursements. Tier I eligibility is determined based on the provider's location IN an elementary school zone where 50 % or more of the children qualify for free or reduced lunch, or the provider 's personal income qualifies for free or reduced priced lunch. If neither of these conditions exists, the provider is a Tier II home. |
