To require that States that receive a grant under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, will not prohibit licensed child care providers from performing simple food preparation of fruits and vegetables.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires states that receive funding under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to allow licensed and license-exempt child care facilities to perform simple food preparation of fresh fruits and vegetables, such as washing, peeling, cutting, and serving raw produce. It prevents states from creating regulatory barriers against this basic food handling.
Who Benefits and How
Children in child care benefit from improved access to fresh fruits and vegetables rather than ultra-processed snacks. Home-based and family child care providers benefit by having one fewer regulatory burden, which may help slow the decline of these smaller providers. Low-income and rural families who rely on home-based care options particularly benefit, as do families needing non-traditional-hours child care.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State regulatory agencies bear the administrative burden of modifying their child care licensing rules to comply with the new federal requirement. States that currently restrict food preparation in child care settings must update their regulations or risk losing federal block grant funding.
Key Provisions
- Defines "simple food preparation" as washing, peeling, cutting, and serving raw or minimally processed fruits and vegetables
- Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act to prohibit states from creating barriers on simple preparation of fresh fruits and vegetables
- Applies to both licensed and license-exempt child care facilities
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Prohibits states receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant funds from barring licensed child care providers from performing simple food preparation of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Health, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
Prohibits states receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant funds from barring licensed child care providers from performing simple food preparation of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Policy Domains
Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act of 2024
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Children in child care
- Home-based and family child care providers
- Low-income and rural families
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State regulatory agencies
- States with restrictive food preparation regulations for child care
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Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The basic preparation of fruits and vegetables, including washing, peeling, cutting, and serving raw or minimally processed produce.
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