Mary Beth Salomone Testa is a policy consultant working with and for home-based child care providers, partners and allies to help decision-makers see the real people behind the policy change we seek.
Mary Beth Salomone Testa
Articles by Mary Beth Salomone Testa
The annual CACFP reimbursement rate increase is insufficient to meet the needs of home-based child care providers. Advocacy for more robust and sustained investment in the CACFP is essential to ensure that providers can offer high-quality care and nutrition.
The serious deficiency process is a tool used to help regulate CACFP but often subjects home-based child care providers unfairly to swift and harsh penalties.
En octubre, los proveedores de cuidado infantil se enfrentarán a la dura realidad del aumento de los costos de los alimentos y la reducción de los reembolsos. El nuevo proyecto de ley del CACFP incluye disposiciones clave que los defensores han solicitado desde hace tiempo y que podrían marcar la diferencia entre que los niños pasen hambre y estén sanos.
In October child care providers will hit the hard reality of rising food costs and lower reimbursements. The new CACFP bill includes key provisions that advocates have long requested, and could be the difference between kids being hungry and healthy.
A look back at one year into the American Rescue Plan child care investment and what to look forward to.
Home Grown partnered with the Urban Institute and Child Trends to look at the CACFP and present findings and recommendations.