Here's what I found for the rates for the two tiers. It should be the same across the country regardless of where you live since it's a USDA funded program and not an individually state funded program. Tier 1 is for lower income (you get paid more) and Tier 2 is for higher income areas (you get paid less). I suppose they figure in the lower income areas the daycare providers don't get paid as much either... Not exactly sure, that's just my thought.

Tier 1 Tier 2
Breakfast $1.19 $0.44
Snack $0.66 $0.18
Lunch/Dinner $2.21 $1.33

This is cost per child. I also know that if you're in tier 1 (lower income area) you can apply for your own children to be on the food program getting extra $$ for the meals you serve your child/ren when other daycare children are present. You can only claim 2 meals and a snack or 2 snacks and a meal on the program, so make sure you claim the ones that get you the highest amount. If I have a child here for lunch, aft snack, dinner and eve snack, I claim lunch dinner and eve snack.

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