Recognizing the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on the lives of low income children and families.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its overall positive effect on the lives of low-income children and families, as well as its positive effect on improving the quality of a child's child care environment.

Recognizes the need to provide adequate resources to improve the availability and quality of nutritious meals and snacks served by Child and Adult Care Food Program facilities.

Recognizes the need to provide states with resources to improve the availability of nutritious meals in child care.

Recognizes that the Child and Adult Care Food Program can help young children establish healthy eating habits that help to prevent childhood obesity.