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Meal Reimbursement Rates for Licensed Child Care Providers

 Licensed child care providers are eligible for reimbursement for meal and snack reimbursements through vendors contracted by the Missouri Department of Health Bureau of Nutrition and Child Care.  For more information contact: 1-800-733-6251.

 For home and group home licensed units, the rates differ depending upon  the location of the home or group home child care. For those located in school districts that have an elementary school with 50% or higher free or reduced lunches, the reimbursement rate for meals is substantially higher.  (At the end of this page is the income eligibility criterion).

Here are the Home-based and Group-home based meal reimbursement rates per child per meal:

Cooper County
All Tier II (No elementary school has more than 50% free or reduced lunches).
Breakfast                                         $ .34
Lunch/Supper                                   $1.00
Snacks                                              $ .13

Howard County
All Tier II (except  Glasgow Howard County R-II)
Breakfast                                         $ .34
Lunch/Supper                                   $1.00
Snacks                                              $ .13
Tier I Glasgow Howard County R-II
Breakfast                                          $ .90
Lunch/Supper                                   $1.65
Snacks                                              $ .49

Saline County
Tier II (except  Malta Bend RV; Marshall's Northwest, Eastwood, Southwest and   Benton elementary schools)
Breakfast                                         $ .34
Lunch/Supper                                   $1.00
Snacks                                              $ .13
Tier I Malta Bend RV; Marshall's Northwest, Eastwood, Southwest and Benton elementary schools
Breakfast                                          $ .90
Lunch/Supper                                   $1.65
Snacks                                              $ .49

Center-Based
Center-based are eligible for higher rates for those families in which the parent or guardian submits a need eligibility form for free and reduced meals/snacks.  Rates are based upon the number qualifying for free meals, reduced meal costs or not eligible (paid) for free or reduced meals.

Here are the Center based meal reimbursement rates per child per meal:

INCOME ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Income is before deductions for income taxes, employee's social security taxes, insurance premiums, charitable contributions.  It includes monetary compensation for services, income from non-farm self-employment, income from farm self-employment, social security, dividends or interest, net rental income,  public assistance,   unemployment compensation, retirement or pension, annuities,  alimony or child support, contributions from people not living in household, net royalties, other cash income.