Texas Child and Adult Care Food Program Site Contacts for 2025-2026

Texas Department of Agriculture provides contact and program participation data for all state-approved Child and Adult Care Food Program centers for the 2025-2026 program year. The dataset covers multiple center types including Adult Day Care Centers, Child Care Centers, and At-Risk Afterschool Centers. Data is updated quarterly during the active program year.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic distribution of CACFP sites using GeoLocation and Texas Counties Cartographic Boundary Map columns.
• Predict center TaxStatus or MealServiceMethod based on AgeRangeOfParticipants and center type columns like EmergencyShelter.
• Cluster sites by administrative region using Texas State Senate Districts and Texas U.S. Congressional Districts columns.
• Link site contact details from SiteContactFirstName and SiteContactPhone with program operator details from CEAdministratorEmail and FoodServiceVendorName.

Strengths

• Covers all Texas CACFP centers approved for the 2025-2026 program year.
• Includes multiple geographic boundary columns for spatial analysis.
• Data is updated quarterly during the active program period.

Limitations

• Dataset excludes Day Care Homes participating in CACFP, which are in a separate dataset.
• Sample size and row count are unknown.
• Data is specific to Texas, limiting geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Texas Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition division.

Collection Method

Administrative data from centers approved to operate as meal sites.

Time Range

Program Year 2025-2026 (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026).

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last updated April 3, 2026.

Geography

State of Texas, USA.