Texas Day Care Home CACFP Contact and Participation Data for 2025-2026

Contact and program participation information for Day Care Home providers approved under the Child and Adult Care Food Program in Texas for the 2025-2026 program year. The dataset is limited to Texas and focuses on Day Care Home providers, with separate datasets available for other center types. Updates occur quarterly during the active program year.

Use Cases

• Map provider locations and analyze geographic distribution of Day Care Home participation using contact information fields.
• Track program participation patterns across the 2025-2026 program year for operational planning.
• Identify providers participating in multiple CACFP programs through the Contracting Entity sponsor field.
• Analyze update frequency and data changes by monitoring quarterly revisions posted during the active period.

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly during the active program year with a defined publication schedule.
• Specifically focuses on Day Care Home providers within the Texas CACFP program, providing targeted coverage.
• Clear temporal coverage for the defined program year running from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026.

Limitations

• Dataset scope is limited to Texas and Day Care Home providers, excluding other center types and states.
• Row count, column count, and sample data are unavailable, hindering initial assessment of dataset scale and structure.
• Data is subject to change during the active update period, requiring version awareness for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), administered from the City of Austin open data portal.

Collection Method

Collected from Day Care Home providers and Contracting Entity sponsors participating in CACFP.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last updated March 2026 during the active 2025-2026 program year.

Geography

Texas, United States.