![]() ![]() ![]() Little evidence exists on how early care and education providers make food purchasing and service decisions for this population of young children.Our aim was to explore the factors that influence early care and education providersâ food purchasing and service decisions.A qualitative design consisting of individual, in-person, and semi-structured interviews with providers and on-site observations was used.Sixteen early care and education providersâselected across a variety of characteristics that might affect food selection (eg, size of site, participation in reimbursement programs, presence of staff assigned to foodservice) using maximum variation purposive samplingâbased in the Puget Sound region, Washington, were interviewed from June to September 2014.Provider perspectives on food purchasing and service decisions.Inductive analysis of transcribed interviews using TAMS Analyzer software (GPL version 2, 2012) to identify themes.Ten main influencers emerged from the data. With the majority of US children enrolled in some form of early care and education, the settings for early care and education represent a valuable opportunity to positively impact young childrenâs diets and their interactions with food. ![]()
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