The goal of this proposed study is to understand FCCH providers’ preparation and serving practices of vegetables and their influence on children’s vegetable consumption, while also assessing an effective and convenient method to measure children’s vegetable consumption at FCCHs. Specifically, this research is guided by the following aims: Aim 1. Determine facilitators and barriers of FCCH providers’ adherence to best practices for serving vegetables to children in FCCH. Aim 2a. Identify FCCH providers’ vegetable preparation practices and determine their relationship with children’s vegetable consumption. Aim 2b. Explore FCCH providers’ theory-based constructs regarding using a variety of vegetable preparation and serving practices for children. Aim 3. Determine relationship between Veggie Meter® reading in 3 to 5 years old children and children’s vegetable consumption in FCCH. Study participants will include 32 CACFP participating FCCH providers and 64 children (3 to 5 years old) in these FCCH settings, recruited from rural communities in Nebraska. Data collection methods in the current study will involve quantitative surveys, child level-data collection for vegetable consumption and skin carotenoid readings, and qualitative interviews of FCCH providers. (author abstract)