Table 1.

Focus group moderator guide questions

Domain	Questions
I. Communication with FCCH provider	1. What is the most common way you and your child care provider communicate? Probes: In-person? Over the phone? Social Media Informal/formal meetings?
	2. What are the most common things you talk about with your child care provider? Probes: Child behavior? How the child slept? How the child ate? What die child ate? Specific health concerns? (weight status, eating behaviors)
	3. In what ways do you talk to your child care provider about the foods and beverages served to your child with your child care provider? Probes: In person? What do you typically ask? Are you aware of a menu/provided with a menu? Do you usually ask your child what they ate? Not really a concern? – Could you share why this may not be concern to you?3
	4. What might make it difficult to talk to your child care provider about the foods and beverages served to your child in the home daycare with? Probes: Time Language barrier Cultural differences
	5. If your provider wanted to share information on what foods and beverages are being served to your child when in child care, how would you want to receive that information? Probes: In-person? Handouts or reports? Menu?
II. Perception of FCCH food environment	1. What do you think about the food and beverages that are served at your child’s daycare? Probes: Is enough food provided at each meal? Do you consider them healthy? Does your child like the food? Are there foods your child eats at child care but won’t eat at home?
III. Involvement in nutrition-related changes in the child care environment	1. If your child care provider wanted to share information with you about food-related rules and polices of the home daycare, how would you like to receive that information? Probes: Printed handouts? In-person communication? Interactive workshop or for parents? Scenario: Your provider tells you that they will have to attend trainings to learn about new mealtime recommendations related to feeding young children in child care. Your child care provider also tells you that she would like to share the information with you so you can have it at home. 2. What do you think about your provider giving you that type of information? Probes: Is this information important to you? Would this information influence how you feel about the changes being made? Do you think this is information would be useful to when feeding your young child at home?

^aProbe added after initial two focus groups