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Funded by the New York State Office of Children and Family Service, CPC Early Childhood Learning & Wellness Services administers the following grants:
(1) The Learning Environment Quality Improvement Grant: supports quality initiatives to selected registered/licensed providers and centers that are receiving assessment-based intensive technical assistance. These grants will go to sites that have successfully participated in an intensive technical assistance project that includes a pre and post-assessment using an Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) or other quality-assessment tool. The Learning Environment Quality Improvement Grant will fund the purchase of appropriate materials ($300) chosen in partnership with the assessment-based TA team working with the site. registered and licensed child care providers, center-based program, and legally-exempt providers are eligible to apply for this grant (up to a maximum of $300) for program-specific equipment/supplies. For the Learning Environment Quality Improvement Grant, click here.
(2) The Business Quality Improvement Grant: provides access to funds to support selected registered/licensed providers that are receiving assessment-based intensive technical assistance and other quality-based services from the CPC ECLW to receive further child care business training. These grants will go to sites that have successfully participated in an intensive technical assistance project that includes a pre & post-assessment using an Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) or other quality-assessment tool, as well as programs working directly with CPC-ECLW on quality programming. The Business Quality and Sustainability Grant will fund training focusing on business operations for child care settings ($300). For the Business Quality Improvement Grant, click here.
(3) The Start-Up Grant: identifies newly licensed child care providers and provides access to funds to support them in maintaining regulatory compliance and ensuring continued quality care. Start-up funds will be available to newly licensed family child care providers during their first six months of operation. Each eligible provider may receive up to $500 in the start-up fund to cover the cost of purchasing necessary educational materials.