Grant Basics101 - Daycare

Homeless Woman Starts Her Own Daycare Business With The Help Of A Grant!

2011-11-16T14:39:00.000-05:00

One woman is living her dream of having her own daycare business!

"I love kids, I don't know what else to say other than that, I've always loved kids," she said.

Just a few years ago she was homeless herself just after getting a divorce and with her having 3 kids to take care of. Now she provides a "home away from home" for other kids!

The woman participated in a program that helps working families to save money to secure a better financial future. She just happened to be the first graduate of the program, which is funded with grants from an organization that builds partnerships to tackle community issues.

Program participants attend financial planning classes and are required to save a certain amount of money over two years. When participants reach their savings goal, the program will match their money. They can earn up to $6,000 to buy a home, pay for school or open a small business just like the woman mentioned in this article.

The woman used her grant money to buy toys and equipment for her daycare which she opened last year.

She is licensed for eight kids and hopes to grow her business.

Ten low income working families are currently in enrolled in this grant program, but the program leaders said they are ready to enroll more.

To find out if you qualify for this program you can attend the orientation meeting. To find out more about this program just click here.

Did You Know

2011-08-10T19:44:00.000-04:00

Did you know that some senior care centers operate primarily with private grants?

19 Childcare Businesses Get Stimulus Funding!

2011-04-07T13:40:00.000-04:00

19 Childcare Centers Get stimulus funding!

Nineteen child care centers were provided financial aid under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

These grants were intended to improve the centers' indoor and outdoor health and safety conditions and to procure educational materials.

It has been reported that eight child care centers received a maximum of $2,000 each to eliminate unsanitary carpeting and replace them with easy-to-clean surfaces. It said any leftover funding went toward educational materials to support the curricula for children.

Seven centers were also provided a maximum of $3,000 each for new playground surfacing and additional shading. Additional funding was used to purchase outdoor toys such as sandboxes and equipment for active play.

Four infant, toddler, and preschool programs also received mini-grants of $1,000 each for the purchase of toys.

For more information about this grant program, just click here.

Working From Home! - Rose's Blog: Daycare Business - Non-Profit vs For-Profit

2011-03-09T16:33:00.001-05:00

Working From Home! - Rose's Blog: Daycare Business - Non-Profit vs For-Profit: "I'm trying to start a daycare. Can someone tell me the different in nonprofit daycare and profit daycare? Don't think that the irony of thi..."

Daycare Receives A $10,000 Grant!

2011-02-24T17:31:00.001-05:00

The grant will be used to help to improve the daycare's playground. Says the daycare owner, “Our playground will open a whole new door for exploring and learning for our children. Other playground improvements will help children explore their imagination, creativity and learning opportunies. They will plant a small orchard with fruit trees which the children will help grow and harvest. Raised garden beds will be added so that the children can plant, care for and harvest their own plants. The site will include a creek, lots of wildflowers, shade trees and bird feeders to attract different species of birds.

The grant will also be used to have a music center and outdoor art center built.

The grant was applied for and received within the month!

The mission of this grant program is to increase the quality of early care and education programs for children of the state.

The organization assists parents by offering childcare referrals and about quality child care setting information.

The daycare owner also received a $1,500 grant from the same organization to improve materials at her previous location. This organization will also help pay for the education of her employees as well. She must contribute by providing a wage increase and pay employees to study a couple hours a day while they study at home.

The organization that awards the grant also offers more incentives to daycare facilities that take advantage of furthering their education. The are working with the daycare's quality rating and improvement system. This system will improve all aspects of the daycare with education for staff members and funding for materials.

The daycare also wants to get parents involved and will ask them to contribute to the planning and even to the assembling of the playground. The daycare center hopes to have construction on the project begin in a couple weeks.

The daycare is also enlisting the help of a landscaping company for trees and from another company to help with construction.

To learn more about this grant program you can visit the organization's website.

"Are There Any Grants To Start A Daycare Business?"

2011-02-17T16:10:00.001-05:00

"Are there any grant programs to help start a daycare business?"

The answer to this question is Yes!

For instance if you are a minority who has a dream of starting your own business then there is a grant program available that you can apply for. The grant award is $35,000 which is surely enough to be able to at least start your own daycare business.

I have also noted on this blog and my Grant Basics 101 blog about many different grant programs that are out there to help start a daycare business. A lot of these grant programs even allow for those that want to start a daycare business in their own home! There are government, state and even non-governmental grant programs that are available for this.

Anytime you read something that says that there are no grant programs for for-profit daycare businesses that this is wrong. Like I have mentioned many times before I have sent one client over 10 pages worth of grant program information about grant programs that her for-profit daycare business is eligible to apply for so there are definitely grant programs out there for for-profit daycare businesses!

"Where Can I Get Grants To Start My Own Daycare At Home?"

2010-12-11T14:23:00.000-05:00

I’m 25 with 3 kids, where can i get grants to start my own daycare at home? I want to start small, then i guess i’ll grow bigger.I live in New Jersey and I wanted to start to work for myself. Please serious answers only to people who has knowledge about this.

The first place that you should start looking at is your own state's website! They may have some grant programs listed that you may be eligible to apply for.

If you are a minority then there are grant programs that are specifically geared to minorities that want to start their own business! I know of even one such grant that awards over $25,000 to minorities that want to start their own business!

You should also not over look grant programs that are not just daycare-related! I have made previous blog posts about grant programs that are geared to helping improve the community by providing jobs to help better the economy!

There are even grant programs being offered by some individuals for great ideas - so you should look into those kinds of grants as well if your business is going to help improve your area.

You can also find more information about grant programs on my Grant Basics 101 - Daycare page and read about others who have started their own daycare business with grant money.

The basic thing to do is to just get started looking! Over 90% of all grant-related programs I have been able to find online!

Grant Program For Non-Profit Daycares In The Philadelphia Area!

2010-11-29T20:02:00.000-05:00

Non-profit child care centers without a religious affiliation and located in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties are eligible to apply for a grant from a more localized Foundation.

Each year, this foundation awards grants as part of its spring meeting.

Grant funds have been used to honor and award excellent child care instructors, provide art and cultural programs to low-income areas and to improve access to affordable, high-quality child care options, according to the foundation's website.

Two Women Submit Their Daycare Business Proposal To Receive A Grant!

2010-11-20T14:18:00.001-05:00

Do you have an idea that will have a positive impact in your community? Then you might just want to read the excerpt below:

Two area women were seeking votes to open a special needs daycare in their community. In addition to being able to provide childcare this business will also improve the community by employing people in the area.

The 2 women have submitted their plans for their daycare business to an organization which awards grants to people with ideas that will have a positive impact in their community.

The proposed daycare will be a daycare for developmentally delayed children, including staff equipped to handle children with autism and other special needs.

Since one of the women had a son who is autistic she wanted to start the daycare because her own son had been kicked out of five daycares because "the staff didn't know how to handle the disability", she said. She also has said that she was unable to work full-time because of the lack of childcare and the lack of help.

She said that her daycare will offer services that typical child care centers don’t so families with developmentally delayed children can go out to weddings or other events without worrying about what to do with the children.

In order to win the grant the daycare needs to have the most votes out of the dozens of other ideas which are vying for the $250,000 grant by the end of the month. The top two ideas will receive the grant funding.

In order to increase their visibility (and also to increase their number of votes), the women have gone to Facebook and posted fliers informing people to vote for their cause.

Among the list of items that the proposed daycare business plan to spend the grant money on are $40,000 for the building and renovations, $35,000 for tuition and daycare-related scholarships for scholarship assistance to the school and $30,000 for specialized therapist wages.

If you would like to vote for this worthy cause you can go to the organization's website by clicking here.

If you would like to submit your own idea to be considered for the grant you can also click the link above to go to that organization's website.

State Announces 2nd Round Of Daycare Grants!

2010-10-19T17:09:00.003-04:00

One state has announced that 65 of their daycare providers have been selected for grants to support expansion, infrastructure improvements and business planning in their daycare operations!

These awards represent the second round of that state's daycare grant program.

Approximately $40,000 of the $500,000 allocated by the Legislature for this program remains and will be available for grants supporting business and technical plans only on a first-come-first-served basis. An application will be available on the website until funds are gone.

According to a spokesperson, "This program is intended to increase the availability of high-quality childcare programs in the state and, in addition, to help daycares improve their business planning and stability.

“Finding quality daycare is a top concern for working parents. Interest in this program has been strong and we’re pleased that we were able to assist facilities working to meet the demand throughout our state, in both small and large communities.”

The grant winners were chosen from a total of 147 applicants based on the following priorities:

Funding for technical assistance and business plans.
Daycare startup or expansion safety equipment such as egress windows and fencing.
Special needs equipment suitable for daycares that serve children with disabilities.

A total of $209,000 is being distributed in awards ranging in size from $750 to $5,000 for infrastructure (egress windows, fences and expansion) and $10,000 for business planning. The second round of grants support the creation of 833 new day care openings for children statewide. One dollar in matching funds is required for every $3 in grant funds. All applicants will be notified by letter regarding the status of their application. A list of the award winners is also posted at www.communityservices.nd.gov/community/child-care-grant-program/. Approximately $250,000 was distributed in the first grant round this winter to 92 different facilities. All total, the childcare grant program has provided $460,000 in grants to 157 day cares in 61 communities statewide, supporting 1,075 new day care openings.

"Where can i get grants for a home daycare business in california?"

2010-09-08T17:47:00.004-04:00

"Where can i get grants for a home daycare business in california?"

There are many things that you have not mentioned here. Will your daycare business be a for-profit, non-profit or a combination of both?

One of the things that you can do is to go to the official government grant site where you will be able to see a list of their grant programs and you will not have to pay a fee to do so!

You can also take a look at some examples of grants for daycare businesses by going to my Grant Basics 101 - Daycare Website.

Besides government grants you should also look for grant programs being offered by other entities as well! For example if you are a minority looking for grant programs to help start your own business then you should be made aware that there is at least one grant program that is open to minorities that want to start their own business. One of the requirements (besides being a minority) is that you will also have to submit a business plan.

This grant program awards about $30,000 in grant money for those that want to start their own business!

You should also check your own state website to see if they have any grant programs available for daycares.

Also be sure to remember that grant money is free money - which means that it does not have to be paid back!

(Another) State Grant Program For Daycares!

2010-07-12T19:19:00.002-04:00

There is a grant program that is being funded through one state's Department of Human Services. The grant was created to help improve the quality and expand the services of home-based, center-based and school age child care programs throughout the state.

One of the requirements is to attend a training session on how to get it.

Unfortunately it has been found that most daycare providers have had little to no experience writing for a grant. Grant writing can be overwhelming for people.

According to a spokesperson for the grant program, “Once we realized what we were going to do, it worked out perfect. We listened to what (the daycare provider) needed. One lady had a leaking roof or maybe another needed play equipment for children.”

A total of $30,000 in grant funding became available through the program's efforts in training the providers to write for the grant. So far 17 daycare / childcare providers have benefitted from this grant program.

For one daycare provider not only will she get a fence for her property, but a contracter contacted her and called about installing the fencing, donating his time and some material to help the woman and the children in her home. The concrete pad was finished last week, and a new back deck has been recently completed. The daycare's new fencing will be arriving soon.

You can find out more about this grant program by visiting the organization's website.

You can also download a .pdf file of their application by visiting their website as well.

Additional Grant Funding In Canada For Daycares!

2010-06-15T16:23:00.002-04:00

In a certain area in Canada $5 Million Dollars has been invested to make child care more affordable for hundreds of low-income families.

For one single mother the funding means that the monthly bill for her three-year-old son will decrease.

The $5 million translates into 400 new child-care subsidies, a new grant for child-care providers for staff salaries and benefits, professional growth, general operating expenses and the elimination of a fee for families, saving those with subsidies up to $1 a day.

The 400 subsidies are available to qualifying families. That brings the total number of subsidies created to 1,100.

The newly announced 400 new subsidized spaces can be used for for-profit as well as not-for-profit centers. The grant process for the child-care providers has also been simplified.

$50,000 Grant Program To Start A Non-Profit Child Care Business!

2010-06-10T15:58:00.002-04:00

In one county child care centers can apply for 2 grants!

The first grant program is only available to certain program participants. The maximum grant award can be as much as $10,000. The money can be used to purchase equipment and child development materials, facility improvements and repairs!

The second grant program awards up to $50,000 and can be used to cover the construction, expansion and equipment costs of a nonprofit start up or existing child care centers. These centers must focus on providing services for infants with special needs or low-income residents.

You can find out more about these grant programs by visiting their website.

Government Grants For Daycare - Here is yet ANOTHER excerpt!

2010-06-08T16:54:00.002-04:00

If you still believe that there are no grant programs to help you start your own daycare business, please be sure to read the excerpt below:

If you Wanna! Start your own childcare center but financial hurdles are blocking your path then there is no need to be upset about it as US government gives mind boggling free money every year in form of free government grants
to ambitious people like you who wanted to start their new business or expand or upgrade their existing ones.

The purpose behind their endeavoring propositions for starting of new businesses is notwithstanding giving the economy smooth run in the way there would be more taxes and less social security benefits.

Obtaining a grant is quite tedious as lot of research is involved, writing grant applications and submitting proposals. Your initial step involves contacting your local governmental agency of your local county. They can advise you best which particular local or state grants are available for your childcare center.

Actually there are two categories of grants for daycare centers: Grants for non-profit daycares and free grant programs for for-profit daycare businesses.

Grant Programs For Nursery Schools? - Here is an excerpt:

2010-05-27T13:32:00.001-04:00

"There are grants at the state and federal levels that are available for the opening and operation of nursery schools. Recipients of the grants can use the money to upgrade, make renovations or buy needed equipment. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements set by the granting agency or organization. Unlike loans, grants do not have to be repaid."

2010-05-25T17:02:00.002-04:00

Did you know that one daycare obtained grants to install fencing, underground sprinklers and a playground on the grounds!

There Are Also Grant Programs For Communities To Provide Childcare!

2010-05-20T10:27:00.002-04:00

Communities around the country can apply for grants to provide child care services for their low-income residents. Our government sponsors grants that recipients can use to develop child care programs and services.

They can also use the grants to provide child care for families who can't afford it and to encourage parents to make healthy decisions on child care by providing information about available options.

State Daycare Grant Program Announcement!

2010-05-17T13:45:00.001-04:00

Child care centers and providers in one state can apply for grants to help their businesses. Over $200,000 in annual funds are dispersed in the form of grants for eligible applicants.

Recipients can use the funds to upgrade their facilities or purchase equipment to receive licenses, become accessible for disabled children and to change from a home center to a larger building!

Home providers can apply for $5,000 grants, while child care centers can request up to $10,000.

Jewish Emergency Grant Program

2010-05-12T13:37:00.000-04:00

Parents of Jewish descent who require help paying for their children's preschool tuition can apply for an emergency grant.

Over $1 million dollars has been allocated annually for this grant program.

In order to be eligible, at least one parent of the student attending preschool must be Jewish.

"Does Anyone Know About Grants For Daycare Businesses?"

2010-05-01T14:08:00.004-04:00

"I work at a daycare and I have heard that there are grants that you can get for your daycare to help out. Does anyone know about these grants and where I could find them?"

There are many, many daycare-related posts on this blog about grant programs for both for-profit and non-profit daycare businesses and I really suggest that you take a look at some of them.

I have blogged about so many daycare-related grant programs here that it isn't even funny! Grant programs for daycares really do exist! and that is required of you is that you do some research to find out more about these daycare-related grant programs.

Here Is A Grant Program For FOR-Profit Daycares!

2010-01-15T14:43:00.000-05:00

Here is yet another grant program for FOR-PROFIT Daycare Businesses!

In one state, over 10 area child-care centers have been awarded grants from that state's Department of Commerce!

(Please remember that grant money is free money that you do not have to pay back!)

Past grant recipients include:

a daycare that received $10,000 to help with their business plan!
another daycare received over $1200 to install a fence

Last year, the Legislature approved funding to create the grant programs. The first round of grants was designed to relieve unmet demand for quality daycare options and focused on the priorities of technical assistance, business planning and equipment, especially for safety or special-needs children.

The department awarded $262,000 in grants ranging from $750 to $5,000 for infrastructure and $10,000 in grants for business planning to support creation of 262 new child-care openings by 96 providers statewide. One dollar in matching funds is required for every $3 in grant funds.

The department will accept applications for a second round of grants in February. March 1 2010is the deadline. Approximately $240,000 will be available for the second round. This program also recently approved the first loan under its new day care loan program, which provides up to $100,000 in low-interest loans to day cares to acquire, lease, or remodel real estate, to purchase equipment or for working capital.

The program has $1.25 million available on a first come first served basis until June 30, 2011.

Applications are available at the program's website. Once at the website you can click on "forms" and chose which funding program that you would like to know more about.

People also can contact the program by calling their direct phone number.

Eligibility

Both of these funding programs are available to all licensed profit, nonprofit and public child care facilities within the state.

Could Your Daycare Business Use A Loan?

2009-12-19T14:16:00.001-05:00

Even though this blog is mostly about grants for daycare I also see that there are a number of people who own businesses - including daycare businesses - who are also interested in loan programs for their businesses as well.

Here is news of a state loan program for daycare businesses.

Loan guarantees are made to assist with the development of new facilities or expansion of existing facilities particularly in low income, rural areas which demonstrate a need for additional quality child care. Guarantees are available to a maximum of $25,000 and may be used for operating capital as well as capitol outlay.

For more information about this loan program, you can go to the website by clicking here.

Grants for Daycare - Grant Recipient - An Excerpt

2009-12-09T09:21:00.000-05:00

Here is an excerpt from a woman who got a grant to help pay for some of her costs:

"I spoke with my financial aid counselor at the college and she told me about the “child care grant that is available through the school. I filled out the application for that with my childcare provider and received that grant at the beginning of October.

Unfortunately student aid and grants for childcare don't get into your account until after the semester starts, so I had to pay for books with a credit card and the first month of childcare out of pocket.

Because I wasn't sure if I'd get the childcare grant, I also applied for a student loan. I had to study a tutorial about the different types of student loans and take a quiz before I was able to apply for the loan. It was helpful because I learned which loans allow for payments to be deferred and which loans have interest that has to be payed on the loan. I also learned that I could pay the loan back right away without any penalty, which I planned to do if I received the childcare grant.

So, the process all-in-all is time consuming, and you have to be patient. You have to check in with your college and make sure that they have received your applications."

Grant Program For Daycare Needs Applicants....

2009-12-02T09:04:00.000-05:00

A local program is searching for members of their local community who would like to pursue careers in child care, aged care or hospitality and retail. This grant program is looking to connect eligible participants to training, help fund associated costs, and even assist with business registrations.

There is such a demand in the local area for qualified workers in child care, aged care, hospitality and retail. Those who would like to pursue training in aged care or hospitality can register their interest to take part in this grant program.

There is also a strong demand for additional providers of family day care services in the region.

The Federal Government has a $1,500 grant available for people wanting to set up a family daycare business in their home!. This grant, along with additional funding and assistance, would be really helpful to someone who is considering starting a family day care business on their farm.

To date, the program has assisted more than 200 people to obtain formal qualifications and upgrade their skills.

For further information about this program you can contact them by phone.552 890.

Could Your For-Profit Daycare Center Use A Financial Grant?

2009-11-04T16:56:00.000-05:00

One state's legislative assembly has provided $500,000 of one-time funding to assist state child care providers with infrastructure and technical assistance/business plans. This funding program has also been authorized to provide financial assistance to childcare providers through loans. If you are interesting in more information about this grant funding program then you are advised to vist their website.

Who Is Eligible To Apply

Eligible organizations include licensed profit, non-profit and public child care facilities. Faith based organizations are eligible but must follow all appropriate federal guidelines if receiving federal subsidies.

Matching Requirements - $3.00 of grant funds will be available per $1.00 of other funds. Match must be cash and can come from other public and private sources or a combination of public and private sources. For example, if the total project cost is $1,000; then the grant program can provide up to $750 after the project is completed.

What can the grant money be used for? - Eligible uses include a maximum of $5,000 for infrastructure (furniture, fixtures, equipment, and egress windows). To receive the $5,000 grant, facilities must provide $1,667 in matching funds from other private/public sources. Non-eligible use of funds will include all other house rehabilitation.

Maximum of $10,000 for technical assistance and/or business plans. To receive this $10,000 grant, facilities must provide $3,334 in matching funds from other private/public sources.

Applicants can access both options to a maximum program amount of $15,000 per biennium. Applications submitted for less than $750 will not be considered at this time.

The Application Process - The financial request must include the Child Care Grant application. The completed copy should be mailed to this address.

Facilities will be required to provide a letter from either a County Child Care Licensor or from the DHS Early Childhood Service Regional Supervisor confirming that the facility does not have a history of violations and/or corrective actions. If a history of violations and or corrective actions exist, facilities will need to provide:

A three year "Early Childhood Service History" from either a County Child Care Licensor or from the DHS Early Childhood Service Regional Supervisor.
An explanation of changes that have been made to correct the violations and a letter from a County Child Care Licensor or from the DHS Early Childhood Service Regional Supervisor confirming that corrective action has taken place.
The acceptability of the documentation will be at the sole discretion of Commerce in consultation with County Child Care Licensors or DHS Early Childhood Services Regional Supervisor for that county.

Funding decisions will be based on the following criteria:

Current license
Facility history
Equitable distribution between for profit, non-profit and public child care facilities
Importance to the community
Safety equipment

Funding will be provided on a reimbursement basis after the project is complete. Funding requests must include supporting documentation such as invoices and receipts. All reimbursement requests must be submitted by

June 15th, 2011.

The enabling legislation that provided the funds for this program required an equitable distribution of funds to the three eligible organizations: for-profit, non-profit and public child care facilities. Therefore, Commerce will allocate dollars to the three program areas to ensure that the funds are being distributed equitably.

This is a one-time grant and the state will not be responsible for any on-going costs associated with the recipient's project.

Questions regarding this child care grant program should be addressed to the program manager who can be contacted by phone.

The application for this child care grant program can be downloaded by clicking here. The application form is in .pdf format and is just under 230 kb in size.

Another Grant Program For Daycares!

2009-10-29T09:23:00.000-04:00

Currently applications for proposals from childcare agencies with facility needs are being accepted. This grant program seeks to assist agencies with a wide range of projects such as creating a new center, expansions, facility preservation or quality improvements. According to one of the spokespeople for this grant program, "This effort is part of a commitment to improve access to quality childcare throughout our local area. Even the smallest grants can make a difference when it comes to helping children succeed early in life and beyond."

Grants are available for $20,000 for childcare centers and $10,000 for family childcare homes.

Further details on this grant opportunity and necessary documents are available at their website.

Deadline for applications is no later than 5 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009!

New Grant Program Announced For Daycare Providers!

2009-10-27T15:42:00.000-04:00

Another state has announced plans for 2 new funding programs for daycare providers! They are intended to help childcare providers address capital needs and business planning to help daycares avoid common business pitfalls and improve the odds of long-term success.

These 2 new funding programs will provide grants and low-interest loans for the state's daycare providers. According to a spokesperson, "We know there is demand for quality, reliable childcare providers in our state to support our young working families with children. We believe these two programs provide funding to help stimulate the creation of more childcare options for them.”

The first program provides matching grants of up to $5,000 that can be used for infrastructure (furniture, fixtures, and equipment), and $10,000 for technical assistance or business planning. Both grants require providers to provide $1 in matching funds for every $3 in grant funds.

A total of $500,000 is available for the grants through the next year. The money will be distributed in two grant rounds. The deadline for applying for the first round is Oct. 31, 2009. Funding will be equally distributed between licensed profit, non-profit and public childcare facilities. Other criteria include facility history, the importance of the facility to the community and grants to support purchasing safety equipment.

Additional information for the grant program can be found by visiting the website.

The 2nd program provides up to $100,000 in low-interest loans from the state's development fund to acquire, lease, or remodel real estate, to purchase equipment or for working capital! The loan program has $1.25 million and applications are available at their website. Both programs will be available well into 2010 and are available to all licensed profit, nonprofit and public child care facilities.

For further information, please visit the website.

Grant Money Available For Single Mothers Who Want To Continue Their Education!

2009-08-24T11:06:00.000-04:00

There is a non-profit organization that gives child-care scholarships to low-income single mothers who want to continue with their education.

Founded by a woman whose single mom never got a chance to go to college, she asks her potential scholarship winners "How are you going to support yourself and your child now that the baby's here?"

Although she discovered plenty of programs to help pay for classes she didn't find many that help fund child care for the single mother. "It's a major expense. A family with an infant in a child-care center typically is expected to pay $4,500 to $14,600 a year. For young mothers, many of whom are already dealing with a pile of guilt and shame to go with financial debt, getting help with child care may be just the thing they need to get them over the hump."

Through grants and fund-raising, her organization has supported about 500 single parents -- moms along with a few dads -- in 11 years. According to one recipient who gave birth to her daughter when she was only 14, "Before I got the scholarship, I wasn't even sure if I could go to college, because I couldn't live at home." Now after graduating from college the foundation has extended her scholarship through law school. Today she works as a lawyer who specializes in child-care law and other issues affecting low-income women.

More Stimulus Money For Daycare!

2009-07-01T11:03:00.001-04:00

Another state has received additional funding - over $5 Million Dollars - to help low-income people help pay for child care! Those who are low-income may qualify for financial assistance from the state Department of Social Services to help pay for child care. Thousands of low-income parents in the state saw there child and daycare bills go down thanks to funding from the federal stimulus package.

For example one single mother's monthly child care bill decreased by $110! She will use that extra money to help pay other bills and to also help stimulate the economy by spending some of it in the local markets.

To qualify:

a family of two must have a monthly household income of $2,429 or less
a family of four, $3,675 or less

The funding is paid directly to the provider, and parents are responsible for a sliding co-payment, based on their income, which must be met before the subsidy is paid. In addition the funding will also provide two months of free day care for any qualified unemployed or dislocated workers in the state while they search for work!

According to one spokesperson, "There are growing numbers of families in this state who need help paying for child care while the parents look for jobs, and this program will be a tremendous help. This program will allow those families to breathe easier and focus on finding new employment."

These funding benefits are expected to last through September 2010.

Interested parents can contact any of the program's offices to verify eligibility and fill out applications. In one city, you can contact them by phone although the phone number is not a toll-free call.

This funding program also benefits the child care businesses themselves because it is they that receive the money! Says one daycare provider that provides 24-hour day care, "It means I can stay in business." Because of providing such a service the daycare provides has numerous clients with low-paying, shift-work jobs. Of the 24 children enrolled in her day care, 16 of them receive the subsidy, but she estimates 80 percent of her full-time clients are subsidized by the state.

Another part of this funding program will pay for one-time provider grants for equipment purchases and for training opportunities. The equipment grants range from $500 for registered day care homes to $4,000 for licensed day care centers. For example one daycare facility will apply for one of the $4,000 grants. Some of the things on their list are a train table and a double-sided art center. And as an added benefit, the grant money received will be spent locally to help stimulate the economy.

Between 30% and 40% of children at the daycare center receive child care assistance and many of the families have a co-payment of zero!

FREE Daycare Being Provided For Single Mothers!

2009-06-29T09:46:00.001-04:00

Since 1993 this organization has been giving babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers a stable start in life while helping their young mothers to start over. Says one single mother who is now engaged to be married, "....played a role in my life that no other entity could. It nurtures you. It makes sure you can stay on track to become an asset to the community." She is one of the success stories of this organization that has one of seven programs in four states that provide free child care so that low-income, single mothers can finish school. Typically, about half of them are in high school — girls as young as 13 or 14!

According to a spokesperson, "This program isn’t a handout; the free child care comes with strings. Moms have to make a commitment to attend school full time, earn passing grades, volunteer two hours a week at the organization, attend and participate in weekly parent meetings, and observe various house rules."

If the participant doesn’t hold up her end of the bargain, she’ll be asked to leave the program — making room for someone else who is in desperate need of a hand. There are many more single mothers waiting to get into our program right now.

"We try to offer stability and build responsibility. They have to learn to be a woman of their word, to be responsible, to give back. We help them become whole as a young woman and a better parent. They leave as adults. They’re beautiful inside and out."

Says one graduate of the program, while others judged her for becoming pregnant at an early age, the organization "embraced who I was and who my son was...They made me feel like a real person, not just someone they were putting through a system. It was a place to turn for help with anything." With the organization providing free child care for her, the woman graduated and went on to college on a full scholarship, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in education.

Says another, "I can tell you that without I probably wouldn’t be graduating with a master’s degree this year," she said, pointing to the difficulty of dealing alone with the twin stresses of motherhood and school. "It’s helpful to get through those hard times when there are other people around you in the same situation, and there are people telling you, ‘You can do this,’ when you feel as though you can’t."

Meanwhile, their kids are developing in a child-care program that’s earned a top, three-star rating. The ratings program grades child-care agencies on such factors as staff-to-child ratios, and staff education and familiarity with early learning standards.

Another mother who participated in the program says, "Anything that I need they have for me including diapers, clothing, and food, getting help with her homework, doing her laundry when her washer and dryer were broken, and finding comfort in discussions with the other moms. You think you’re the only one in a certain situation, but you’re not. Everybody is going through the same situation."

The program strives to create scholarship programs, counseling, and referrals to community agencies for problems the staff isn’t able to address. Among the payoffs: fewer unwanted pregnancies.

The organization operates on a budget of $460,000, money that comes from grants, contributions, fund-raisers, and the United Way. It receives no government funding, and stretches its dollars with the help of donations of food, diapers, cleaning supplies, and other items from the community.

Child Care Assistance Grants!

2009-06-26T14:51:00.000-04:00

One state announces new child care assistance grants!

This new grant program has been brought to the state courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This increased federal funding will assist low-income families with child care and improve the quality of care and delivery of services.

According to a spokesperson, "These funds offer critical assistance to hardworking families with children, and contribute broadly to the Commonwealth. When parents can work and still send their children to a safe and enriching environment, and when child care programs have the opportunity to enhance their skills and services, our families, communities and economy are all made stronger.”

Approximately $18 million in funding will be used over the next two years to enhance and expand assistance to income-eligible families through the state’s child care subsidy program, which provides services for the children of working parents and parents currently receiving job training. The increased financial support from the funding will raise infant reimbursement rates to child care providers while expanding child care services for families in the child care subsidy and other related programs. Nearly 55,000 children are already benefiting from the subsidy program this year. This funding will also help reduce the match payment required of local departments of social services to assist with the delivery of child care subsidy services for needy families. Communities that have struggled in the past to make the matching contribution will be better able to meet the needs of families already in the subsidy program and can apply any savings to address the needs of families currently on waiting lists for services.

In addition, approximately $14 million of the grant will be used to create an automated system for administering and tracking payments to child care providers. When fully implemented, the automated system is projected to provide the area significant annual savings through improved efficiency and accuracy.

If The Links On This Blog Are Not Working For You......

2009-06-24T11:32:00.000-04:00

If the links on this blog are not working for you it simply means that you are not a client and you will have to find the information yourself.

Childcare Facilities Get Grants For Shading Their Playgrounds!

2009-06-23T21:00:00.002-04:00

Eight state school districts are getting grants to build sun shade structures to shield students from the midday rays. The grants came from the state where a spokeswoman says kids need to learn early about the potential hazards of too much sunshine.

"A lot of the school grounds have taken shade off of the playgrounds and then they put the kids out to play for recess over the noon hour, which is not the best time of day to be out. We've put money out available, it's federal and state funds that are helping do this."

Each school district got $4,000, for a total of $32,000 being spent on the structures statewide. Each school is choosing the type of shade-provider that'll work best during recess or other outdoor activities.

Some are putting hard structures in place, like gazebos. There are also picnic shelter-type structures that are open with just columns and a roof. Other schools are planning to use more temporary structures that are basically canvas awnings supported by metal poles. They can be taken down during stormy and winter weather.

Since skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the state and in the United States, these structures will offer kids protection from the sun. "We need to protect our skin, no matter what age," says one spokesperson. "Our children need to be taught how to take care of their skin for their lifetimes to reduce their risk of developing skin cancer."

Eight the state's school districts applied for the funds and all eight got the money. The program will likely be offered again next year. Among the facilities that got the grants:

Elementary School
a county child care facility
a religious school

Grants Available in Alberta, Canada

2009-06-22T00:07:00.000-04:00

An organization has been started to help provide more childcare facilities in the region. So far there are only 2 licensed daycares in the area. The group began to work on the project because families had been approaching them saying there was not enough child care programs in the area after various daycare facilities closed. The group was formed at a meeting to look into the various opportunities there are within the region for alternative childcare. This group will also be questioning local schools and businesses to see if there is room to be rented for a daycare facility.

According to the group's spokesperson, “Our first step was to do the survey and hold a public meeting. Now that we know there are enough children to warrant daycare services and we have a group of people interested in moving forward, we will start the next step of finding space.”

The group worked together to draft a letter that will be sent to schools, municipalities, churches, community organizations, and the hospital to see if there is any available space in their buildings. There are grants available from the government to prepare or renovate existing space to use as a daycare.

One recommendation of the ministry is to collaborate with Public and Catholic School Districts to establish child care programs in or adjacent to schools. This will allow the schools and childcare facility to work closely to provide optimal service to parents.

Another meeting for childcare feasibility will be set sometime this month to follow up on the response received from letters sent to local businesses.

The group is looking for other people to be on the board. If you are interested please contact the director Penny Fox by phone.

Woman Receives Government Grant Money To Start A Daycare!

2009-06-16T11:16:00.000-04:00

One woman decided that she wanted to do something to honor the life of the son she lost a few years ago so she decided to open a daycare, and the state gave her over $50,000 to do it!

In researching programs and other things available for families with a disabled child the woman said she came up empty handed regarding daytime care. "There really wasn't anything here that was going to be beneficial to what my needs would have been," she said. Because of that, she decided to start her own child care center that will cater to children needing respite care but will be open to all children.

With the help of city staff, she applied for and received a grant through one of the government grant programs to renovate a property on a local road. It will eventually become the childcare center. The maximum amount of the grant is $480,000. Monies are distributed according to the cost of renovation or the number of full-time jobs the business will eventually create. For each job created, the grant awards $12,000. Depending on which amount is smaller, 50 percent of renovation costs or the number of jobs created, that is the amount awarded to the grantee.

The daycare plans to create eight full-time jobs once the center is open so that is why she was awarded $12,000 for each position.

"This is going to help our economic development initiative that we would like to have more businesses go in and reuse existing structures so that we can infill that with a viable business,"

"The grants that assist those businesses are designed to create jobs, and if you create jobs that will also help our economy in the local area." Not only will the business create jobs and provide much-needed childcare in the community, but it is hoped that it will also stimulate the economy. "To create those jobs is important to the city. Of course we want to increase the economy and hopefully with these people getting these jobs they'll be able to buy homes, they'll be able to contribute to our tax base - it will be a win-win situation for the people who have the jobs and also to the city." "Also it will be beneficial to have the building used instead of being run down and deteriorating."

The daycare center itself will eventually have space for 10 infants, 12 toddlers, four sick children and a few drop-ins. This will be the only center in the county that provides respite care and care for sick children, which requires a pediatric nurse on staff - thus making it eligible for yet more government grant money!
"It's going to increase the quality of life for many people and benefit families,"....."They need to be able to trust that somebody can take their child and have peace that if something were to arise, their needs would be met."

The renovations planned include updating the garage to become the classroom where sick children will be cared for and adding on a 900-square-foot space that will become the respite care classroom, among other things. The daycare center also hopes to eventually be able to provide respite care on evenings and weekends as well. The goal is to be able to offer this respite care seven days a week as needed. The daycare hopes to start renovations in the next few months and would like to have the center up and running by the first day of school this fall.

Since the first daycare center grant application, the city has a second one going through the consideration process and additional residents have shown interest in applying for the grant.

"Because of this grant, this project is possible," she said. "It just feels right, the space just feels right."

State Program To Help Those Who Are Unemployed Who Need Financial Help To Help Pay For Daycare!

2009-06-09T22:48:00.002-04:00

Here is another benefit from President Obama's Stimulus Package:

A program has recently been started to provide child care assistance for recently unemployed residents while they search for work, beginning this month. Unfortunately this program will only be available for a limited amount of time!. However over $4 Million Dollars has been set aside for this program!

“There are growing numbers of families who need help paying for child care while the parents look for jobs, and this program will be a tremendous help”

“When a family member loses a job, it creates enormous financial strain. This program will allow those families to breathe easier and focus on finding new employment.”

Administered by the Department of Social Services, the program offers eligible residents certificates redeemable for up to two months of free child care. Interested parents can contact local governments offices to verify their eligibility and fill out applications. A list of DOL field offices can be found at this website.

In addition to providing free child care for recently unemployed residents, the Department of Social Services will use the funding to reduce co-payments for families receiving child care assistance through an existing program, to develop grant opportunities for child care providers, and to offer grants for rural school-age programs. Details on those programs will be released as they become available.

For more information about this program, you can contact the Department of Social Services either by their toll free number or by visiting their official website.

A Daycare Center Suspended From Government Grant Program!

2009-05-24T15:12:00.000-04:00

Local county officials have suspended a local daycare center from a program that provides care for low-income families, saying the program was billed for days when children weren't at the center. The county is looking into whether the daycare intentionally billed for hours that aren't authorized as part of the grants program. According to police reports, the daycare center has said the overbilling was an error, but the county says they've talked to parents who said their children weren't present on days the childcare center claimed. The Sheriff's Department report notes discrepancies from 2008 to 2009. The county won't authorize any more children for the program at that daycare center for at least six months. A state Department agency revoked the daycare center's license based on the county's claims. The daycare center has appealed that decision and a hearing will be set. The daycare center also appealed the county's decision, and a hearing with the Division of Hearings and Appeals of the state Department of Administration will also be set. According to newspaper reports no one answered a phone at the daycare center and the center itself was closed and dark Friday afternoon.

The grant program itself provides state funding to child-care centers for low-income families in an effort to help parents find and keep jobs. Much of the program's funding comes through federal block grants. The county might overpay for a program for a variety of reasons, including changes to a parent's work schedule and changes to state regulations that facilities might not know about. Caseworkers look for patterns that might indicate problems.

Childcare centers are asked to report attendance every two weeks.

The grant program itself has seen the number of children participants drop from 1,640 in January to 1,481 in March. The number of providers also has dropped from 119 to 115 providers in that time period, as did the monetary distributions, which went from $779,000 to $529,000.

Grant Program For Single Mothers To Start A Business Of Their Own?

2009-05-17T21:38:00.001-04:00

A great way for American single mothers who love children to become self employed while not missing a moment of those precious "growing up" years is acquiring single mothers business grants, and opening up a day care center. This concept is rapidly becoming an extremely favorable alternative to punching a clock to many single mothers who are tired of lost time with their children. Not to mention the fact that this type of business also helps to provide affordable quality child care for other single mothers who are still riding that time clock.

The government provides single mothers, and fathers, with an exorbitant amount of free government money in small business grants each and every year. While the genre of acceptable enterprises widely varies, a very popularly accepted business proposal by the US government is that of child day care services. There is such a lack of affordable quality childcare available to American citizens that the government is eager to help develop facilities with properly trained childcare specialists, in efforts to keep people working and out of the unemployment line.

Obtaining single mothers business grants to open a day care center is an amazing, and easily achievable way for single moms to do three of the uppermost important things in their life. First they are enabled to avail an advanced education in childcare while a single moms college grant funds their child development training to prepare her for caring for multiple children at once. Secondly, she becomes self employed, which offers the opportunity of personal freedom, feelings of pride and accomplishment. Third and most importantly, the ability to spend extended amounts of time with her children, without having to miss work or ever pay for child care services again.

The government smiles greatly upon single mothers small business grants for day care centers, ad with good reason. How could there be any argument over something that benefits all of us, especially the kids?

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You Never Know Where Daycare-Related Grant Programs Will Be Coming From!

2009-04-04T20:39:00.000-04:00

For instance not all daycare-related grant programs are for daycare businesses themselves! For instance there is one women's organization that provides up to $400 in grant money to women who bring their small children with them when they attend certain meetings. Grant money is also provided to the women who attend the meeting but who have to incur the extra expenses associated with leaving their children at home. These expenses can include needing extra babysitting or daycare services! In fact the individual grant award amounts have received an increase in funding!

To find out more information about daycare-related grants please see my Grant Basics 101 - Daycare Website and my Grant Basics 101 Website.

Does Your Start-Up Or Existing Childcare Business Need Grant Money?

2009-03-02T19:57:00.000-05:00

The Department of Social Services provides grants for the start-up of new or expansion of existing child care facilities. These funds, awarded through a competitive application process, primarily focus on programs serving children age birth to three. A new Request for Application for these competitive funds was released to the public for application. The department anticipates a release date for the new Request for Application. You can visit the department's website for more information. Once you have accessed their website, you may review the requirements for this year's child care grants that were recently awarded by clicking on the link to the application in the yellow box. If you have any questions, you can also contact the department by phone or by email.

"Interested In Funding For Opening A Small For-Profit Daycare Center"

2009-02-04T09:11:00.000-05:00

I tried to answer a posting on one of the online message forums but couldn't. Then I thought that it would be a great idea to post the question and my answer here!

"Hi. I'm an African American female interested in opening a small for profit daycare center in metro Atlanta (not home based). I have a business plan, a MEd. in Early Childhood Ed., and 11 years of teaching experience.

Can anyone tell me of any RELIABLE grant sources or other sources for funding a center?

Unfortuntately lack of funds is the main thing holding me back. Thanks for any info.

A~

Actually the fact that you are a minority and that you want to start a business may make you eligible for grants other than just those limited to starting a daycare.

I had a woman client who wanted to get grant information for her already existing childcare and I was able to send her 10 pages worth of grant program information that her daycare might be eligible to apply for! But don't just limit yourself to just daycare-related grants!

The fact that you are a minority, woman and that you want to START a business may qualify you for much more!

It Seems That I'm Not The Only One That Knows About Grants For Daycare!

2009-01-20T10:26:00.000-05:00

Here is an interesting excerpt that I found online:

Taking advantage of the child care grants that are available to you is something that you should do. You should not be ashamed to get help when it comes to raising your children the right way. This is something that you need to take seriously so that you know your child is taken care of when you are not around. Many parents have to go to work and it is necessary to make sure that you are doing all that you can to get them good child care.

There are many parents that go to school and need to have some type of financial aid getting child care for their children. When this is the case, they can get the child care grants that are out there for them to take advantage of. These are very helpful tools that will get you the care that you and your child deserves while you are getting a good education to make a better living.

There are many organizations that offer great child care grants for people that need some type of help. These grants are going to help parents pay for the care their children need. The grants are set in place to make sure that no child is left without care and that parents are able to afford the best care possible.

All you have to do is make sure that you are getting all the information that is needed to get the child care grants. You can check out your resources and get all the facts that you need. There are many places online that you can visit so that you are able to feel good about the information that you get so that you are able to start applying for this type of help. You will then be informed if you qualify or not and you can go from there.

These child care grants are a great way to do the things that you want to as a parent. You can now afford to put your child in the better care centers while you are at work or school. You will no longer have to feel guilty because you are going to work and leaving your child behind. You will actually be able to relax and be comfortable with the choice of day care provider that you have. These child care grants are a great thing to take advantage of for any parent that qualifies.

Grants For Child Care StartUps!

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The Department of Social Services provides grants for the start-up of new or expansion of existing child care facilities. These funds, awarded through a competitive application process, primarily focus on programs serving children age birth to three. A new Request for Application for these competitive funds was released to the public for application on March 30, 2007, and the deadline has already passed for submitting an application for these funds. We anticipate a release date of late March 2008 for the new Request for Application. Our website is accessible online. Once you have accessed this website, you may review the requirements for this year's child care grants that were recently awarded by clicking on the link to the 2007-2008 application in the yellow box. If you have any questions, you can contact us via email or by phone.

Grant Program For Daycare Startups!

2008-12-30T14:57:00.000-05:00

The Department of Social Services provides grants for the start-up of new or expansion of existing child care facilities. These funds, awarded through a competitive application process, primarily focus on programs serving children age birth to three. A new Request for Application for these competitive funds was released to the public for application on in 2007, and the deadline has already passed for submitting an application for these funds. The department will anticipate a release date of late March 2008 for the new Request for Application. Their website may be accessed for more information.

Once you have accessed their website, you may review the requirements for this year's child care grants that were recently awarded by clicking on the link to the 2007-2008 application in the yellow box. If you have any questions, please contact them via phone or by email.

How Does A $500 Grant To Start Your Business Sound?

2008-12-03T20:23:00.002-05:00

I'll let you decide! Do you consider the program mentioned below a legitimate grant program? Would you be interested in applying for this program? I only ask because when I see that a funding program requires an applicant to pay a fee - I really do not consider it a grant program!

A woman's non-profit, private organization has a funding program which gives business grants to women who have been dreaming of starting their own business! This funding program is also open to those women who have already started their own business but are seeking more funding to grow their business!

One of the past grant recipients won a $500 grant to start their own crafint business!

In order to apply you must:

be a woman a U.S. resident over the age of 18
have made at least a $15 donation/application fee to this organization

Each business grant is awarded on the quality of the business plan and application materials. Because the grants do not have to be repaid, your credit history is not taken into consideration.

The grants are awarded on the quality of your business plan, not your credit rating.

"I Am Trying To Find Grant Funding For My Daycare"

2008-11-09T09:51:00.000-05:00

"I am a new daycare and I am trying to find grants to help me and my partners improve our daycare center. We currently are looking for grants that will help us purchase toys and play equipment for our children. Can you help us?

Thank you for your help."

As I have mentioned many times before there are many grant programs available for daycare centers, both non-profit and for-profit.

I suggest that you take a look at both my blog at

http://grantbasics101.blogspot.com/

and my daycare-related grants page at:

http://grantbasics101.bravehost.com/daycare.htm

One of my most recent daycare-related clients received over 10 pages of information from me about available grant programs for their for-profit daycare!

If you knew the number of grant programs that your daycare could possibly be eligible for it would really astound and amaze you!

Christian Daycare Center Ready To Proceed With A New Building Facility!

2008-11-06T09:38:00.004-05:00

Chosen from only 3 applications that were submitted, a christian day care center has received approval from their local city council to start a new daycare facility! The daycare is ready, able and willing to build the facility and purchase the land all because they have grants and they are ready to go! With the help of grants and a loan, the daycare plans to spend $2.1 million to get the facility built and operating. That includes $305,000 paid to their local government to purchase the city-owned lot.

Another daycare facility applicant (that wasn't approved) wanted the city to carry the loan costs and lease the property too them and the city council felt that that wasn't a viable solution.

The city also has a grant program relating to 1-acre lots and another grant program for equipment purchases.

There was concern that there could be a church-state conflict caused by the city doing business with a Christian-centered operation. But the city's attorney said that there is not a problem because the daycare is open to all children, regardless of their family’s religious affiliation.

$50,000 to $500,000 In Grants to Start A Day Care Center!

2008-10-07T14:02:00.003-04:00

In Pennsylvania if you are a non-profit organization and want to help families who need day care services. The money can be used for most anything in starting or expanding a day care center. And if you are not a non-profit, it doesn't matter. The government will help you become one for next to nothing. You can find out more information about this daycare grant program by visiting the state's website.

Rose

Grant Basics 101 - Daycare - Website

Another State Child Care Grant Funding Program!

2008-10-06T23:55:00.002-04:00

This grant program is only available in one particular state!

However this grant program awards its grant funding on a yearly basis!

To be eligible, providers must meet at least one of the following criteria:

Making minor building modifications absolutely necessary to meet licensing requirements for new (not yet licensed) programs.
Making minor building modifications or purchasing equipment to increase the number of infants, children with disabilities, children who may be ill, and/or school-age children served.
Making minor building modifications for licensed providers changing from a Family Child Care Home I to a Family Child Care Home II or a Family Child Care Home II to a Center.

If you feel that YOUR daycare or childcare business would be eligible to apply for this grant program then you should get in contact with them!

Welcome!

2008-10-06T13:47:00.000-04:00

Welcome to my latest blog called Grant Basics 101 - Daycare!

I decided to start this blog because the information on my Grant Basics 101 - Daycare website will soon be no more! Why? Because I am an AOL member and as of the end of this month AOL is discontinuing all of its hometown, ftp and AOL member websites! So I decided to move all of the information that I have on those pages to a new blog - this one!

I do grant research and I started the website to show that there are indeed grant programs for for-profit daycare businesses. The last daycare-related client that I had received over 10 pages of grant information about grant programs that their for-profit daycare was eligible for!

So if you still think that there are no grants for for-profit (or any other kind of )daycare businesses then I suggest that you check back at this blog more often!

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2008-10-01T20:02:00.000-04:00

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