Montgomery County Child Development Center – BCCCSF Grant
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The Montgomery County Child Development Association (MCCDA) was formed to address the lack of quality affordable child care in Montgomery County.
Social Emotional Learning: Breaking Down Barriers to Success – Core Grant
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St. Mark’s Youth Enrichment before- and after-school programs not only address affordable access to care beyond school hours but effectively improve students’ reading, STEM, and social emotional skills.
Stanton Child Care Resource Center Expansion – BCCCSF Grant
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The Stanton Child Resource Center has been at capacity with a waiting list for over 4 years. It’s now working to more than double capacity through an addition and renovation of the current facility.
Refugee Child Care Business Development Program – BCCCSF Grant
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The Catherine McAuley Center is partnering with local agencies to support refugee women in establishing registered in-home child care businesses
Stronger Together: Supporting Families with High-Quality, Accessible Child Care – BCCCSF Grant
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The Stronger Together after school child care program eliminates the need for parents to leave work or secure help picking up students from school and transporting them to child care, and it also maximizes the time the students spend on active, engaging, and safe activities
Clinton Early Head Start – BCCCSF Grant
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Head Start/Early Head Start is a comprehensive program providing education, family, health, mental health and nutrition services to children from income eligible programs.
Opportunity Dubuque – BCCCSF Grant
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Opportunity Dubuque builds career pathways for students to enter the workforce and continue their education and training, while filling employers’ demand for talent.
Marita Theisen Child Care Center – BCCCSF
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The Marita Theisen Child Care Center at Steeple Square was established in response to urgent calls from the community for affordable quality child care. The Center currently has enrolled more than 40 children, 70% of whom are from low-income families.
Removing Child Care as a Barrier to Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency – Core Grant
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This child care program will assure availability of up to 20 full-time, year-round slots for infant or preschool children of single mothers who are seeking work, working, or in training; and whose incomes are under 200% of household poverty levels
Sliding Fee Scale for Professional Development Day Services – BCCCSF Grant
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LINK Grinnell is a newly established after-school program serving children in kindergarten through 7th grade in the Grinnell area since late 2019, created in response to a gap of 437 spaces for after-school care in the community.