Funding Supports for Families and Child Care Providers

Colorado Shines Quality Improvement Grant

To apply for CSQI funding:

  1.  Log into Colorado Shines Portal
  2. Click on Apply for QI Funds
  3. Complete the application
  4. Create a QIP goal
  5. Click continue to application
  6. This will take you to the grant application page
  7. Click on the white box, click next (this takes a while for the application to populate)
  8. Then complete each of the fields, clicking next after each.
  9. On the last page click the white box next to “Submit Application”
  10. Then click submit at the bottom.

After this is done, we are notified and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be sent for your signature.  After the MOU is signed, you will be contacted by an Early Care and Education Site Coach to support you in your CSQI journey.

 

 

Facilities Improvement Funding Available for Family Child Care Homes in Colorado!
To address the declining number of licensed slots within family child care homes and to improve quality within home-based learning environments, the Buell Foundation and Daniels Fund have granted funds to the Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance (ECCLA) to provide facility improvement funding to family child care homes in Colorado. This opportunity is intended to help family child care homes start up, expand, or maintain consistent operations, increase capacity, and reduce the number of family child care homes closing their doors due to financial restrictions.To submit an application go to www.ecclacolorado.org/fcchgrant/. Application are online and available in English and Spanish. Technical assistance is available if other languages are needed.Online Applications are due September 27th at 11:59 PM . ECCLA will host two optional technical assistance webinars for applicants on August 11 and September 9.  Register for a webinar, submit an application, and review frequently asked questions at www.ecclacolorado.org/fcchgrant/.

 
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Early Childhood Health Outdoors Learning Cohort 

Early Childhood Health Outdoors just released the application for their Family Child Care Professional Learning Cohort for providers in Colorado. In addition to 10 weeks of training, providers will receive $1,000 each to implement nature play settings in their outdoor space and receive design assistance. Please see below for details. You can find the grant/cohort here on their website.

In 2023, ECHO will offer an opportunity for a professional learning cohort of Colorado family child care providers to take a deep dive into high quality outdoor play.  Selected family child care providers will participate in a 10-week professional learning cohort that will include five synchronous virtual cohort meetings, four weeks of asynchronous content and resources, and design assistance from ECHO landscape designers. Cohort participants will gain knowledge and skills in enhancing and activating high-quality outdoor learning environments and will be empowered to share their expertise with colleagues and providers.

The application opens on October 28th, and is due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 18, 2022. For assistance with the application or general questions, please contact: Jessica Yuill, YuillJ@nwf.org.

Grupo de Entrenamiento Profesional del Cuidado Infantil Familiar

En 2023, ECHO ofrecerá una oportunidad para que un grupo de profesionales del cuidado infantil familiar de Colorado se sumerja en el concepto del juego al aire libre de alta calidad.  Los proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar seleccionados participarán en un grupo de entrenamiento profesional de 10 semanas que incluirá cinco reuniones virtuales sincrónicas del grupo, cuatro semanas de información y recursos asincrónicos, y asistencia de diseño por parte de los diseñadores de paisajes de ECHO. Los participantes de este grupo aprenderán a mejorar y activar ambientes de educación al aire libre de alta calidad y estarán capacitados para compartir su experiencia con otros colegas y proveedores.

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