Grantees – Home Grown Child Care

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:16:35 +0000

Milwaukee children, especially children of color and children from low-income and impoverished communities, are safe, cared for, and supported academically, socially, and developmentally during and beyond this public health crisis. When more Milwaukee parents begin going back to work, they have access to child care. The Home Grown Child Care Emergency Fund was complemented by funding…

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Child Care Aware of Washington

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:10:15 +0000

The child care sector in Washington was heavily impacted by the pandemic. A NAEYC survey found that 24% of licensed child care programs have temporarily closed, 44% of the child care workforce has been laid off or furloughed, and 64% of child care programs have experienced at least a 50% decrease in income. Since K-12 schools were closed, there was a significant increase in calls seeking child…

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United Way for Greater Austin

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:04:36 +0000

Many home-based providers in Austin, Texas are ineligible for other public supports and funding streams. This includes providers likely to be immigrants without documentation serving children of essential workers who are also undocumented and are unable to participate in the child care subsidy system supported by the State. According to a recent survey in Austin/Travis County, 44%

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Greenville First Steps

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:59:11 +0000

A report by the Institute for Child Success on the initial economic impact of COVID-19 on South Carolina’s child care sector found that nearly half (48%) of centers are closed across the state. The same study also found that one-third of centers cannot financially weather a closure of any length of time and another third cannot quantify how long they would be able to handle a closure.

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Chautauqua Region Community Foundation

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:53:21 +0000

Roughly 33% of available child care slots in Chautauqua County are filled at this time. The sector has lost more than $1 million in revenue since COVID-19 began. A coalition of philanthropy, government, and business partners has allowed the Chautauqua County Crisis Response Fund to deploy mini-grants to the local child care resource and referral organization to assist 49 home-based child…

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Programs for Parents

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:47:31 +0000

A NAEYC survey in April 2020 reported that 82% of child care programs were completely closed in New Jersey, with another 11% open only for children of essential workers. Of providers who are still open, 75% were operating at less than 25% capacity. Programs for Parents launched a COVID-19 emergency fund to support the 180 registered family child care providers and 120 family, friend…

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West Central Initiative

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:42:53 +0000

The state’s stay-at-home order greatly impacted child-care providers. A large percentage of the providers lost 50% to 70% of the children in their care, along with the income associated with those children. Other providers expanded their hours to accommodate specific employers, such as the local hospital, continuing their child care from early morning until late into the night.

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La Red Latina de Educación Temprana

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:36:31 +0000

A NAEYC survey in April 2020 reported that 15% of child care programs were completely closed in Minnesota, with another 20% open only for children of essential workers, and 47% operating with modified rules. Of providers who are still open, 75% were operating at less than 50% capacity. La Red Latina de Educación Temprana “La Red” is a community-created model and intermediary designed to…

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Early Childhood Investment Corporation

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:23:53 +0000

A NAEYC survey reported in April 2020 that 60% of child care programs were completely closed in Michigan. Of providers who are still open, 81% were operating at less than 25% capacity. Early Childhood Investment Corporation, with support from Home Grown and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, will provide grants of up to $2,000 to 43 providers in Washtenaw County. The grants will support…

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Hawaii Community Foundation

Home Grown — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:19:22 +0000

As of mid-April, over 21% of Hawaii’s labor force filed unemployment claims, putting Hawaii at one of the highest state-wide rates of unemployment due to the pandemic. Just 30% of childcare providers were open, but they are serving far fewer children than pre-pandemic. Of the remaining 70%, many are unsure if they will reopen or know how they will financially manage.

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