Wyoming Daycare and Child Care Grants
You have to understand that a day care is not just a business that you can operate at home but it is also a service which is really significant to the community. Not all people have the capability to take care of children and handle a daycare. Unfortunately, for those selected entrepreneurs, it’s not that easy to find grants to open a day care center. Getting the funds for a business usually starts with the immediate cash on hand: and these consist of savings, pensions, and long-term funds such as for the college fund or the retirement fund. Added source of finances can also belong from close friends and relatives and from kind-hearted investors. However, after the chances have been worn out, convincingly, the daycare set up has to go to the bank to file for a potential startup loan.
One more achievable source of support, besides the above traditional sources would be through government grants. These can be state or federal grants which are particular to endowment for accessible daycare services and launch ups. Another good thing about these daycare grants is that when you apply, you can be provided with multiple grants, given the type of funding and the area where your daycare is located. The course for acquiring these grants is not much different from getting other investors for your business. This lets the day care holder to obtain the much required grants to start and uphold a day care.
The proposal is among the main essential files in order gain grants. These delineate the services of the day care, the community demographics, even the requirements for function and the call for a daycare inside the area. Furthermore, the owner of the daycare can request support from the local Child and Family Services Office for the grants.
Different Sources of Grants
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Federal
Federal grants are funded by the different agencies of the federal government. Typically, grants from a federal agency are funneled down to the communities through state agencies.
U.S. Department of Agriculture – It has two agencies with start-up/expansion funding programs:
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) has facility funding available for non-profits or local governments that support child care facilities. (http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/index.html)
The Rural Business Cooperative Service has guaranteed loan programs for small business development available for profit child care programs. For eligibility or to apply for any of their programs, contact the state or local Rural Development Office, http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd.map.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – The agency has funding programs that support child care services. The Child Care Bureau has several funding programs for child care facilities. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – It supports child care facilities near or within public housing, EZ/EC’s, or low-income areas through facility construction using block grants, programs, and networks. To determine eligibility or to apply for any of their programs, contact the state HUD office at http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/states
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – It provides small businesses financing options, technical assistance, and child care resource information. Check with your local SBA offices at http://www.sba.gov/localresources/index.html
U.S. General Services Administration – It has programs that allow the donation of surplus federal personal property to state and local public agencies and qualifying nonprofits, which include child care centers. Please contact http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_OVERVIEW&contentId=10092&noc=T
There are other federal programs that support child care such as:
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provide child care vouchers to subsidize the cost of care for low-income families as well as funds for state child care quality improvement initiatives. Nearly half of all children receiving CCDF subsidies are between the ages of five and 12. States are required to utilize at least 4 percent of their CCDF funds on quality activities and may also use discretionary funds earmarked by Congress for school-age care quality improvements and/or resource and referral activities. States may choose to use these funds to support initiatives to improve the quality and availability of school-age care, such as training programs or capacity-building grants for afterschool providers.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds, which provide financial support for low-income families, may also be used to support afterschool programs in ways consistent with one or more of the four purposes of the TANF program. States may either directly spend TANF funds on afterschool programs and initiatives, or states can transfer up to 30 percent of their federal TANF allocation to the CCDF. TANF funds transferred to CCDF are subject to all of the CCDF rules and requirements, and can be used to expand out-of-school time capacity-building and quality-enhancement efforts. Direct TANF spending can provide states with additional flexibility when it comes to afterschool care. For example, funds can support services for older youth and can support programs as well as individual subsidies for children.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) is the only federal funding source that exclusively supports afterschool programs. The purpose of 21CCLC is to support community learning centers that provide students with a broad array of academic enrichment services, including tutoring, homework help, and community service, as well as music, arts, sports, and cultural activities. When the program first began in 1998, the U.S. Department of Education made competitive awards directly to school districts. However, following the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, 21CCLC was converted into a state formula grant program. As a result, the Department of Education awards grants to State Education Agencies (SEAs), which then manage statewide competitions to grant funds to eligible organizations.
Federal Food and Nutrition Programs may support snacks or meals for afterschool program participants. After school programs may be able to receive reimbursements from one of four different food and nutrition programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture: the National School Lunch Program: Afternoon Snacks, the Child and Adults Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program and the School Breakfast Program. Reimbursement from these programs can be used to free up funds already spent on meals and snacks to support other program components.
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State
State agencies fund child care assistance under Family Child Care and Development Grants. Application for the child care grants and health grants can be made through www.governmentgrants.us. In addition to this government agency of the state, funding sources could be obtained from the following sources:
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Division of Early Childhood2300 Capitol Ave.
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-5491
Web Page: http://dfsweb.state.wy.usEarly Care and Education
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) aims to provide access to affordable, high-quality child care and early education experiences, to enhance our children’s development and to support their families in work and parenting roles.
Information on statewide licensure of Wisconsin’s child care facilities (including family child care, group child care and day camps). The purpose is to promote the health, safety and welfare of children in licensed child care.
Wisconsin’s Licensed Child Care Search
Find the location and regulatory history of almost 6,000 licensed child care centers in Wisconsin. Search for a licensed child care (family, group, or day camp) by county, city, zip code or facility name, and find out the facility’s licensing information including compliance history and enforcement actions for the past two years.
State law requires counties and tribes to certify providers who receive public funding but are exempt from the licensing law. Most counties have made certification available for all family child care providers, whether or not public funding is involved. DCF publicizes rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers.
Wisconsin Shares – Child Care Subsidy Program
Provides financial child care assistance to low-income parents who are working or preparing to enter the workforce. Administered by local Wisconsin Works (W-2) agencies and county or tribal human services agencies.
Quality Child Care Initiatives
Addresses the quality and availability of child care through a quality child care initiative, a statewide child care resource and referral network, scholarship and bonus program, and proactive licensing and monitoring. These initiatives are implemented primarily through grants to private non-profit agencies and to child care programs.
Head Start Collaboration Office
The Head Start State Collaboration Office plays an important role in building partnerships at the state and local level to ensure Head Start’s participation in systems-integration strategies to benefit low-income children and families.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Bureau of Early Childhood Education201 East Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 7972
Madison, WI 53707-7972
Phone: 608-266-3443
Web Site: http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/childcare/default.htmState Child Care Licensing Office
Regulates the health, safety, and well-being of children in out-of-home care; provides support and quality control services to child care providers.
Division of Early Childhood (Wyoming)
Ro Jean Haug, Early Childhood Development Administrator
Contact: Michelle Weber, Child Care Licensing Manager
State Department of Family ServicesHathway Building, Third Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002Phone: (307) 777-5491
Fax: (307) 777-3659
Email: mweber@state.wy.us or rhaug@state.wy.usWebsite: http://dfswapps.state.wy.us/
State Coordinator of Education for Homeless Children and Youth
Ensures that all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschool education, provided to other children and youth; develops, reviews, and revises policies to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youth; provides them with opportunities to meet the same challenging state content and state student performance standards to which all students are held.
Education for Homeless Children and Youth (Wyoming)
Dr. Jim McBride, Superintendent of Public InstructionChristine Steele, Federal Programs Unit Director
Contact: Darlena Schlachter, Program Manager
State Department of Education, Federal Programs Unit
Hathaway Building, First Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050Phone: (307) 777-5315
Fax: (307) 777-7633
Email: dschla@educ.state.wy.us or csteel@educ.state.wy.us
Website: http://www.k12.wy.us/fp.aspState Director of Children with Special Health Needs
Addresses issues related to innovative managed care arrangements, Medicaid managed care, policies, access to care, epidemiology of chronic childhood conditions, and the identification of children with special health care needs.
Children’s Special Health Program (Wyoming)
Dr. Brent D. Sherard, Director and State Health Officer
Molly M. Bruner, Division Administrator
Contact: Charla Ricciardi, Program ManagerState Department of Health
Community and Public Health Division
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 420
Cheyenne, WY 82002Phone: (307) 777-7941
Toll-Free: (800) 438-5795
Toll-Free Restrictions: WY residents onlyFax: (307) 777-7215
TTY: (307) 777-5648
Email: lynne.moore@health.wyo.govs
Website: http://health.wyo.gov/familyhealth/csh/index.htmlState Director of Special Education
Ensure appropriate services and opportunities for children and youth with disabilities.
Special Programs Unit (Wyoming)
Peg Brown-Clark, State Director of Special Education
Stephanie Weaver, Deputy Director of Special Education
Contact: Barb Yates, Administrative AssistantState Department of Education
320 West Main
Riverton, WY 82501Phone: (307) 777-2553
Toll-Free: (800) 228-6194
Fax: (307) 777-2556Email: byates1@educ.state.wy.us
Website: http://www.k12.wy.us/se.asp -
Private
Private foundations that are based or operating in the State of Wyoming, as well as those operating nationwide, can also be tapped as source of funding for the establishment and operation of child care business, support for parents and families to avail of child care services, and the training of professionals in the field of child care. Some of these foundations are the following:
Bank of America Foundation
The Bank of America Foundation operates with one of the largest philanthropic budgets of any financial institution in the United States. In 2001 it contributed more than $85 million in cash to nonprofit organizations across the country. It concentrates funding on pre-K through grade 12 educations and supports programs in early childhood development, economic and financial education, and teacher development. Community revitalization is another focus for funding nonprofit organizations.
Contact Information:
http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=overview&statecheck=CACharles Stewart Mott Foundation
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private philanthropy based in Flint, Michigan. Through four programs, it makes grants in the United States and selected regions internationally. In 1997 the foundation and the U.S. Department of Education entered a multi-year partnership in support of 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC). The foundation helped support the Urban Institute’s Assessing the New Federalism project.
Contact Information:
http://www.mott.org/about.aspxRockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)
RBF is dedicated to promoting the well-being of all people in the transition to global interdependence. One of the goals of the fund’s Education Program is to promote universal, quality education and care for pre-K children by using a comprehensive approach to their development, including concerns for health, safety, and readiness to learn. Strategies include supporting development of public policies that promote universal access to early childhood programs, and advancing the professional development of early educators.
Contact Information:
The mission of the Bank’s Charitable Contributions Program is to help meet the needs of the communities we serve by supporting nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving quality of life, particularly for low- and moderate-income individuals and communities. The Bank will consider requests for contributions from nonprofit organizations that qualify under the following charitable giving categories:
Community and Economic Development, Education and Job Training, Health and Human Care, Civic and Cultural. The Bank actively grants charitable contributions in the communities we serve, which includes several counties in the following 19 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Contact Information:
https://www.bankofthewest.com/about-us.html
The Daniels Fund Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, as well as programs with a national impact (national grants are by invitation only). The program areas eligible for grants through the Daniels Fund are: Aging; Alcoholism & Substance Abuse; Amateur Sports; Disabilities; Education; Early Childhood Education (K-12 Education Reform, Ethics and Integrity); Homeless & Disadvantaged; Youth Development. The funds are allocated geographically according to the following percentages: Colorado 65% (50% in Metro Denver, 15% in balance of state), New Mexico 10%, Wyoming 10%, National programs (by invitation only) 10%, and Utah 5%.
Contact Information:
http://www.danielsfund.org/Grants/index.asphttp://www.danielsfund.org/Contact/
The Martin Family Foundation believes that strong communities are a reflection of strong families. We are dedicated to supporting programs that build family values and create assets for communities. We intend to concentrate our resources in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado, within areas that impact Children, Religion, Education and Health and Human Services.
Contact Information:
http://www.martinfamilyfoundation.com/
Please contact the Executive Director if you have any additional questions.
Cindy Martin Beers – Executive Director & Director
Martin Family Foundation
406-656-8435
406-656-8436 (fax)The McMurry Foundation was established in 1998 to have a significant and beneficial impact on the communities within Wyoming. Special emphasis is in Natrona County, Wyoming in the areas of education, religion, children and advocacy for children, health and human services, the arts and humanities, and favorable business environments. In carrying out our work, we are guided by the values of excellence and compassion.
Contact Information:
http://www.mcmurryfoundation.org/
The McMurry Foundation
P.O. Box 2016
Casper, WY 82602-2016
(307) 261-9953Areas of interest of the Peter Kiewit Foundation for grantmaking purposes are broad and include the arts, education, children and families, community development, health, and human services. The Peter Kiewit Foundation funds programs, facilities, and capital projects. The Foundation is interested in receiving applications for specific, defined projects or programs, but generally excludes funding requests for support of debt retirement, operational deficits, hospitals or health care facilities. Geographic Focus: the State of Nebraska, Western Iowa within 100 miles of Omaha, community of Sheridan, Wyoming, the community of Rancho Mirage, California.
Contact Us
http://www.peterkiewitfoundation.org/
Peter Kiewit Foundation
8805 Indian Hills Drive, Suite 225
Omaha, Nebraska 68114Phone: 402-344-7890
Fax: 402-344-8099
