Infant-Toddler Environments Improvement Grant Eligibility

Infant-Toddler Environments Improvement Grant Eligibility

Your program must meet all the following criteria:

Licensed family child care or center-based program serving infants or toddlers anywhere in Massachusetts. Please note that this program is available to independent family child care and systems-affiliated providers as well as center-based infant-toddler programs. Unlike our other grant programs, a center does not have to be a non-profit organization to qualify for this program.
You must be a program that has been in existence for at least 3 years as of January 1, 2010.
You must serve at least one infant or toddler who meets EEC income eligibility guidelines and received a subsidy as of April 15, 2010.
You must offer a program that serves the needs of working parents.
You must agree to participate in a future MA Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) process to receive a QRIS rating.
You must participate in two training sessions offered from October 16 - December 7, 2010 to qualify for a grant application in January 2011. The training calendar will be available by September 16.
All grants will be for equipment to improve the environment for infants or toddlers in your care.