QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT FOR CHILD CARE/PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

Goal: To support small child care and preschool programs (less than 100 children) improve the quality of program/services being offered to children and families. By providing a grant, programs will be able to purchase classroom materials or curriculum that will address specific early learning standards as identified by Oregon Department of Ed and the Early Learning Division.

Frist Grant Award: Up to $1,500 to be spent on program quality improvements.
Subsequent Grant Awards: Up to $500 to be spent on program quality improvements.

Recommended sites for selecting materials: Lakeshore Learning, Kaplan, Community Playthings, Kodo, Discount Teacher Supplies
*Amazon is not an approved vendor for this grant

To submit, upload a completed grant application and supporting documents in PDF form.

Grant Application Deadlines:
Due: Oct 1st, 2023; Notification by: Nov 1st, 2023

Due: Dec 1st, 2023; Notification by: Jan 10th 2024

Due: March 1st, 2024; Notification by: April 1st, 2024

Due: June 1st, 2024; Notification by: July 1st 2024

Grant Guidelines (PDF)

Grant Application (Fillable PDF)

Solicitud de subvención O "grant" (PDF rellenable)

Income Guidelines for Poverty (PDF)