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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Child Care, Child Development, Early Childhood, Child Welfare/Safety
Deadline: Oct. 8, 2021
“The Santa Barbara Foundation’s intent in offering this funding is to support and strengthen child care providers (for children between birth and five years of age) and the integral direct service providers that support them. The proposal must address one or more of the following areas: (1) Leadership and professional development; (2) Pedagogical; (3) Administrative; (4) Family engagement, (5) Building content specific areas of leadership.
Priority will be given to organizations that:
- support child health, nutrition, and social-emotional well-being in a language-rich learning environment that respects diversity;
- arrange for subsidy funds for children and families that are most at risk (defined as children living in poverty, dual language learners, children whose parents have low levels of education, foster children and children with special needs);
- demonstrate adoption of, or progress toward the use of, best practices for parent engagement, such as Standard 7: Families in NAEYC Program Standards and/or the Protective Factors Framework;
- demonstrate participation in, or a plan toward participating in, the Santa Barbara County’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) and/or the NAEYC Accreditation process;
- align kindergarten readiness with a child development observational screening tool such as the KSEP (Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile);
- support career paths for early care and education professionals, foster leadership and ongoing professional development opportunities, and other strategies that will attract and retain high-quality educators.”
Funder: The Santa Barbara Foundation
Eligibility: “Organizations must be certified as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC or use a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) tax status. The foundation accepts applications from public entities such as schools, universities, and libraries through an affiliate or supporting 501(c)(3) organization.”
Amount: $15,000
Contact: Link.
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