{"id":9667,"date":"2024-10-30T12:15:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T19:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seedingjustice.org\/?page_id=9667"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:54:30","slug":"child-care-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.seedingjustice.org\/es\/child-care-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Care Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9667\" class=\"elementor elementor-9667\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-368321ae elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"368321ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a1b052d\" data-id=\"6a1b052d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d840929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d840929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The  <span>Child Care Capacity Building<\/span> Fund.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e02db22\" data-id=\"4e02db22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33724f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33724f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cadc46\" data-id=\"2cadc46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a4137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7a4137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Child Care Capacity Building Fund<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0769caf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0769caf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dabeaa\" data-id=\"8dabeaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a368345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a368345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Child Care Capacity Building Fund was created to help increase the number of child care slots critically needed by families across Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>Child care is essential infrastructure for the workforce, and the Fund addresses the long-standing and systemic underinvestment in the sector, especially for family-based providers, those that are bilingual and bicultural, are located in rural areas and who care for children outside of regular business hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Fund used a community-driven, equity-focused participatory grantmaking model to address the factors that exacerbate barriers to accessing reliable, affordable, culturally relevant care: racism, sexism, ableism, and poverty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With targeted outreach and a robust technical assistance program offered in numerous languages, we received an overwhelming response of applications, numbering more than 800.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f99e63e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f99e63e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e218ced\" data-id=\"e218ced\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3590b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3590b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d8787\" data-id=\"71d8787\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cf9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68cf9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where the Fund Originated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5bd430 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5bd430\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1090c3\" data-id=\"f1090c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056526a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"056526a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Child Care for Oregon \u2013 a coalition of organizations whose members include long-time partners APANO, Unite Oregon, NAYA, PCUN, and Imagine Black, as well as Family Forward and AFSCME \u2013 successfully advocated for the Oregon Legislature to allocate $22 million to establish the Child Care Capacity Building Fund at Seeding Justice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91a34e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91a34e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff8ea4e\" data-id=\"ff8ea4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5987fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5987fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Priority Populations Served<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e09c6bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e09c6bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b1e64\" data-id=\"73b1e64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbd8a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bbd8a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All CCCB funding went to priority organizations and providers:<\/p><ul><li>Those led by Black, Indigenous and people of color, and who provide culturally and linguistically specific services, as well as services targeted to children with disabilities, and<\/li><li>All providers served priority populations\u2014BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and non-English speaking children and families, as well as children with disabilities, infants, and toddlers.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6125d1e elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6125d1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f51d751\" data-id=\"f51d751\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-203b6f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"203b6f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e40f8e\" data-id=\"4e40f8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674e8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"674e8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Grantees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52fcbbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52fcbbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7efb4de\" data-id=\"7efb4de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5ae80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b5ae80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the first round of grants \u2013 totaling more than $12 million \u2013 the Fund supported 11 community-based organizations, providing capacity building services in multiple languages and financial assistance to child care providers across the state looking to start or expand their businesses. With this funding, we anticipate creating more than 3,500 additional child care slots across the state. These organizational and provider grants are detailed in the chart below.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a second round, the Fund granted $6.5 million directly to child care providers \u2013 three in Tribal Nations, 22 in home-based settings and six centers \u2013 to add 612 more slots by hiring and retaining staff, sustaining their operations for up to six months, and\/or expanding or making improvements to their physical space.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Child Care Capacity Building Fund Awards Summary<\/b><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>Organizational Grants<\/u><\/b><\/h3><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase the supply of early learning and child-care slots for Oregon\u2019s Asian and Pacific Islander communities. We anticipate this capacity building project will create 500 child care slots serving AANHPI children with culturally competent and linguistically appropriate care. Through ongoing community engagement, we have identified various barriers for AANHPI childcare providers to be able to start a business, obtain certifications, and then to scale up. This project expands existing programs to build capacity in the childcare sector to better serve our community.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization (CAIRO)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington and Multnomah Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase and expand childcare infrastructure and capacity challenges by developing affordable and culturally specific care for the African immigrants and refugee communities. We aim to invest and improve existing childcare providers\u2019 infrastructure and support new daycare providers. Our program will provide culturally-specific business and financial educational management training in the metro areas to encourage and support providers and expand capacity. We will provide startup capital, business guidance, and linguistically appropriate support.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethiopian and Eritrean Cultural and Resources Center<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The childcare and learning center model we envision will provide an early learning and caring environment for 25 to 50 children. It will nurture children and families and celebrate and strengthen culture while enhancing the dimensions of identity and the child\u2019s sense of self. The social learning and skill-building activities in diverse languages would help with bilingual competency, sense of belonging, and readiness for school. This center will support services we currently have by providing parents a safe and nurturing space to leave their kids while they attend training sessions.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Child Care Essentials<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington and Multnomah Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase the number of African American childcare providers and teachers and to increase the supply of affordable culturally-specific childcare slots for Black children. To start an African American provider cohort that will include professional development and business support. To recruit and train more African American\/African-descent teachers with both the needed CKC training and in-the-classroom internships. We aim to create 150 additional slots in Black-owned childcare businesses, improve the quality and cultural relevance of their early childhood education; and improve their financial sustainability.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KairosPDX<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To double the capacity of our preschool and add a second classroom. (We currently serve 260 preschool to fifth grade student leaders and their extended families.) To create a sensory movement area for students and upgrade outdoor space for our youngest learners. To provide individualized professional development opportunities to support retention of staff. To create a Black Early Childhood Educator cohort to support the professional development and wellness of Black educators throughout the state.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To focus services on BIPOC-owned home- and center-based childcare providers that serve BIPOC families and children. We have structured our program \u2013 and our proposed project \u2013 to ensure we are able to customize services and support to meet each recipient\u2019s specific needs. We will help new providers build a strong foundation to launch small businesses to provide much needed childcare to BIPOC families. We will help existing providers expand their facilities and services, allowing them to serve an increased number of children and families with consistent services and support.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neighborhood House<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clatsop, Columbia, Crook, Deschutes, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, and Washington Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support our Child Care Improvement Project (CCIP) and our work as the backbone agency for the Oregon Child Care Alliance (OCCA) as we build capacity among child care providers across Oregon. Activities will include new business training and start-up grants and funds to support healthy business growth and expanded capacity for child care providers through CCIP and other members of the OCCA. Based on the number of new and expanded businesses that would be supported through this project, we estimate that 1,500 additional child care slots may be made available.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marion, Polk, and Yamhill Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To advocate for and implement a best-in-class early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce, educational programs, and support systems to serve Latino communities in the Mid-Willamette Valley. To provide Spanish-based educational opportunities for individuals currently engaged in providing or pursuing credentials and degrees in early childhood education and care. To provide workforce scholarships and stipends support for current and future early childhood educators. To implement an ECEC support system for Latino home-based providers. To develop and provide a curriculum that reflects Latino culture and reinforces its values.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Papalaxsimisha<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To develop two new alternative childcare options in two areas of our reservation: Warm Springs and Simnasho. We want to support the development and capacity building of current teachers and providers by providing professional development, education opportunities and resources. We want to provide additional options for childcare that weaves in our cultural teachings and language. We want to support community engagement and services that run alongside the childcare program, which will include after-hour options for our families that work or need care outside of the regular business day.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Health Institute<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah and Washington Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase the number of Black-owned child care slots through outreach, licensing support, professional and business development to emerging and current providers, using culturally-specific approaches. To increase the number of Black immigrant and refugee childcare providers by expanding language-specific technical assistance on the licensing process. To improve affordability of culturally-specific childcare for Black families by increasing Black providers\u2019 participation in publicly-funded childcare programs through training and technical assistance. To remove environmental barriers to licensing and increased class sizes by providing grants and technical assistance to providers who want to open or upgrade physical spaces.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unite Oregon<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clackamas and Multnomah Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To transform our headquarter building into a community center for immigrants, refugees, and BIPOC, where we will provide childcare incubation and operate a culturally and linguistically specific center serving up to 32 children, prioritizing those who speak languages other than English, infant-preschool age children, and operating under non-traditional care hours. We will also offer workforce and business support, and small grants to providers to grow their businesses. Our vision is to serve as an ecosystem where disproportionately impacted communities can meet multiple needs without facing transportation barriers, and be a catalyst for long-term equitable investment.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><br \/><u>Provider Grants<\/u><\/b><\/h3><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angels Play House<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marion &amp; Polk Early Learning Hub \u2013 serves Marion and Polk Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renovations that will allow us to serve 3 to 4 infants and 12 additional toddlers or preschool children.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c1taw Miy\u00e1na\u0161ma (Our Precious Children in Umatilla Language) Learning Center (AMLC), Early Learning Program, Department of Education, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub (Umatilla, Union and Morrow Counties)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expand and renovate space in the \u00c1taw Miy\u00e1na\u0161ma (Our Precious Children) Learning Center (AMLC). Twenty-six (18 infants + 8 toddlers) additional child-care slots will be made available.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bilingual Music Studio<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To set up a new location targeting the registered family category, with 10 slots, or the certified family category, with 16 slots (4-6 reserved for infants\/toddler and 10 preschoolers).<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casita Azul LLC<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase infant capacity in the Aloha\/Beaverton area by opening a new location to serve more populations. We would increase capacity by 30 children, possibly more.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marion and Polk Early Learning Hub (Marion and Polk Counties), Yamhill Early Learning Hub (Yamhill County)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help fund construction of our new Child Development Center and support services. The facility will serve 36 additional infants and toddlers and will allow for 9 new childcare slots for use with 3- and 4-year-olds.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle Wings Daycare<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To expand and improve existing programs and services, as well as launch new initiatives to better serve our children and families, including certification to increase our capacity to serve more families.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Connections Bilingual Preschool &amp; Daycare<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a comprehensive family program that offers culturally relevant spaces for children of different ages, offering flexible childcare for families and their work-related needs.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Start Daycare LLC<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marion and Polk Counties<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To build an additional space that will permit us to care for a significantly larger number of children, increasing our capacity from 48 to 60 additional children.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education Explorers 2<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide no-cost wraparound care for our preschool and infant toddler programs during the summer months. In doing so, we believe we will fill our remaining available slots and better retain those currently enrolled during the school year.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friendship Daycare<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our objective is to lease a new certified home (our third), with capacity for 16 children.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generation Montessori Bilingual Child Care LLC<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To expand and open an educational childcare center in the Beaverton area. We have a house with a capacity of 16 children, but we need initial support for getting set up.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Angel&#8217;s Daycare LLC<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support renovation and capital improvement projects at two locations, a new certified child-care home and an existing certified child-care home, creating 13 additional childcare slots.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kid\u2019s Zone Daycare LLC<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To set up spaces for new children from all age categories. We will be able to accept children with special needs and provide the families with resources to overcome the challenges of a new environment and a new language.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lake Oswego Children Learning and Development LLC<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renovations to expand enrollment and classroom placements for children of different age and Chinese language-learning groups. Our current enrollment is 21 to 24 children and our allowed capacity is 50.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning Together Child Care<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To grow my daycare with the hiring of an assistant to provide quality childcare to families of color, children with special needs, and bilingual children.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Ants Child Care Inc.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase the capacity of the program with a new and enriched facility with the appropriate material and spaces and structures for the children.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Creek Bilingual School<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Coast Regional Early Learning Hub (Coos, Curry, and Douglas Counties), Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub (Umatilla, Union and Morrow Counties)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To expand our capacity from serving 3 to 4 children (2 to 6 years old) by adding 4 to 6 more children. With renovations, we could serve a group of 15 to 18 children, from 1 to 6 years old.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Lions Child Care<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To open a new childcare home with 16 new spots for children. This will help us with the initial costs of permits and licenses.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lumi&#8217;s Day Care<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four Rivers Early Learning Hub (Gilliam, Hood River and Sherman Counties)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renovations and staffing to open 6 more childcare spots.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Magic Shapes Child Care LLC<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create an outdoor play area that ensures accessibility for children with special needs and increases the possibility of caring for more children from historically underserved communities.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mi Mundo Magico Daycare<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yamhill County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To expand capacity (as much as double) with more support staff and to improve the playground.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norma&#8217;s Daycare Bilingual School<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yamhill County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide families a program with a classroom and outdoor infant and\/or toddler area that satisfies all licensing requirements and offers everything necessary for children to develop successfully in a safe, healthy and educational environment.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oregon Child Development Coalition, Inc.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South-Central Oregon Early Learning Hub (Douglas, Klamath, and Lake Counties)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To construct of a 12-classroom, 21,800 square-foot Childcare and Early Childhood Professional Training\/Learning Center in direct partnership with Klamath Community College (KCC).<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parkrose Montessori School<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To offer more spaces in our preschool and small children program and to be part of Preschool For All, a program that offers financial, educational, and inclusive support to families in Multnomah County.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pequenitos Child Care Spanish Immersion School<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase and enhance our play space with more exploration and recreation areas for our students.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pita&#8217;s Day Care<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eastern Oregon Early Learning Hub (Baker, Malheur and Wallowa Counties)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To expand our space and provide for more accessible and comfortable activities. The adaptations would provide the space needed to qualify for a certified family license, allowing an increase in the number of spots available for children by 13.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preescolar Day Care Jalisco LLC<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marion and Polk Early Learning Hub (Marion and Polk Counties)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The funds will be used (1) as support to recruit or retain employees and (2) to renovate and improve the structure of the building to expand our capacity to provide services.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweet River Bamboo Preschool and Nursery Corporation<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multnomah County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To consolidate and relocate to a commercial space. We operate 3 certified family child-care homes in NE Portland with 36 slot. Our new center will have a total of 76 slots and increase our capacity to care for all the children currently on our waitlist.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Learning Washington County (Washington County), Early Learning Multnomah (Multnomah County), Eastern Oregon Early Learning Hub (Baker, Malheur, and Wallowa Counties)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To construct a Multicultural Early Learning Center that will offer culturally and linguistically specific classrooms for multiple languages and ethnicities and will be co-located at IRCO\u2019s new construction affordable housing development in Portland.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tip Tap Grow<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lane County<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To expand from a recorded program operating in a converted garage\/dance studio space to a robust center-based program, co-located with Xcape Dance Academy. 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