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Early Care and Education Grants is a grant from the California Community Foundation that funds nonprofit organizations working to improve access to and quality of early care and education (ECE) for children in Los Angeles County. The program operates through the Early Childhood Alliance (ECA), a coalition of L. A.
County ECE stakeholders launched in partnership with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The ECA focuses on raising awareness, building a diverse stakeholder coalition, developing policies to increase support for early care and preschool education, and funding nonprofit organizations that help parents and policymakers advocate for better child care programs.
This work addresses a critical gap: approximately three-quarters of income-eligible children in L. A. County were not enrolled in publicly funded ECE as of 2019.
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations in the Los Angeles area. Award amounts vary.
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Early Childhood - California Community Foundation Quality early care and education (ECE) experiences lay the foundation for children to succeed in grades K-12 and beyond. Yet out of 455,581 children in L. A.
County who were income-eligible for publicly funded early care and education programs, approximately one-quarter were enrolled in publicly funded ECE (2019).
The Early Childhood Alliance (formerly LAPAI) , launched through a partnership between the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the California Community Foundation, seeks to change this by raising awareness and bringing community stakeholders together to ensure quality early care and education (ECE) for all children in L. A. County.
The Early Childhood Alliance (ECA) is a group of Los Angeles County early care and education (ECE) stakeholders advocating for increased revenue, resources, and supports for young children and the ECE providers that serve all of them in L. A. County.
The alliance seeks to build a diverse stakeholder-based coalition; develop policies that increase support for early care and preschool education reforms and funding; and fund nonprofit organizations that help parents and policymakers advocate for better child care and preschool programs in their own communities. Program Officer, Early Care and Education Program Officer, Early Care and Education
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations in the Los Angeles area focused on early childhood. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Early Care and Education Grants is funded by California Community Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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