Grant Funding Awarded to Local Child Care Centers

The Riverside County Children & Families Commission recently approved funding for 24 programs throughout Riverside County to increase affordable child care through scholarships and the quality of early learning service.

Participation in high quality early childhood programs can help children prepare for school and is associated with better school performance. Parents and the business community also benefit since quality child care enables parents to participate in the workforce and obtain further education and training.

Grants will be awarded to the following over three and a half years starting Jan. 1, 2013:

Mid- and Southwest Riverside County

Nash Jordan Family Child Care

VIP Tots

ABC Child Care

Mt. San Jacinto College

Western Riverside County

Dobson Christian Preschool & Childcare

Greentree Preschool and Child Care

Corona-Norco Family Men’s Association

Nuview Union School District

Riverside City College

The Carolyn E. Wylie Center for Children, Youth & Families-Day Care

Town & Country Day School

Perris Elementary School District

Desert

Bobadillo Family Child Care

Martha’s Village & Kitchen

Palm Springs Unified School District

McCarthy Family Development–College of the Desert

Bermuda Dunes Learning Center

Escuela De La Raza Unida-Blythe

Last year, the Commission developed and approved a new strategic plan to help guide funding decisions through June 30, 2016. Early Care & Education is among three focus areas. Health and Systems Change & Capacity Building are the others.

—News release submitted by Riverside County Children & Families Commission