Purpose: This funding is designed to serve as a valuable resource for child care providers in Washington County, Oklahoma, specifically for those caring for children ages 0-4. Our goal is to support providers who play a crucial role in the community by educating our youngest population, offering safe and high-quality learning environments, and serving as trusted partners to a workforce of families who depend on quality child care. Eligibility:
- Applicants must be licensed home or center childcare providers in Washington County, Oklahoma
- Must be in good standing with OK DHS
- Must attach two most recent DHS Monitoring Summaries
- Must attach latest full Stars Certification Review Summary and 1 partial review
- Applicants may be nonprofit or for-profit
Funding Priorities:
- Currently, the funding priorities include:
- Cost of accreditation from a Child Care Services (CCS) approved national accrediting organization
- Cost to meet requirements to pursue national accreditation
- Accreditation Renewal
- In-home or centers with 25% or more in subsidy enrollment. However, all providers seeking accreditation or renewal from a CCS accrediting organization are eligible.
Funding: Funding is limited but multiple awards are anticipated. Requests may not exceed $2,000 per applicant and awards will be distributed upon receipt of grant acceptance form after being notified of award confirmation. Requests exceeding this amount will not be considered. Partial funding may be awarded. Scope: At this time, the grant funds are intended to help local providers offset costs of accreditation or accreditation renewal specifically. In the future, this fund may be used to support other needs. Timeline: The application will be open and accepting submission from Monday, March 17th – Friday, April 18th, 2025. We anticipate making funding decisions and notifying recipients by the May 15th. Please visit this page for updates. Reporting: If awarded, recipient will be notified via e-mail. To accept a grant, the recipient will be asked to complete a grant acceptance form. A grant reporting form will be required at the time the grant has been fulfilled or within one year of receipt – whichever occurs first. Applicants have one year to use grant as intended. If grant is not used as intended the grant should be returned to the Bartlesville Community Foundation. Recipients will be required to submit a copy of their award letter and certificate.