Early Learning
Scholarship Provider Information
Communities for
Kids North Platte
The goal of the Early Learning Scholarship is to increase access to high
quality care for young children in low and moderate earning families in
Nebraska. Funding is being made available to providers engaged in delivery of
quality early learning environments and experiences for young children.
Participating childcare providers are providing ongoing learning, continuous
quality improvement, and supporting their early childhood professional
workforce through improvements in wages and benefits.
The Early Learning Scholarship is intended to support working families
in meeting the high cost of quality care for children six weeks through age 6
(pre-school only) in full day/full year settings or attending the Program due
to a need for care that extends beyond the hours provided by a publicly funded
program (i.e. wrapping hours around Head Start or Public Preschool).
Childcare providers interested in participating in the Early
Learning Scholarship opportunity must meet the following
qualifications:
Licensed and in good standing
Enrolled in Step Up to Quality and have a plan to achieve Step 2 or higher within 12 months, and/or nationally accredited
Offer full-time, year-round services. Programs
must have a contract (or be willing to obtain a contract) with the
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to provide care for
families on childcare subsidy and must be serving at least one child (or
be willing to serve children) on subsidy
Implementing or planning to implement social emotional curricula such as Pyramid Model, Second Step, etc.
Providing Infant/Toddler CarePrograms
must have or will agree to put a process in place to assure that
potentially eligible families are receiving state subsidized dollars
before a scholarship is awarded
Agree to
provide and maintain systems for detailed records of tuition assistance
provided to eligible families, including attendance records.
Agree to provide required data for a collective evaluationAgree
to keep completed family applications for scholarship program current
and on file Agree to submit monthly reimbursement forms to Early
Childhood Community
Coordinator or designated community coordinator
Regular communication with the Early Childhood Community Coordinator or designated community coordinator
Enrolled in Step Up to Quality and have a plan to achieve Step 2 or higher within 12 months, and/or nationally accredited
Offer full-time, year-round servicesPrograms
must have a contract (or be willing to obtain a contract) with the
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to provide care for
families on childcare subsidy and must be serving at least one child (or
be willing to serve children) on subsidy
Implementing or planning to implement social emotional curricula such as Pyramid Model, Second Step, etc.
Providing Infant/Toddler CarePrograms
must have or will agree to put a process in place to assure that
potentially eligible families are receiving state subsidized dollars
before a scholarship is awarded
Agree to
provide and maintain systems for detailed records of tuition assistance
provided to eligible families, including attendance records.
Agree to provide required data for a collective evaluationAgree
to keep completed family applications for scholarship program current
and on file Agree to submit monthly reimbursement forms to Early
Childhood Community
Coordinator or designated community coordinator
Regular communication with the Early Childhood Community Coordinator or designated community coordinator
