Provider Resources

COVID-19 Disaster Relief Mini-Grants are now available.

Applications being accepted until midnight, May 26, 2020!

****UPDATED as of 5/19/2020****

1. Each eligible early learning/child care provider/center may be awarded up to $1,000 per location/per grant type applied for.
2. There are three different mini-grant opportunities available:  Professional Development for Teachers, Infrastructure, Health & Safety/Infant Support. Access the details on each opportunity in the links below.
3. Each Provider must meet to following Eligibility Criteria in order to apply:

• Provider/center has an active SR VPK contract with at least one early learning coalition or Redlands Christian Migrant Association, Inc. (RCMA); and
• Provider/center does not have a pending/open provider improvement plan (PIP) in effect; and
• Provider/center is currently providing early learning services (i.e. open for business), OR
• Provider is currently preparing to resume operations to provide early learning services. (within ten days of application date)

Mini-Grant Details & Applications: 

Step 1:  Complete the Provider Eligibility Form – Access the Form Here: Provider Eligibility Form 5.8.20

Step 2: Submit all applications to Scott Stevenson at:  SStevenson@elc-marion.org

Find details for each type of grant below:

• Professional Development Stipend Mini-Grant – OEL 240.20 Appendix A
  • Teacher Stipend Application
  • Online Training List – Updated May 2020
• Infrastructure Mini-Grant – OEL 240.20 Appendix B
• Health and Safety/Infant and Toddler Mini-Grant – OEL 240.20 Appendix C

School Readiness Provider Documents

Confidentiality in Child Care Statement 12.30.15
Provider Reclaim Form 7.1.16
SR Child Withdrawal Form

VPK Provider Documents

VPK Child Withdrawal
VPK Classroom Transfer form
VPK Substitute Instructor Information
VPK Extended Absence Form
VPK 03L Child attendance & parental choice long form
VPK 03S Child attendance & parental choice short form

What I Learned in VPK! Teacher’s Guide
What I Learned in VPK! Child Portfolio

Provider Meeting Notes

NEW! – May 2020 – Provider Bonus Information: Bonuses for Child Care Providers – First Responder Guidance 4-22-20 (003)

Provider Resource Links

• Office of Early Learning Rules for SR and VPK
• VPK_Assessment FAQ updated June 2018
• Department of Children and Families Laws and Requirements
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Child Care Association
• Florida Family Child Care Home Association
• National Child Care Association for Family Child Cares
• National Association of Child Care Professionals
• Child Care Education Institute
• Birth to Five Educational Standards
• Increasing Access to Drinking Water in Early Care & Education Settings
• Accredited On-Line Colleges
• Eat, Play, Grow Curriculum
• Health and Safety Inspections for Providers Offering School Readiness
• Building Inclusive State Child Care Systems
• Child Care Facility Training Requirements
• Professional Development Reimbursement Form
• Provider Direct Deposit Form
• fw9 – October 2018
• 2018 – 2019 Child Care Executive Partnership Program