Provider Services: Ida County Empowerment Grants
What is Quality Rewards?
QR is a program designed as a response to the critical need for quality child care in Ida county.
QR's mission is to help child care providers, parents and early childhood workers understand children's developmental stages and needs and to help caregivers improve their interaction techniques.
Who is Quality Rewards?
QR was created through Ida County Community Empowerment. They have employed a Child Care Development Specialist on staff with Child Care Resource and Referral of Northwest Iowa. The office is located at Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. in Remsen, IA.
What Kind of Training is Offered?
Topics may include:
- Ages and Stages
- Age Appropriate Activities
- Brain Development
- Guidance and Discipline
- Environments
- Curriculum
- Health & Safety
The goal is to have one to two sponsored workshops in Ida County per year.
The Development Specialist:
PROMOTES
Trainings on Child Development
PROVIDES
Individual, On-site, Follow-up Trainings
FACILITIES
The Quality Rewards program
Quality Rewards
a point system for child care providers that:
- recognizes and rewards current accomplishments
- encourages setting and attaining additional goals
- How do I earn points?
Call 1-800-859-2025 for more details!
Child Care Resource and Referral offers grants to assist families and allow children a preschool experience. Because the Ida County Empowerment Area envisions a better future for the children in their community, preschool age children who reside in Ida County can receive up to 75% of the preschool fees reimbursed to a preschool of the parent's choice (not to exceed $45.00 per month). This opportunity will remain open while funds are available.