Provider Services: Ida County Empowerment Grants
There are FIVE ways in which to earn points!- Professional Accomplishments
- Training
- Site Visits
- Child Care Provided
- Expanding Services
| 100 pts. Attend Any CCR&R or CACFP Training |
100 pts. Currently Care for Three Infants (0-24 months) |
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| 100 pts. Provide Evening Care (6:00 p.m. - Midnight) |
250 pts. Join the Food Program |
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| 500 pts. Health & Safety Evaluation by Health Consultant |
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| All points are transformed to a dollar amount. | ||
Who
Caregivers are eligible and encouraged to participate in Quality Rewards including:
- Registered Child Development Homes
- Licensed center programs
- Licensed preschool programs
- Ida County child care providers
Why
Caregivers play a crucial role in a child's development. Quality
Rewards seeks to encourage and reward child care providers for
providing quality care. Quality Rewards will also help to improve
the availability of quality child care programs in Ida County.
The Quality Rewards' Mission is to encourage quality child care, recruit new child care providers and expand existing quality programs.
How
As you reach your goals, you accumulate points, which you can use
to shop for toys and equipment to help improve the quality of your
child care. There will be times for you to set up an appointment
to discuss your needs or to find "Shopping Day" of looking
at a variety of merchandise catalogs to redeem your points.
When
You may continue reaching goals, accumulating and redeeming points
as long as funding is available from Empowerment. This is a proposed
long-term project.
To learn more contact:
Ann Bowman, Development Specialist
1-800-859-2025
abowman@midsioux.org
To learn more about
Northwest Iowa Community Empowerment
go to www.nwiowa.org