Provider and Parent Surveys

The Early Childhood Services Bureau is seeking stakeholder input on American Rescue Plan Act funded strategies that will best support child care providers, families, and communities. ECSB is looking for robust response. The surveys are short (3 minutes to complete) and the information is incredibly important to informing the work and programs that support providers, families, and children.

Provider survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ARPAProviderSurvey

Parent survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/062021MTParentSurvey

Elementary Out of School Time Child Care Scholarship for Families

ECSB is providing limited, one-time scholarships to working families of elementary-age children (children entering first grade through children entering fifth grade) to help cover the cost of out-of-school time summer programming or care for the summer months.   This opportunity is made possible by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA). ECFSD anticipates 2,500 scholarships awarded across the state. To ensure equitable opportunity for funding across the state, applications will be awarded following a regional allocation formula based on census information. To be considered eligible, parents must be employed and be able to provide documentation of summer care or summer program arrangements.