DCYF held two Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) provider design sessions in June, co-facilitated with Imagine Learning. The groups met for four hours to decide how best to provide trauma-informed support to early childhood professionals.
DCYF allocated $4.6 million to 36 of 61 ECEAP and Early ECEAP Contractors for the 2021-22 school year through the Complex Needs Fund. This resulted in an additional 78 contractor sites receiving support through this funding.
The Department of Commerce’s Early Learning Facilities (ELF) Grant Program, first created in 2017 under Substitute House Bill 1777, is designed to assist
To stabilize, support and grow a diverse early learning workforce in a way that expands access to high-quality care, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has offered multiple grant opportunities to child care providers since October 2021.