Fall is in the air, and we’re kicking off September with School Attendance Awareness Month. Did you know that missing 10% of school days for any reason can translate into having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school years, and graduating from high school? Just two absences per month are enough to dramatically impact academic success.

Are you a student parent studying in a vocational program, in high school, or taking courses from a community, technical, or tribal college? If so, you may qualify for help paying for child care through the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) subsidy program!

The Department of Commerce’s Early Learning Facilities (ELF) Grant Program, first created in 2017 under Substitute House Bill 1777, is designed to assist

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.