Improving Early Learning for Children by
Assisting Child Care Programs
Child care providers work with parents to ensure our young children have the care and education they need to learn and succeed in life. QCC partners with child care providers as a trusted resource for ongoing education and assistance so they can provide high quality early learning experiences and care. QCC offers child care providers on-site consultation, training, educational toys, materials and equipment necessary to support early learning. We assist child care providers from start-up to achieving national accreditation, the highest standard in quality child care.
Since a child who has nutritious meals will have greater success in learning, QCC’s statewide Child Care Food Program works to ensure children receive nutritious meals and snacks while in the care of a family child care provider. The program offers nutrition training, sample menus, on-site consulting and meal reimbursement to providers enrolled in the program. As a result, children who participate in the Child Care Food Program receive well-balanced meals and snacks and are positioned to have educational success.
- Helped 108 child care programs to achieve high quality standards, including national accreditation, so that children have access to high quality early learning and support.
- Trained 15,757 child care teachers so that children have caregivers who can support their early learning.
- Ensured that children in more than 1,100 child care programs get nutritious snacks and meals and were ready to learn.
- Distributed $193,146.00 so that child care programs could purchase much-needed materials and equipment—so that children have improved learning environments
- Provided scholarships so that 100 child care provider could acquire their child development associate credential.
