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RE: APPROVE APPLICATION FOR 2005-2006 CHILD CARE QUALITY EXPANSION
GRANT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS,the Board has been presented with an Application for the 2005-2006 Child Care
Quality Expansion Grant from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of
County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services, to the
Colorado Department of Human Services, commencing July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006,
with further terms and conditions being as stated in said application, and
WHEREAS,after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said application, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County,Colorado,ex-officio Board of Social Services,that the Application for the 2005-2006 Child
Care Quality Expansion Grant from the County of Weld,State of Colorado, by and through the Board
of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services, to the
Colorado Department of Human Services be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to
sign said application.
The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 2nd day of February, A.D., 2005.
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COLORADO TO: William H. Jerke, Chair Date: January 31, 2005
Board of County Commissioners
FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Social Services LgV
RE: Child Care Quality Expansion Grant Application for f
SFY 2005-2006
Enclosed for Board approval is a Child Care Quality Expansion Grant Application for SFY 2005-
2006. The grant application was discussed and reviewed at the Board's Work Session of January
31, 2005. The Department, on behalf of United Way of Weld County and its subcontractor, Aims
Community College, is submitting this grant application. The Department acts as the pass-
through for these funds through an Agreement with United Way of Weld County.
1. The term of the grant is July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. The grant request is $62,360
of Child Care Quality and Expansion Funds, which are statewide competitive grant funds.
The local match will be provided by United Way and its subcontractor, Aims Community
College.
2 The major goals of the grant are as follows: '
A. Provide on-going in-depth trainings for child care professionals to improve the
quality of care for children in child care throughout Weld County. United Way will
hire a training specialist who will coordinate the trainings;provide ten English and two
Spanish trainings; and provide a county-wide conference.
B. Provide ECE-CARES trainings to child care professionals to address the social,
emotional and developmental needs of children in child care. Training will be
provided for 70 center and home child care professionals and two Weld County trainings
will be certified in ECE-CARES.
C. Support new and existing child care home providers through distribution of
licensing packets; collaborative orientations for new providers, and enrolling 20 new
providers into the 6-month mentor/mentee program. United Way will create 160 new
slots through 20 new child care providers.
D. Provide Professional Development Opportunities for home,center, and legally
exempt child care providers. Scholarships will be provided at Aims Community
College and two sessions will be provided on First Aid and Infant Child CPR classes.
E. Improve quality of child care in Weld County by providing assessments and
technical assistance for homes and centers. United Way will assist two homes and two
centers to be accredited; and two homes to obtain quality star rating through Qualistar
Early learning.
F. Evaluate the effectiveness of grant objectives.
If you have any questions,please telephone me at extension 6510.
2005-0376
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APPLICATION SUMMARY FORM
Legal Name of Organization:
(please give full departmental name): Weld County Department of Social Services
Address: 315 North 11th Avenue
City/State/Zip: Greeley,Colorado 80631
Contact Person: Judy Griego
(The person who can answer questions about the application)
Phone Number: 970-352-1551 ext. 6510 Fax Number: 970-353-5215
E-Mail Address: griegoja@co.weld.co.us Amount Requested: $62,360
Federal Employer Identification Number(FEIN): 84-46000813
Funds will be used for
(check all that apply)
New child care facility startup Minor renovation to meet licensing requirements
Expansion of existing facility X Equipment/supplies
X Training X Consumer Education
Resource and referral Provider retention
X X
X Provider/staff training X Costs to meet licensing requirements
Staff/operating: Detail how you plan to
continue staff costs after grant ends in your
response to Section D-Continuation X Expanding quality of care in target community(ies)
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT
X Early childhood program Children of teen parents
School-age(Out of School)program Children of homeless families
X- Children with special needs X- Infants/Toddlers
Public school site Colorado Pre-school Program
Migrant and seasonal workers Children in Chapter 1 local school districts
X Private-for-profit center Family resource center/school
X Evening/weekend care X Full-week care
- Wrap-around child care(part-day) - Other(specify):
Area of high poverty
I certify that the information provided in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and
accurate. If the award is made, the applicant commits to project implementation in keeping with the
proposal content and budget and to adhere to all assurances, certifications, terms, conditions, and other
requirements contained in this application and in the RFA.
Authorized name and signature: FEB 0 2 2005
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SECTION A: Need for the project
Communities to be served and gaps: The goal of this project is to improve the quality of child care in
all of the 22 communities in Weld County, which has a population of 202,875. There are 56,650
children under the age of 18 (Kids Count CO, 2004) and 16,309 children under the age of 5 according to
the Colorado Children's Campaign Kids Count Report (2004). Of those children, 14.3% (down from
14.9% in 2003) live in poverty. Weld County continues to have a higher poverty rate and lower median
household income than other Front Range counties. Weld County's unemployment rate continues to
climb, with the December 2004 rate at 6.3%up from last year's rate of 6.1%. The per capita income in
2000 was $42,555 compared to $47,505 for Colorado, making Weld one of the largest and poorest
counties in the state. (Kids Count CO 2004)
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) located at United Way of Weld County works with
licensed child care centers and home providers throughout the county. There are 258 licensed homes and
47 centers including before and after school programs. In 2004, CCR&R received 492 calls from
parents seeking assistance in locating child care, a 66% decrease from 2003. Since July 2004, 93
licensing packets have been issued to potential new providers. Of these, 13 are participating in the
mentoring program, which will increase the number of quality child care slots. The CCR&R Program
was not eligible to apply for a Learning Clusters Grant because we are not a consolidated pilot
community. This funding had previously assisted in providing structured trainings related to Colorado
Quality Standards for Early Childhood Care and Education Services.
Aims Community College's Early Childhood Education program has a long standing history of
providing current, relevant training for pre-service and in-service child care professionals in the region.
The program offers 7 certificates and an Associate of Applied Science degree. Aims college has a
history of successful grant management. Current projects include: FACET—a Head Start Hispanic
Latino Service Partnership Institutions grant(ACYF), Infant Toddler Quality Improvement project and
an English Language Learning initiative through the Colorado Department of Education.
Our collaborating agencies (Weld County Department of Social Services, Aims Community
College and United Way of Weld County) remain dedicated to improving the quality of care offered in
centers and homes. While existing child care services seem sufficient in number, the quality of those
services to children and families has some gaps. The goals of this project are to improve the quality of
child care in Weld County by:
1) Provide on-going in-depth trainings for child care professionals to improve the quality
of care for children in child care throughout Weld County. Existing and new providers
continue to request early childhood training. Attendance at 2003-2004 trainings increased
significantly, with a total of 227 individuals participating to date. Pre and post evaluation
scores of the Literacy: More Than Letters Workshop showed that 71 percent of participants
gained additional knowledge from the training. Ten trainings will be offered throughout
Weld County and two of those will be duplicated in Spanish.
2) Bringing ECE-CARES, a highly effective child, parent and teacher training program
into Weld County; A survey of teachers and child care providers reports that 20% of
Colorado children, zero to eight years of age, have emotional and behavioral problems
serious enough to disrupt classrooms and distress teachers. Teachers report that many more
children are coming to school worried about violence, acting aggressively, lacking social
skills to get along with others and not ready to learn. The social and emotional needs of all
children are of major concern in this situation.
3) Support new and existing child care home providers through distribution of licensing
packets; collaborative orientations for new providers; and enrolling 20 new providers
into the 6-month mentor/mentee program. These efforts are being done in order to create
and maintain a quality child care environment and retain providers in the field. The existing
CCR&R collaborative orientation program and mentor/mentee program have been successful
in recruiting and supporting family child care providers. The focus of these programs is to
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provide stability in the number of providers and improve the quality of care provided.
4) Provide Professional Development Opportunities for home, center and legally exempt child
care providers through relevant and interactive trainings. A primary indicator of quality in
child care is the training level of the staff or providers. Their skills and professionalism is
dramatically improved when they participate in on-going professional development. Past
efforts in this area have contributed to stability and retention in staff at participating sites.
We will provide scholarships at Aims Community College to home providers enrolled in the
mentor/mentee program (10 participants total), and center child care professionals (15
participants each semester). Each participant will submit a Professional Development Plan
outlining his/her intention for course completion. Our survey of legally exempt providers
indicated a desire for access to low-cost safety trainings. Thus, we will offer two sessions of
First Aid and Infant Child CPR classes to a total of 30 legally exempt home providers.
5) Improve quality of child care in Weld County by providing assessments and technical
assistance for homes and centers. We will assist 2 homes through the National Association
for Family Child Care (NAFCC) accreditation and 2 centers through the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation. In accordance
with the quality improvement recommendations of Qualistar Early Learning (the merged
entities of Colorado Office of Resource and Referral Agencies, CORRA, and Educare
Colorado) 2 additional homes will be Quality Star Rated.
6) Evaluate the effectiveness of grant objectives. The Quality Assurance Grant Evaluation
Committee will meet quarterly to evaluate the activities and measure project outcomes.
The need for these goals has been determined through continuous communication with the child
care provider communities, both home-based and center-based providers. County agencies including
mental health, school districts and child care providers have used the CCR&R Program to express
concerns and unmet needs. Center directors were surveyed regarding the need for specific programs to
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address the social and emotional needs of children. There are several examples of children being
expelled from centers because of their behavioral issues. This situation is difficult for providers, but
even more detrimental to the child and his or her family. Finding alternate care and placing the child in a
new environment slows developmental progress and negatively impacts school readiness.
The impact of these kinds of stresses is readily apparent in the behavior of young children. One
in six children ages zero to eight years has emotional and behavioral problems serious enough to disrupt
classrooms and distress teachers who have had little training in how to effectively work with these
children and their families. Weld County needs specific strategies for addressing these critical issues.
Through research the ECE-CARES program was identified and has been proven to: 1) help providers
promote emotional well-being; 2)reduce disruptive classroom behavior; and 3) enhance children's
social competence and school readiness by promoting positive social, emotional, and behavioral
development. The comprehensive nature of this program will have a positive impact on the social and
emotional development of children in care and improve their school readiness. There is currently a
community—wide effort to train child care providers affiliated with Family Educational Network of
Weld County—Head Start and School District 6 Colorado Preschool Program in ECE CARES. Making
this resource available to other child care professionals will provide consistency among providers and
allow access to this training by family child care providers and other center-based professionals who
were not included in the current effort.
SECTION B: Strategic Plan, Outreach and Staffing
Section B—Part 1
Goal 1 Provide on-going in-depth trainings for child care professionals to
improve the quality of care for children in child care throughout Weld
County.
Strategy#1 Hire a training specialist who will coordinate the trainings.
Action Plan: Create a job description; advertise the position, interview and
hire.
Measurable Training specialist hired by August 15, 2005 and trained.
Outcomes:
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How Training specialist hired trained and performing job duties by
Measured: September 30, 2005.
Indicators of Qualified training specialist will be hired, trained and will develop a
Success: training calendar for 2005-2006.
Timeline: July 1 through September 30, 2005.
Strategy#2 Provide ten English and two Spanish trainings throughout Weld
County on topics requested by child care professionals on post
evaluation surveys.
Action Plan: Schedule trainings, order materials, market the trainings, enroll
and train participants.
Measurable Twelve trainings will be held throughout Weld County.
Outcomes:
How The trainings will be documented through marketing materials and
Measured: attendance.
Indicators of The number of attendees and their pre and post evaluations of
Success: the training sessions will be analyzed.
Timeline: Trainings will be offered throughout the grant period.
Strategy#3 Provide home and center providers and families a county-wide
conference by a nationally known early childhood expert.
Action Plan: Collaborate with Promises for Children, the child care associations
and key community stakeholders to plan and implement the
conference.
Measurable Annual county-wide conference held.
Outcomes:
How Pre and post evaluations will be completed by participants.
Measured:
Indicators of Evaluations from participants of conference will reflect an increase
Success: in knowledge and overall satisfaction.
Timeline: Fall 2006.
Timeline: Trainings will happen during the Fall and Winter of 2005 and
Spring of 2006.
Goal 2 Provide ECE-CARES trainings to child care professionals to address the
social, emotional and developmental needs of children in child care.
Strategy#1 Implement ECE-CARES training for 70 center and home child care
professionals.
Action Plan: Schedule three ECE-CARES trainings for up to 25 professionals per
each session.
Measurable Improve teacher classroom and home provider behaviour
Outcomes: management skills so that they are equipped to handle children
who exhibit difficult behaviors.
How Through pre and post evaluations of core knowledge of social,
Measured: emotional and developmental needs of children.
Indicators of The pre and post evaluation scores will demonstrate a 50%
Success: increase of core knowledge.
Timeline: Trainings will be held during the Fall and Winter of 2005 and
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Spring 2006.
Strategy#2 Certify two Weld County trainers in ECE-CARES.
Action Plan: Identify two individuals to complete the certification requirements
to become certified ECE-CARES trainers.
Measurable Two child care professionals will become certified ECE-CARES
Outcomes: trainers so that they can present additional ECE-CARES trainings
throughout Weld County.
How The trainers will attend two ECE-CARES trainings and then co-
Measured: present at the third training to meet all of the trainer certification
requirements.
Indicators of The two child care professionals will obtain an ECE-CARES trainer
Success: certificate.
Timeline: Certified by June 30, 2006.
Goal 3 Support new and existing child care home providers through distribution
of licensing packets; collaborative orientations for new providers; and
enrolling 20 new providers into the 6-month mentor/mentee program.
Strategy#1 Support 20 new child care providers to create 160 new slots and
provide training to new and existing providers to improve quality
of care.
Action Plan: 1) Distribute licensing packets to potential providers and 2)
Provide collaborative orientations with Aims, UWWC's CCR&R
Program, licensing personnel, and local food programs.
Measurable 1) Distribute 75 licensing packets and 2) Provide 5 orientations.
Outcomes:
How 1) All licensing packets distributed are recorded and logged and 2)
Measured: New provider orientations will be held and attendance
documented.
Indicators of 1) 50% of prospective child care providers obtaining licensing
Success: packets will complete the licensing process and 2) Prospective
child care providers or newly licensed child care providers will
attend new provider orientations.
Timeline: 1) On-going and 2) New provider orientations will take place in
August and October 2005 and January, March and May of 2006.
Strategy #2 Recruit, train, support and provide professional development
opportunities to 20 new providers and to 6 established providers
in the mentor/mentee program.
Action Plan: 1) Recruit 20 mentees from potential home child care providers;
2) Meet with mentees/mentors monthly; 3) Recruit mentors as
needed and maintain at least six and 4) Meet with mentors
quarterly to encourage professional development including
attendance at the National Association for Family Child Care
(NAFCC) National Conference in Denver.
Measurable 1) Twenty mentees will be recruited, receive training and on-
Outcomes: going support; 2) Mentors/mentees will meet monthly; 3) Mentor
base will adequately support mentees and 4) Mentors will develop
a Professional Profile to assist with appropriate matching of
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mentees and attend the NAFCC National Conference.
How 1) 20 potential home providers will enter into the Mentee Program
Measured: agreement; 2) Attendance documented for eleven mentor/mentee
meetings; 3) Mentees and Mentors will complete a satisfaction
survey at end of program and 4) Attendance will be documented
at quarterly meetings, Professional Profiles reviewed, and NAFCC
National Conference attendance documented.
Indicators of 1) Twenty mentees will complete the licensing process and create
Success: a quality child care environment; 2) Eleven mentor/mentee
meetings will be attended by at least 50% of participants; 3) At
least six mentors will provide viable support to the mentees; 4)
Four quarterly meetings will be conducted, Professional Profiles
will be developed, and reports will be submitted from the NAFCC
conference attendees.
Timeline 1) On-going; 2) On-going; 3) On-going; 4) On-going.
Goal 4 Provide Professional Development Opportunities for home, center and
legally exempt child care providers.
Strategy#1 1) Provide scholarships for Early Childhood Education (ECE)
classes at Aims Community College (Aims) to home providers
going through our mentor/mentee program (10 participants), and
child care professionals(15 participants) each semester.
Action Plan: 1) Market availability of scholarships and incentives; 2) Provide
academic advising to determine a Professional Development Plan;
3) Enroll mentors/mentees in ECE classes; and 4) Provide tuition
for students enrolled.
Measurable 1) Marketing brochures distributed; 2) Ten participants and fifteen
Outcomes: child care professionals will develop a Professional Development
Plan; 3) Ten participants and fifteen child care professionals will
enroll and complete ECE classes at Aims; and 4) Grant tuition
funds awarded to student's meeting grant requirements.
How 1) The number and locations that marketing brochures and
Measured: pamphlets were distributed; 2) The number of applications
received; 3) The number of completed Professional Development
Plans; and 4) The number of tuition scholarships awarded.
Indicators of Grant funds distributed to students receiving a "B" grade or
Success: better.
Timeline: Fall and Spring semesters at Aims.
Strategy#2 Offer 2 sessions of First Aid and Infant Child CPR classes to a total
of 30 exempt home care providers at no cost to the participants.
Action Plan: Schedule trainings, contact interested exempt home care
providers and enroll them into the First Aid and Infant Child CPR
classes.
Measurable 30 exempt home providers will complete the First Aid and Infant
Outcomes: Child CPR classes so that they can provide first aid and CPR to
children in their care.
How 80% of the exempt home providers who completed the class will
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Measured: have the knowledge and skills to provide First Aid and Infant Child
CPR to children in their care.
Indicators of 80% of participants will receive First Aid and Infant Child CPR
Success: certificates.
Timeline: The first session of classes will be offered in the Fall of 2005 and
the second session in the Spring of 2006.
Goal 5 Improve quality of child care in Weld County by providing assessments
and technical assistance for homes and centers.
Strategy #1 Assist 2 homes in the completion of the National Association For
Family Child Care (NAFCC)accreditation and 2 centers through
the National Association For the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC)accreditation.
Activity: 1) Recruit 2 homes and 2 centers to participate in the
accreditation process and provide technical assistance and 2) 2
homes and 2 centers submit accreditation materials and request
for validation visit.
Measurable 1) 2 homes and 2 centers participate in accreditation and receive
Outcomes: technical assistance and 2) 2 homes and 2 centers complete and
submit all accreditation requirements.
How Through the submission of application and accreditation
Measured: documents.
Indicators of Documents submitted and acknowledged by each of the
Success: accreditation organizations.
Timeline: Throughout the grant period.
Strategy #2 Assist 2 homes in obtaining a Quality Star Rating through
Qualls-tar Early Learning.
Activity: 1) Recruit 2 homes to participate in Quality Star Rating process
and provide technical assistance and 2) 2 homes will participate in
the Quality Star Rating.
Measurable 2 homes will achieve a Quality Star Rating.
Outcomes:
How Quality Star Rating will be assigned along with a quality
Measured: improvement plan to achieve a higher rating.
Indicators of 2 homes will become Quality Star Rated
Success:
Timeline: Throughout the grant period.
Goal 6 Evaluate the effectiveness of grant objectives.
Strategy#1 All programs/projects will be evaluated by the Quality Assurance
Grant Evaluation Committee.
Action Plan: 1) Committee meets quarterly to review progress of each goal; 2)
Committee reviews pre and post evaluations on a regular basis;
and 3) Participants in the ECE-CARES trainings will be surveyed in
May to determine successes and their continuation of the ECE-
CARES model.
Measurable 1) Quarterly meetings will determine progress to date on grant
Outcomes: goals; 2) Committee will analyze pre and post training evaluations
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to ensure the quality of future trainings; and 3) 75 percent of all
participants in ECE-CARES training will demonstrate a positive
commitment to the ECE-CARES model.
How 1) Reports on each goal will be tracked and submitted by the
Measured: Quality Assurance Grant Evaluation Committee; 2) An analysis of
pre and post evaluations will be submitted for review; and 3) Child
care professionals participating in ECE-CARES training will be
surveyed regarding continuation and additional training needed.
Indicators of 1) Grant objectives met; 2) Pre and post evaluations will show
Success: increased knowledge on social, emotional, and developmental
needs of children as well as indicate satisfaction with the quality
of the trainings; and 3) Participating ECE-CARES child care
professionals will implement the model.
Timeline: Quarterly throughout grant period.
SECTION B Part 2 —Outreach, Staffing, and Impact
Both center and home providers will receive information regarding the opportunity to participate
in these child care quality improvement programs. Previous successful quality assurance programs and
aggressive marketing efforts to the child care network will provide many opportunities for the promotion
of the new and continued quality expansion projects.
All program participants including the mentors and mentees, ECE-CARES, Accreditation and
Quality Star Rating and Aims Professional Development Program will be selected through an
application process. This will allow monitoring of progress and assurance that participants represent the
diversity of Weld County.
The project coordinator is Sheila Avers, Director of Children's Programs at United Way of Weld
County, which includes the county's Child Care Resource and Referral Program. Staff of the United
Way of Weld County's Child Care Resource & Referral Program will continue to work to implement the
goals and strategies of this grant. Kathy Hamblin, Director of Education at Aims Community College
will coordinate the Professional Development Program. All staff members have a background in early
childhood education or related fields. Weld County Department of Social Services Special Projects
Supervisor, Shari Armstrong, meets with all grant administrative staff regularly as their grant liaison.
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Weld County has a high percentage of low income children in center based and home based care.
Child care stakeholders in the community, non-profit organizations, home and center based child care
providers, and governmental entities collaborate to effectively use community resources to impact low
income families. Participation by 70 center and/or home providers (ECE-CARES), over 300 home and
center providers (trainings), 20 new home child care providers (mentees), the quality assessments of 6
sites and 40 Professional Development (mentors, mentees & students) will positively impact a large
number of children throughout the county. Through each of these programs the focus is to retain quality
providers, recruit new providers, and improve the quality of care available to all children.
SECTION C: Coordination, Collaboration and Local Match
Local Participants: United Way of Weld County's Child Care Resource and Referral Program
facilitates a Child Care Committee comprised of leaders in child care who support and review child care
efforts. Weld County Family Child Care Association, The Weld Chapter of the Colorado Child Care
Association, Association of Child Care Providers, Weld District Group for the Colorado Association for
the Education of Young Children, State licensing personnel, and Head Start are involved as well. The
collaborative partners for this project are United Way of Weld County, Aims Community College and
Weld County Department of Social Services (WCDSS). United Way of Weld County's Child Care
Committee also includes representatives from ABC West Child Development Center, State Farm
Insurance Companies, RR Donnelley Norwest, Inc.; The Greeley Tribune; Glori Christi Preschool; Swift
and Company; Weld County School District #6; Siebert & Associates; Family CONNECTS; Cache
Bank & Trust; Union Colony Bank; Weld County's licensing specialist. The Child Care Committee
members are committed to improving the quality of child care in our county, ensuring the best use of
resources and avoiding duplication of services.
Local Matching Resources: Matching funds for this project are provided through United Way of Weld
County, Qualistar Early Learning (Colorado Office of Resource and Referral Agencies (CORRA), Aims
Community College, The Daniels Fund and other grants. The in-kind and cash match exceeds the
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required level and includes staffing costs, space at Aims Community College and United Way of Weld
County, coordination, accounting and office materials.
Other community resources: The CCR&R program at United Way of Weld County will continue its
efforts to reach over 1,000 families annually to educate them about quality child care and potential
financial support programs which are available. This program will also continue its efforts to recruit
local businesses to contribute to their employees' child care expenses. The CCR&R Program continually
researches other funding sources to support quality child care programs. The distance education pre-
licensing training through Aims Community College is a resource available to new providers.
United Way of Weld County (UWWC) will continue to provide funding to the Mentor/Mentee
Program. Additionally, UWWC is funding the marketing and public relations for child care. There is an
aggressive plan to educate the community about the critical need for quality child care. For example an
awareness campaign in English and Spanish promoting quality child care has been developed and
billboards and ads will be begin in March, 2005 throughout the county. Business contracts will provide
incentive dollars to recruit child care providers. Qualistar Early Learning also provides money towards
these efforts. A significant source of funding that directly impacts low-income families and other
working families is the United Way of Weld County's Family Business Solutions Program. Eight county
businesses are contributing to their employees' child care for 170 children through this program. Aims
Community College has Colorado Infant/Toddler Quality Improvement, Title V, and Head Start
Partnership federal grants. These enable Aims to link training opportunities to child care providers and
leverage funding to benefit students.
History of Successful Collaborations: Weld County has a distinguished history of almost 20 years of
collaboration efforts on behalf of children. The Child Care Committee represents six community
agencies that collaborate to provide quarterly newsletters to child care professionals. Promises for
Children, Weld County's Early Childhood Initiative a community partnership focuses on the growth
period from pre-birth to five years of age. Weld County Department of Social Services, United Way of
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Weld County and Aims Community College have collaborated for many years on various child care and
early childhood initiatives.
SECTION D: Plan for continuation after grant ends
United Way of Weld County, Aims Community College and Weld County Department of Social
Services are committed to continuing the goals of this project. Community support will be built through
continuous efforts to inform community partners and leaders about the successful implementation of this
project and garner continued funding. The initial training for ECE—CARES is designed to be sustainable.
Once providers are trained they will be prepared to continue the ECE-CARES strategies. Additionally,
a strategy of this project is to train trainers who can provide training and on-going support of the ECE-
CARES model. By certifying two trainers, it will enable our community to not only continue the training
efforts in future years,but to provide coaching to ensure providers are receiving adequate support.
United Way of Weld County will focus on mentoring and provider recruitment programs, continuing
their funding support and grant writing efforts. Increased business participation in funding child care
will also go towards quality child care programs, as does Qualistar Early Learning funding. Aims
Community College is consistently seeking grant sources for student scholarships and funding for child
care. Local match from partnering agencies will continue beyond the end of the funding cycle. Aims
Community College, United Way of Weld County, and the Weld County Department of Social Services
remain committed to assuring quality child care for low-income children in Weld County.
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SECTION E: Budget Narrative
Child Care Quality Expansion Project FY 2004 -- Line Item Budget
Funding Period: 7/01/05 to 6/30/06
BUDGET FOR DIRECT COSTS OF CHILD CARE LICENSING PROGRAMS
Req. Local Other Proj. Total
Item Funds Match Funds Cost
Personnel Salaries
United Way of Weld County:
Training Specialist .5 fte to coordinate provider
trainings throughout Weld County; Coordinate ECE
CARES Level 1 Trainings; Coordinate the 1st Aid
and CPR classes; Coordinate the ECE-CARES
Train the Trainer Program and analyze evaluations
of all training efforts 9,360 0 0 9,360
Grant management and coordination of projects
@ 30 hrs./mo. x $15/hr. x 12 mos. 2,700 2,700 0 5,400
Aims Community College:
Grant management @ $229/month 0 2,748 0 2,748
Fringe Benefits:
United Way of Weld County:
$5,400 x 20% = 1,080 and $9,360 x 15% = $1,404 2,000 484 0 2,484
Aims Community College:
$2,748 x 30% = $825 0 825 0 2,748
Travel:
United Way of Weld County:
Mileage -- 2,500 miles @ $.375 688 250 0 938
Supplies: United Way of Weld County:
ECE-CARES supplies for training handbooks,
copies, teacher-child materials and meeting
refreshments. 1,000 174 0 1,174
General office supplies 300 300 0 600
Postage 1,000 607 0 1,607
Marketing 500 1,000 0 1,500
Aims Community College:
Marketing (brochures) 0 300 0 300
Postage 0 300 0 300
Equipment: 0 0 0 0
Other (specify)
United Way of Weld County:
ECE-CARES Level 1 training for 70 providers 9,600 0 0 0
First Aid and CPR classes
Class trainer $50/hr. x 8 hrs. x 2 sessions 800 0 0 800
Materials for providers 650 0 0 650
Collaborative Orientation Program
Supplies for orientation packets to be distributed to
potential child care providers (50 @ $2 ea.) 0 100 0 100
Mentoring Program
Incentive for 20 mentees @ $270 per mentee 5,400 0 0 5,400
Incentive for 20 mentors @ $280 per mentor 5,600 0 0 5,600
NAEYC membership for 8 mentors @ $85/ea. 680 0 0 680
NAFCC conference reg. for 8 mentors @ $104/ea. 832 0 0 832
NAFCC memberships for 8 mentors @ $25/ea. 200 0 0 200
Conference
Conference key-note speaker and facility 3,000 1,000 5,000 9,000
Stipends for Presenters for comprehensive
follow-up trainings to build on conference topic
(12 x $300) 3,600 0 0 3,600
QuaIt Star Rating and Accredidation
Rating of 2 homes @ $1,000 ea. 2,000 0 0 2,000
Accreditation for 2 homes @ $500/ea. 1,000 0 0 1,000
Accreditation for 2 centers @ $1,925/center 3,850 0 0 3,850
Aims Community College:
Mentor/Mentee Tuition
Tuition for 10 mentors/mentees to take an ECE
class ($165 per mentor/mentee) 1,650 0 0 1,650
Child Care Professional Tuition
Tuition for 15 students per semester @ $165 per
student x 2 semesters 4,950 0 0 4,950
Sub Total-Child Care Program 61,360 10,788 5,000 69,471
COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Budget Categories
Personnel/Administration 1,000 0 0 1,000
GRAND TOTAL 62.360 10.788 5.000 70.471
ATTACHMENT 3
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Match Certification Form
Amount of Match Source of Match Contact Person at Contact Person Phone
Match Source Number
$2,500 Daniels Fund Child Sheila Avers, Director, (970)353-4300 ext.
Care Resource& Children's Programs 121
Referral Grant through United Way of Weld
Bright Beginnings County
Grant Award
$7,215 United Way of Weld
County Campaign
Dollars distributed to
Child Care Resource
& Referral Program
$3,573 Aims Community Kathy Hamblin, (970)339-6501
College In-kind Match Director Education
Aims Community
College
$2,500 Promises For Children Sheila Avers, Director, (970) 353-4300 ext.
Weld County Children's Programs 121
Children's Initiative United Way of Weld
County
Total: $15,788
United
Way j
February 1, 2005 ,.
Scott Raun, Grant Specialist
Colorado Division of Child Care
1575 Sherman, 1st Floor
Denver, CO 80203-1714
Dear Mr. Raun:
On behalf of United Way of Weld County and Aims Community College we are
pleased to be submitting through the Weld County Department of Social Services
the Child Care Expansion Grant Proposal for Fiscal Year 2006. We have
partnered for the past five years in this grant effort and have experienced some
very positive relationships from the partnership as well as productive use of grant
funds.
The attached proposal is specifically targeted at raising the quality of child care in
child care homes and centers, retaining center staff and home providers, and
increasing quality training opportunities for child care staff. We are excited about
the implementation of The ECE — CARES teachers training program.
United Way of Weld County and Aims Community College are again committing
both cash and in-kind support to this project far exceeding the requirements.
Aims Community College will also provide substantial commitment of in-kind
support. The project coordinators, Sheila Avers and Kathy Hamblin will continue
to direct the efforts of this project.
We are optimistic about the benefits of this proposal to Weld County children and
families, and child care professionals. Please give the proposal your careful
consideration.
rely,
J nnine Truswell, Executive Director Kathy H�n,
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nited Way of Weld County Education Program Director
Aims Community College
Files Word/CCR&R/Grant/Expansion Grant Cover Letter March 05
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