Childcare Providers Grants and Incubator Program

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

County Spending Category
2.5 Healthy Families
Federal Expenditure Category
Assistance to Unemployed or Undermployed Workers (e.g. job training, subsidized employment, employment supports or incentives)
Project Launch Date
02/10/2023
Anticipated End Date
12/31/2024
Written Languages
  • Armenian
  • Korean
  • Spanish
  • Tagalog/Filipino
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Vietnamese

Project Contacts

Indicators & Metrics to Date

  • Grants Award
    0
  • Grants Award
    0
  • Grants Award
    1134
  • Facility Capacity (Number of Childcare Slots)
    0
  • Facility Capacity (Number of Childcare Slots)
    0
  • Facility Capacity (Number of Childcare Slots)
    22766
  • Number of Children Enroll at time of Application
    0
  • Number of Children Enroll at time of Application
    0
  • Number of Children Enroll at time of Application
    17213
  • Staff Employed by Childcare Provider at time of Application
    0
  • Staff Employed by Childcare Provider at time of Application
    0
  • Staff Employed by Childcare Provider at time of Application
    4069
  • Total Amount in Dollars Disbursed to Childcare Providers
    0
  • Total Amount in Dollars Disbursed to Childcare Providers
    0
  • Total Amount in Dollars Disbursed to Childcare Providers
    36320000

Target Populations

  • Small Businesses
  • Childcare Service Providers

Project Description

A stable childcare industry is vital to the success of an economy. A reliable licensed childcare provider enables parents across all professions to work, knowing that their children are receiving proper care in their absence. The COVID-19 pandemic decimated the childcare industry throughout Los Angeles County. Many childcare providers were forced to close their doors, some closing temporarily, while other closed permanently. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, from January 2020 to January of 2021, Los Angeles County lost over 1,800 licensed family childcare homes and licensed childcare centers. Faced with increased cost for staffing, supplies and rent, the childcare industry in Los Angeles County has been slow to recover. The Childcare Providers Grant Program is specifically designed to provide financial assistance to licensed childcare providers located in communities that have been most negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Los Angeles County COVID-19 Vulnerability and Recovery Index tool, childcare facilities are prioritized and selected based on the Need Tier of the neighborhood where the childcare facility is located. Funding for childcare providers will be prioritized based on the Need tier order below: Highest Need High Need Moderate Need Low Need Lowest Need

Goals & Objectives

Goal Description Stabilize licensed ECE facilities to re-open or remain open for a minimum of six (6) months through the provision of $40 million in general operating grants.

Objective Description Provide general operating grants of $15k, $30k, $40k or $80k to licensed ECE facilities in LA County (excluding City of LA)

Activity Description The Child Care Providers Grant Program will prioritize program outreach, engagement, and the distribution of grants in those communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic as identified via the COVID-19 Vulnerability and Recovery Index (Index).
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
1 Service Delivery Total Amount in Dollars Disbursed to Childcare Providers 0.00 17760300.00
1 Service Delivery Total Amount in Dollars Disbursed to Childcare Providers 18065000.00 26363920.00
1 Service Delivery Total Amount in Dollars Disbursed to Childcare Providers 26330000.00 36321838.00

Objective Description Maintain or increase by 3% the number of licensed ECE facilities in LA County (excluding City of LA) open between April 2022 and April 2023

Activity Description Agencies that regularly work with licensed providers, namely the Resource and Referral agencies (R&Rs), will receive funding to assist with program implementation. The (R&R)s will lead program outreach by distributing program marketing materials, creating a grant application training video, and responding to provider inquiries regarding the Program in an effort the icrease the number of Licensed Childcare provider facilities in the County of Los Angeles.

Outcome Description Stabilize licensed ECE facilities to re-open or remain open for a minimum of six (6) months through the provision of $20,000,000 in general operating grants and two additional funding reallocations of $9,503,000 and $10,500,000 from the CEO, totaling $40,003,000
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
4 Service Delivery Grants Award 0.00 500.00
5 Service Delivery Grants Award 584.00 800.00
6 Service Delivery Grants Award 853.00 1100.00

Goal Description Retain or increase by 3% the number of ECE workers employed in LA County (excluding City of LA).

Objective Description The Childcare Providers Grant application includes questions to obtain a childcare provider's total number of staff employed prior to the receipt of a Childcare provider grant.

Activity Description This is a self reported baseline of all staff employed by childcare providers who have received a grant when they submitted their application.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
1 Performance Staff Employed by Childcare Provider at time of Application 0.00 1250.00
1 Performance Staff Employed by Childcare Provider at time of Application 1982.00 2500.00
1 Performance Staff Employed by Childcare Provider at time of Application 2935.00 4000.00

Outcome Description The number of ECE workers in Los Angeles County remained the same or increases by 3% or more.

Goal Description Maintain or increase by 3% the number of ECE slots available to children between the ages of 0-5 years old

Objective Description The Childcare Providers Grant application includes questions to obtain a childcare provider's total number of children under their care prior to the receipt of a Childcare provider grant.

Activity Description This is a self reported baseline of all children enrolled with a childcare providers who have received a grant when they submitted their application.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
10 Performance Number of Children Enroll at time of Application 0.00 10000.00
11 Performance Number of Children Enroll at time of Application 8136.00 10000.00
12 Performance Number of Children Enroll at time of Application 12166.00 15000.00

Outcome Description The number of ECE enrollments in Los Angeles County remained the same or increases by 3% or more.