The QCC Block Grant is administered by CDSS through Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funding. It allocates $12,800,000 for QCC consortia and the tribal region to support local early learning and care programs serving children from birth to five and to increase the number of low-income children in high-quality early learning and care settings. The goal of this grant is to increase quality across the continuum of ELC settings ranging from family, friend and neighbor (FFN) to licensed family homes and centers. For questions about the QCC Block Grant please email [email protected].
The QCC Workforce Pathways Grant is administered by CDSS through CCDF funding and provides a total of $12,281,316 to local, regional, or local and regional quality improvement partnerships, consistent with the QCC local consortia, to expand the number of qualified ELC professionals and increase the educational credentials of existing ELC professionals across the state. For more information about the QCC Workforce Pathways Grant please email [email protected].
These grants are available to local consortia and multi-county consortia that applied for funding by submitting a QCC Quality Improvement and Workforce Development Plan. These grants are also available to the Tribal Child Care Association of California (TCCAC). These funds are used to respond to the critical shortage of highly skilled early educators and providers.