The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is making American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Stabilization Grants available to eligible child care providers. This email will help you understand whether your certified child care center, group child care home, or family child care home is eligible.
Is your certified program eligible?
Eligibility for the Stabilization Grants has been established in ARPA, by the federal Office of Child Care (OCC) and Pennsylvania’s 2021-22 Fiscal Code (HB 1348). To qualify, certified child care providers must:
- Have a regular or provisional Certificate of Compliance on or before March 11, 2021;
- At the time of application, be either open and available to provide child care or be in a temporarily closed status due to a COVID-19 pandemic related reason; Providers in a temporarily closed status must plan to reopen by Sept. 30, 2021; and
- At the time of application, a providers’ Certificate of Compliance cannot be in the Revocation or Refuse to Renew status with the OCDEL Bureau of Certification Services.
Note: Some relative Child Care Works (CCW) providers may also be eligible for an ARPA Stabilization Grant. Information about the relative provider eligibility and application process will be shared directly with those providers.
On Aug. 18, 2021, OCDEL issued communications on creating an account and claiming your organization in the PD Registry. Having an organization claimed in the PD Registry is a requirement for eligible providers to apply for a stabilization grant. If you missed that communication, you can access it here.
Questions?
Send questions about creating an account and claiming your organization in the PD Registry to registry@pakeys.org. Please include your program’s MPI number.
Send questions about eligibility for the Stabilization Grant to your ELRC (find your ELRC)
Stay Tuned!
Next week’s Stabilization Grant Update will focus on information you need to prepare to apply, allowable expenses and how to think about your budget.
