Financial Support for Child Care Businesses!
Major Construction & Renovation Grants for Child Care Centers & Providers

Do you want to build new classrooms or a new facility, renovate or repair buildings after disaster, or grow your facility from a small family child care home to a large family child care home?

The California Department of Social Services has $150 million appropriated in grants for new construction and major renovation to existing child care facilities, and for construction to build new child care spaces. 
Webinars

Our sister organization, the Solano-Napa SBDC, has created a useful information page about this state grant program, and will also be putting on two webinars to help you apply:

Wed Jan 11, 2023: 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Applying for the Major Infrastructure Grant for Child Care Facilities

Learn about:
  • Grant program general information
  • Expanding a family child care home-based facility
  • Expanding an existing center-based facility
  • Expanding from a home-based facility into a center-based facility.
  • The 3 components of applying for the grant: Online application; Facility Lease; and Construction Bids

Thur Jan 12, 2023: 10:30 am-12 pm
Finding a Location for a Center-based Child Care Facility

Learn about:
  • Zoning Restrictions
  • Outside Play Areas
  • Verification of compliance (Community Care Licensing)
  • Using online tools to find a location
  • Canvasing local shopping centers
  • Working with Real Estate Agents and Brokers
Humboldt Child Care Business Funding

Remember to also visit humboldtchildcare.org to learn more about the Humboldt Child Care Stabilization Fund delivering financial support to our child care industry and families in Humboldt County.
North Coast Small Business Development Center
Humboldt: (707) 445-9720 | Del Norte: (707) 464-2168
North Coast SBDC Learning Programs also generously funded by: