Operating Grant Program
grant_single|update January 24, 2025
NL, Canada
Subsidy for childcare services in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Grant and Funding
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- Health care and social assistance
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- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (NL)
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grant_card_status|open
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Reduce your child care centre’s daily rate and get a variable operating grant to cover part of your business costs.
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The Operating Grant Program focuses on improving the affordability of child care services for families with young children across Newfoundland and Labrador. It mandates participating child care services to reduce their daily rates, ensuring accessible child care for different age groups.
- Lowering daily child care rates to $10 for Infant, Toddler, Preschool, and Full-Day School-Age children.
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$ 15,000
Professional development workshops for staff at Happy Kids Child Care
$ 50,000
Improving facility maintenance at Sunshine Child Care Center
$ 20,000
Purchasing educational toys and materials for the Early Learning Center
$ 30,000
Launching an after-school program at Elmwood Child Care
$ 40,000
Enhanced operational costs support at Little Explorers Daycare
$ 75,000
Expanding staffing to reduce daily rates at Maple Grove Child Care Center
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Eligibility for the Operating Grant Program is determined by specific requirements for child care services operating in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Participating entities must be regulated child care services, including child care centres and family homes.
- Eligible services must adopt the $10 per day rate for Infant, Toddler, Preschool, and Full-Day School-Age programs.
- Operators, licensees, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs), and administrators must participate in approved anti-bias professional learning opportunities.
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The Operating Grant Program is open to regulated child care services in Newfoundland and Labrador, specifically including both child care centres and family child care operations. These organizations must agree to lower their child care rates to $10 per day for various child age groups, including Infant, Toddler, Preschool, and Full-Day School-Age children, as part of the grant conditions.
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This grant supports child care centres and family homes in Newfoundland and Labrador to provide affordable child care services at a rate of $10 per day. Eligible projects ensure that organizations comply with standard policies and regulations while participating in the Operating Grant Program.
- Reduction of daily child care service rates to $10 for Infant, Toddler, Preschool, and Full-Day School-Age children.
- Participation in anti-bias professional learning opportunities by operators, licensees, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs), and administrators.
- Adherence to the Policy and Standards Manual for regulated child care services.
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The eligible geographic areas for this grant are identified based on the agreement between Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador. This program focuses on improving early learning and child care services across specified regions.
- Child care services located in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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The Operating Grant Program (OGP) in Newfoundland and Labrador has specific evaluation and selection criteria. Applicants are evaluated based on their compliance with program requirements, financial stability, and the quality of their child care services.
- Compliance with program requirements
- Financial stability of the child care service
- Quality of child care services offered
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Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
- Participating regulated child care services must lower their rates to $10 per day for various age groups starting January 1, 2023.
- Anti-bias professional learning opportunities are available and required for participation by operators, licensees, early childhood educators, and administrators.
- Specific contact emails are provided for inquiries based on regional locations including Metro, Central East, Western, and Labrador.
- Anti-bias trainings are offered by approved organizations as part of the program requirements.
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metroogp@gov.nl.ca
1-800-738-3713
Apply to this program
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