Wage Enhancement - Home Child Care Enhancement Grant Application

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Wage Enhancement improves salaries and benefits for child care workers. Funding allows child care providers to increase staff wages while keeping child care affordable for families.

Wage Enhancement Funding provides funding for a wage increase of up to $2.00 per hour plus up to 17.5 percent benefits to RECEs and other child care program staff working in licensed child care centres and home visitors working in licensed Home child care agencies. The Home Child Care Enhancement Grant provides an increase of up to $20.00 per day for licensed home child care providers contracted with a licensed child care agency.

Eligibility

Even if Child Care Operators applied last year, a new application must be submitted again this year in order to access this funding. The Wage Enhancement initiative is open to all licensed Operators regardless of auspices; non-profit and commercial providers are both eligible to apply.

Please see the 2021 Wage Enhancement/Home Child Care Enhancement Grant Guidelines and Q&A for details about:

Eligibility criteria
Allowable expenses
Accountability requirements
Distribution of funds

Application

Complete and submit your 2021 application by March 1, 2021.

Child care centres and home visitors:
- Instructions
- Wage Enhancement Application
Agencies that oversee licensed home child care providers:
- Instructions
- Home Child Care Enhancement Grant Funding Application

Submit your application by mail or email:

Mail:
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Community and Social Services Division
25 Central Avenue, Suite 200
Brockville, ON K6V 4N6
Attention: CSS Administrative Services

Email: Danielle Lauzon, Administrative Assistant