Support Funding for Child Care Providers

Applications will be accepted between September 4 and September 18, 2020. Grant awards will be announced September 25.

The Alsobrooks administration announced that help is on the way for childcare providers.

Child Care providers in Prince George’s County may apply for grants to cover reopening expenses through the Child Care Provider Recovery Program.  Eligible child care providers may receive a grant up to $20,000 for licensed child care centers and up to $3,000 for registered family child care homes.

County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks announced Sept. 3 that $2 million in CARES Act funding will go to the childcare programs. she said that $1.4 million will be allocated toward childcare centers and some 600,000 will be directed toward those who care for children in their homes.

The Child Care Provider Recovery Program provides grants to child care centers that have had to close their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many child care programs in the county had to close its doors due to lack of revenue and newly established state and local health and safety guidelines.  Unfortunately, these closures resulted in a substantial decrease in the number of available, quality child care seats for Prince George’s County families. 

For more information, click https://www.pgcedc.com/covid-child-care-recovery