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Grants & Loans
►First Children's Finance -
Missouri
►Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
►Missouri Department of Social Services
First Children's Finance - Missouri
Do You Need Money for Your Child Care Program?
Low Interest Funds Are Available Now!
First Children’s Finance-Missouri can help! The Missouri Child Care
Resource & Referral Network has partnered with Development Corporation For
Children to make available loans for Family Child Care Providers, Child
Care Centers and Early Education Programs. Loans are now available from
$1000 to $75,000. The loans can be used for any of the following
purposes:
4Start-up
Costs
4Additions
4Egress
Windows
4Fences
4Working
Capital
4Bathrooms
4Toys
& Equipment
4Technical
Assistance
4Additional
Needs
Eligibility includes:
• Licensed family child care providers, licensed child care centers, Head
Start and other early education programs located in the state of Missouri.
• Start-up family child care providers who will become licensed as a
result of participation in the loan fund may also apply.
• 20% of the children in the applicant’s care must come from households
with incomes meeting MO Child Care Subsidy eligibility guidelines.
• Family child care applicants must own the home for which an improvement
loan is being requested.
• Projects that are unable to secure child care business loans from
conventional sources.
For an
application call toll-free 1-866-562-6801. You can also visit their
website at
www.dcc-corner.com for more information.
Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For information regarding the
Missouri Preschool Project (MPP) grants contact the Early Childhood Office
of Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at
573-751-2095 or click on the website.
dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/earlychild
Missouri
Department of Social Services
For more information regarding
the Department of Social Services Child Care Grant:
www.dss.mo.gov/cd/early/index.htm
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