| Associated Early Care and Education, Inc. | $75,000 |
Boston, MA
General support to expand the number of accredited programs serving low-income children in the metropolitan Boston area. First payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Child Care Services Association | $25,000 |
Chapel Hill, NC
General support to strengthen child care homes and centers in North Carolina to achieve national accreditation. | |
| Down East Partnership for Children |
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Rocky Mount, NC
To provide scholarships for child care to low-income parents who work or attend school in Nash and Edgecombe Counties and to assist local child care centers and family homes achieve the highest levels of accreditation. First and second payments of this grant were paid in 2005. | |
| Easter Seals, Inc. | $100,000 |
Chicago, IL
To support the Child Development Network in promoting inclusionary child services and national accreditation among its affiliates across the country. Second payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| The Family Conservancy | $125,000 |
Kansas City, KS
To help community-based child care centers in the Kansas City metro area achieve quality care accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Second payment of a two-year $250,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Kidango, Inc. | $60,000 |
Fremont, CA
General support for early care and education programs for children from low-income families. First payment of a two-year $120,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| National Association for the Education of Young Children | |
Washington, DC
For accreditation re-invention. First and second payments of this grant were paid in 2005. | |
| The Sheltering Arms | $100,000 |
Atlanta, GA
General support to provide and promote nationally-accredited, high-quality child care for low-income families in the Atlanta metropolitan area and the state of Georgia. First payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Suwannee Valley Community Coordinated Child Care, Inc. | $35,000 |
Lake City, FL
General support for accredited child care, and Head Start programs, and technical assistance for accreditation in rural northern Florida. Second payment of a two-year $70,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| United Way of New York City | $50,000 |
New York, NY
For the Quality New York child care initiative. Second payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2005. | |