Topic: Early Head Start
How to Find Quality Child Care
The Oklahoma Early Childhood Program (OECP) was created in 2006 to improve the quality of early education statewide and expand high quality child care options for low-income children ages 0-4. Currently, OECP funds high quality classrooms at thirty facilities serving 2,830 children statewide. Many of these programs also have Early Head Start and Head Start […]
Facilities that are participating in an Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) will be assigned a second contract number to be used only for those children attending a new Early Head Start classroom created as a result of the EHS-CCP grants. Any other children in the family who attend the same facility but […]
In January of 2014, Congress appropriated $500,000,000 to expand the number and quality of early learning slots for infants and toddlers through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP) grants. These grants allow new or existing Early Head Start programs to partner with local child care centers and family child care providers serving infants and toddlers […]
Effective 03/01/19 A child attending an EHS-CCP grant program or an OECP may be approved for a weekly unit type when the parent or caretaker qualifies for Child Care Subsidy and meets a need factor for some of the EHS-CCP grant program or OECP care hours. This is so the child can take advantage of […]
Effective 03/01/2019 Scenario #1: Janice is in the county office to apply for child care for her 2 year old son, Matt. Matt attends an Early Head Start classroom in an EHS-CCP Grant Program. Janice works M, W, F from 9:00am to 12:00pm. What is the appropriate unit type for Matt? Answer: As long as […]