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Community
Partnerships for Children
Child Care Program
18 Pleasant Street
Erving, MA 01344
Phone: (413) 423-3180
FAX: (413) 423-3648
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The Community Partnerships for Children Grant is provided through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. The funding provided helps to support all of the early childhood public school classrooms within Union #28 (Leverett, Shutesbury, Erving and Swift River). The CPC Grant serves eligible children (2.9 years - 4 years of age) and their families in Erving, Leverett, Shutesbury, New Salem and Wendell. The CPC Grant provides services to child care providers to increase the quality and accessibility of care in our communities. Families with young children who live in these communities may also be eligible for support paying for child care.
Child Care Resources
for Families Available Through the
Program
- Child Care
Subsidies (free or reduced cost) through a
sliding fee for eligible families using approved
providers
- Programs for
all early childhood families in Union
#28
- Improved
quality and accessibility of care through
provider support
Family
Eligibility Requirements
- Reside in one
of the five towns within Union #28 (Erving,
Leverett, New Salem, Shutesbury,
Wendell)
- Have a child in
need of care between the age of 2.9 years- 5
years of age if not yet eligible for
Kindergarten
- Meet yearly
state median income guidelines by family
size
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Family
Size |
Maximum
Gross Yearly Income |
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2 |
$29,043
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3 |
$35,876
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4 |
$42,710
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5 |
$49,544
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6 |
$56,377
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- Families who have a documented special need may be elibible with a higher income.
- Working families with incomes up to these figures for their family size may be eligible for early care and education services under the Community partnerships for Children program. Income is determined by the gross monthly income. The maximum amounts for income are determined by the state sliding fee scale, and it is this scale which will determine the amount parents will contribute to their child care costs.
- Both parents
must be working at least part-time, if a single
parent, that parent must be working at least
part-time. Foster parents, grandparents and
parents with a disability are also
eligible. A parent may also be eligible if in a educational or training program.
Resources for Child
Care Providers
- Free or reduced
professional development trainings and workshops
for Early Childhood Providers
- Lending library
rotated at the provider's home on an ongoing
basis
- Support for
Child Development Associate Credential, National
Association for Family Child Care Accreditation
and the National Association of the Education
Young Children
- Respite Care
(substitute) reimbursement available to
participating providers
- Subsidy program
to meet the needs of families in your
care
- Networking with
other providers in your communities
- Bi-monthly
newsletter for providers
Provider
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be currently licensed and in good standing with the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
- Must work
toward receiving your Child Development
Associate or Family Child Care
Accreditation if a Family Provider or NAEYC
accreditation if a center based
program
COME JOIN
US!
COUNCIL
MEETINGS
OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SUPPORTED BY A CPC GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE. A LOCAL COUNCIL ASSISTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT FUNDS. THE COUNCIL IS OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED IN PROVIDING QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, FOR OUR COMMUNITIES CHILDREN.
THE LOCAL COUNCIL
MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS:
- Parents Of
Young Children
- Family Day Care
Providers
- Public And
Private Preschool Teachers/Directors
- Early Childhood
Coordinators
- School
Principal
- CPC Child Care
Program Coordinator
- Resource And Referral Agency (Child Care Outlook)
- Union #28
Family Network
- AND
OTHERS……
Meetings are held
through out the year. Call 413-423-3180 for council
meeting dates.
Current
Child Care Providers contracting with the Union #28
Community Partnerships for Children:
PARTICIPATING CPC
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMS
- Erving
Elementary Public Preschool
- Leverett
Elementary Public Preschool
- Shutesbury
Elementary Public Preschool
- Swift River
Elementary Public Preschool
CENTER BASED PROGRAM
- Hampshire Franklin Children's Day Care Center - Leverett
FAMILY CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS
In
Erving:
- Jill
Bergmann
- Melinda Labelle
In
Leverett:
- Amar Fuller
- Jean
Williams
In
Shutesbury:
In New
Salem:
In
Wendell:
OTHER PARTICIPATING
PROVIDERS -CROSS COMMUNITY PLACEMENT
- Amherst
Montessori
- Cushman Scott Children's Center
- AND MORE? ... Call to find out about other programs
Additional
Providers may be available, please call for current
information.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR
CHILDCARE SERVICES IN ALL
TOWNS AND COUNCIL INFO.
- CPC CHILD CARE
PROGRAM COORD.
- Erving Elementary School
- Erving, MA
01344
- Phone: (413) 423-3180
E-mail:
Budine@erving.com
FOR PUBLIC PRESCHOOL
SERVICES
In ERVING:
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- ERVING
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- 28 Northfield
Road
- Erving, MA
01344
- Phone: (413) 423-3326
In Leverett:
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- LEVERETT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- 85 Montague
Road
- Leverett, MA
01054
- Phone: (413)
548-9144
In
Shutesbury:
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- SHUTESBURY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- 23 West Pelham
Road
- Shutesbury, MA
01072
- Phone: (413)
259-1212
In New Salem AND
WENDELL:
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- SWIFT RIVER
SCHOOL
- 201 Wendell
Road
- New Salem, MA
01355
- Phone: (978)
544-3196
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