United Way of Greater New Haven has been awarded federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the City of New Haven to enhance and expand early care and education programs in New Haven. The goal of this grant opportunity is to improve the quality of child care in the City of New Haven.

This grant opportunity is currently closed.

We are pleased to announce the 2025 Early Care and Education Enhancement Grant Awardees:

• Auntie Rose Child Care Development Center
• Baby Bear Daycare
• Catholic Charities Inc.- Archdiocese of Hartford
• Creating Kids Childcare Center at the Connecticut Children's Museum
• Creative ME LLC
• Farnam Nursery School (Clifford Beers)
• Friends Center for Children (East Grand, Blake St. locations)
• Sankofa Learning Center
• St. Aedan Pre School
• The Cozy Den Childcare LLC

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION EXPANSION GRANT 2025 

United Way of Greater New Haven was awarded federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the City of New Haven to enhance and expand early care and education programs in our city. The goal of this grant opportunity is to increase the availability of licensed child care in the City of New Haven. 

Applications will be accepted through June 20th, 2025 at 4PM.  

ELIGIBILITY 

Your program must:  

• Be located in New Haven  
• Be a licensed Group Child Care Home or Child Care Center  
• Serve children who live in New Haven (at least 50% of enrollment)  
• Have at least 66% of your early childhood seats enrolled at the time of your application 
• Have been in operation for at least 2 years  
• Welcome all families, regardless of their race, cultural background or religious practices  
• Be a non-profit or a privately owned, non-franchised provider 

Additional information about the grant criteria, application, and scoring is available in the RFP Packet (linked below in English and Spanish). Application questions are available in both RFP packets- please feel free to use this as a draft for your application. However, final, official submissions must go through the Formstack link below. 

Currently this opportunity is only open to licensed centers and group homes operating in New Haven.

Expansion Application

Translation Guide

Expansion RFP Packet - English

Expansion RFP Packet - Spanish

Budget and Demographics

As this is an ongoing application process, the grant administrator, Shelly Hicks, Vice President of Education, will be available to answer any questions you have about the grant process. Please feel free to reach out to Shelly Hicks at shicks@uwgnh.org as questions arise.   

CURRENT AWARDEES

Auntie Rose Child Care Development Center

Clifford Beers Community Care Center Preschool 

St. Aedan Pre School

United Way of Greater New Haven was awarded federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the City of New Haven to enhance and expand early care and education programs in our city. The goal of this grant opportunity is to expand your ability to serve more children in your program. 

Applications will be accepted through June 20th, 2025 at 4PM.   

ELIGIBILITY  

Your program must:   

• Be located in New Haven   

• Be a licensed Family Child Care Home   

• Serve children who live in New Haven (at least 50% of enrollment)   

• Have at least 50% of your early childhood seats enrolled at the time of your application  

• Have been in operation for at least 2 years   

• Welcome all families, regardless of their race, cultural background or religious practices   

• Be a non-profit or a privately owned, non-franchised provider  

APPLICATION STEPS 

1. Confirm eligibility 

2. Schedule your appointment to meet with a business consultant from our consulting partner, All Our Kin. Please call or email Lorena at 203-309-6951 or lorena@allourkin.org to schedule an appointment. 

3. Prepare for your business meeting where you will discuss your plan for expanding your business. 

4. All Our Kin will make a recommendation about your readiness to proceed with this grant opportunity.  

5. Invited applicants will complete the application via the link they receive and include their business plan and any other supporting documents. 

6. A team of reviewers will review the application and make a funding decision. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and funding will be distributed until there are no funds remaining. 

Additional information about the grant criteria, application, and scoring is available in the RFP Packet (linked below in English and Spanish). Application questions are available in both RFP packets- please feel free to use this as a draft for your application. However, final, official submissions must go through the Formstack link that you will receive following your business meeting with All Our Kin.  

Translation Guide - English

Translation Guide - Spanish

Expansion RFP Packet - English 

Expansion RFP Packet - Spanish

Budget and Demographics 

INFORMATION SESSIONS  

As this is an ongoing application process, the grant administrator, Shelly Hicks, Vice President of Education, will be available to answer any questions you have about the grant process. Please feel free to reach out to Shelly Hicks at shicks@uwgnh.org as questions arise.