A Plan for Community Investment and Better Child Care

In the struggle to balance work and family while building community-based enterprises, the business of quality child care is critical. Child Care Works, a partnership between Washington, DC banks, community foundations and non-profit groups which is coordinated by CPA, provides training, grants and loans to licensed day care providers who will provide slots for 1,000 children in the District of Columbia.

In addition to assisting in licensing requirements, Child Care Works helps DC child care providers with start-up grants up to $500 and micro-loans of $500 to $1500.

Child Care Works partners are: the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, the Department of Human Services’ Office of Early Childhood Education, the Metro Bankers Consortium, Arch Family Services, the Washington Child Development Council, the H Street Community Development Corporation and CPA. Participating banks are Crestar, Citibank, Nationsbank, the First National Bank of Maryland, Riggs Bank, Bank of America and First Union.

For more information about Child Care Works and other child care facilities financing programs in the states, visit CPA’s website at www.cfpa.org.