The High Quality Early Childhood Education Center Grants are designed to strengthen York County’s early childhood education workforce by supporting employee retention and stability.
Donor Name: United Way of York County
State: Pennsylvania
County: York County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/13/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This grant provides funding to offset childcare tuition costs for employees who work at high-quality nonprofit early childhood education (ECE) centers in York County.
Grant funds must be used exclusively to offset childcare tuition costs for employees of the applicant center. They allow up to 10% of grant funds to be directed towards administrative overhead.
Centers may use funds to:
- Reduce deficits associated with existing employee childcare tuition discounts
- Increase the percentage of tuition assistance currently offered
- Initiate a childcare tuition assistance program for employees
- Expand eligibility for existing tuition assistance programs
- Prevent planned reductions in childcare tuition assistance.
Priorities
Priority may be given to proposals that:
- Serve a high percentage of teaching staff
- Demonstrate financial need or existing deficits related to tuition assistance
- Clearly articulate how tuition assistance supports workforce stability.
Grant Period
The grant period will be 12 months from the date of award.
Uses of Funds
Grant funds may be used to offset childcare tuition for:
- Children of employees enrolled at the applicant center
- Any employee classification that is identified as eligible in the proposal (e.g., teaching staff, administrative staff, full-time or part-time staff)
Eligibility Criteria
Be a nonprofit organization operating in York County, PA, with an appropriate IRS determination Operate an early childhood education center that serves children from birth through six years old Hold an active Keystone STARS Level 3 or Level 4 designation at the time of application and award Use grant funds solely to offset childcare tuition for employees working at the center, with up to 10% allowable as administrative fees.
For more information, visit UCYC.
