The Critical Role of C3 Operations Grants

On October 10th at 2:00pm EST, Neighborhood Villages and Strategies for Children hosted a panel event about the critical need to make direct-to-provider operations grants a permanent vehicle for funding the early education and care sector.

We discussed how evidence from the Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) grant program demonstrates that direct-to-provider operations grants have:

• Preserved family access to care, especially in lower-income communities;

• Contributed to increased educator wages; and

• Stabilized tuition fees and affordability.

If you missed it, learn more in the event’s slideshow.