Champion for Children Child Care Scholarship

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The Champion for Young Children Scholarship helps families that have experienced an unexpected emergency resulting in a temporary loss of wages affecting the parent's ability to keep their child(ren)  enrolled in child care. Funded by generous donations to Smart Start Rowan, a limited number of these scholarships are available for children birth through age 5 that are enrolled in licensed child care programs in Rowan County. Applications can be found below and are available to eligible families on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Scholarships are not linked to family income level but instead are based on the families’ temporary loss of income due to an unexpected or emergency situation. The goal of this scholarship program is to allow the child(ren) to continue enrollment in the child care program where they are currently attending, in order to maintain a consistent, positive, and familiar routine for the child during the family crisis.