Child Care Executive Partnership 

The Child Care Executive Partnership (CCEP)  program creates an opportunity for employers and employees to succeed as partners. Low-income parents that have financial assistance through employer-supported child care provide parents increased purchasing power.  The families that benefit most from employer-supported child care are low-income. Such employees include restaurant workers, early childhood caregivers, those that work in tourism – the list goes on and on.

In addition, your business may be eligible for a tax incentive. Child care assistance provided by an employer is a tax deductible “ordinary and necessary” business expense under the Internal Revenue Codes Section 162. The eligibility is made possible because providing child care services reduce absenteeism and turnover, aid in recruitment and retention, and increase employee productivity.  It makes smart business sense!

 

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School Readiness

The School Readiness program provides child care assistance to income-eligible Orange County families helping parents access high quality early care and education while they are working to become financially self-sufficient. Parents are provided with information on child development, as well as parental engagement opportunities that incorporate parents as their child’s first teacher.

Children in the school readiness program are given the foundation for not only educational but for life-long success because they are taught the basics of self-care and self-management. The children, who are younger than kindergarten age, develop the social and emotional skills that enable them to take instruction, make friends, express thoughts, and cope with frustration.  To see if you qualify for financial assistance, click here. https://spe.schoolreadiness.org/pe/