Mini-Grants

ELOA Mini-Grants support innovative projects in a variety of settings, including child care centers, family child care and preschools, programs for homeless families, and social service agencies. Projects have included writing new curriculum, building small libraries, technology training for providers, arts education, and accreditation support for staff.

The following organizations received ELOA Mini-Grants to expand resources, introduce curriculum, and support training for children, parents, and providers-

• Bigelow Cooperative Day Care Center
  
• Catholic Charities
  
• The Cambridge Hospital
  
• Cambridge/Somerville Family Child Care Accreditation Support Group
  
• East Cambridge Preschool
  
• The Family Center
  
• Garden Nursery School
  
• Harvard Yard Child Care Center
  
• Jam'Nastics, Inc.
  
• King Open Preschool
  
• Peabody Terrace Children's Center
  
• Salvation Army/Our Place Child Care Center for Homeless Families

"I learned to do a lot more writing for and with children. I have come to understand that language and literacy are not separate skills. They are developing at the same time, and we, as educators of young children, must encourage all aspects of learning to read and write."
-Child care provider about ESOL program