We help families afford child care tuition
As a parent, you understand the importance of consistent, nurturing, and continuous child care for your child.
You also know how challenging it can be to ensure this care during times of crisis or financial difficulty, when uncertainty and instability are at their peak. Our BOOST Scholarships were created to support families in accessing child care when you need it most.
BOOST Scholarship programs
BOOST Emergency Child Care assistance program
Quality Care for Children empowers Georgia’s families to find and access high-quality early learning and care experiences and supports the critical work of child care providers that ensures our youngest and most vulnerable children have the best start to reach their full potential.
We’ll work with you to understand your family’s unique child care needs, to locate appropriate child care providers, and to negotiate fees with the provider. Through the ECC program, child care providers are paid directly. We continue to monitor the child care placement to ensure that necessary services are being provided and that connections are being made with additional resources, as needed.
Eligibility criteria
When available, ECC assistance is very limited and eligibility may vary by county, city, zip code or other factors. Applying for ECC assistance does not guarantee you will be approved. Once you apply, you will be placed on our waiting list. Your application will remain active for three months, at which point it will expire. If parents experience another emergency, they must re-apply at that time. Families are only eligible to receive ECC once during a calendar year.
Thanks to several partnerships and private funding, we are able to support a limited number of families for specific communities in Georgia through the ECC program. Funding is provided in part by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Department of Community Development CSP Program.
PAACT Scholarship for Atlanta powered by BOOST
The PAACT Scholarship for Atlanta powered by BOOST ensures infants and young children (ages birth to three years) receive high-quality early care and learning that prepares them for success in school and beyond. Paying for quality child care can be difficult or impossible for many families. Families who receive assistance through the PAACT Scholarship for Atlanta pay no more than 7% of their average weekly income on child care expenses.
Eligibility criteria
The PAACT Scholarship powered by BOOST is a needs-based program. Note: This scholarship is not a government program or entitlement program. It is privately funded and participation in the program is voluntary. Furthermore, eligibility for this scholarship does not guarantee enrollment into the program as both space and funding are limited.
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“This scholarship has helped me and my family improve our lives. You have given us an opportunity to choose any child care provider - I couldn’t ask for anything better. It allowed me to be closer to my kids with work, all I needed to do was send you an email and you got it done.”