Improving Child Care for Generations
Affordability
66K+
Number of SC children approved for COVID-19 related child care scholarships since Oct 2020
$700M+
COVID-19 related child care scholarships allocated to families since Oct 2020
Accessibility
$436M+
Value of stabilization grants awarded to ABC Quality providers
$272M
For stabilization grants, start-up grants and supplemental funds to be awarded to providers
Stabilization grants, funded by the American Rescue Plan, helped more than 1,900 providers serving over 220,000 children. Providers received help with pandemic-related expenses or losses, operational costs such as rent, mortgage or utility expenses, and personnel or mental health costs.
Quality
10%
Growth in ABC Quality providers from June 2022 to June 2023
58%
SC providers that are also ABC Quality rated as of June 2023
$53M
Value of 1,728 one-time technology grants for providers to fund computers, laptops, accessories, phone upgrades, security or monitoring systems
76%
Growth in number of family child care home providers in ABC Quality from June 2022 to June 2023
306,732
Total training hours earned by child care programs and staff in 2022
40+
Number of outdoor learning grants provided