 CIP
assists licensed child care centers that are committed to providing
quality care and to serving low-income, subsidy-eligible children
– from infancy through preschool years. With lead funding
from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, CIP works closely
with early care and education practitioners and advocates and with
the State of Connecticut, CHEFA and financial institutions to complement
ongoing efforts to plan and develop quality facilities in lower-income
communities across the state.
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 CIP
provides a combination of training, technical assistance and flexible,
affordable financing, whether it is a minor renovation or construction
of a new, state-of-the-art child care facility.
Since its inception,
CIP has provided over 1.4 million to 29 child care
providers and
nonprofit developers undertaking facilities projects.
Seventeen completed projects with 1,709 children being served.
3,544 low-income children benefiting. |
