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Child Care Facility Fund
The Washington State Child Care Facility Fund was created in 1991 to help increase the availability of quality, affordable, convenient child care for working families by providing loans and grants to licensed child care centers, or centers in the process of becoming licensed.
Loan funds may be used to:
- Start or expand a licensed child care facility
- Make capital improvements in an existing DEL-licensed child care facility
- Acquire personal property for a child care facility that is depreciable under federal tax code
- Purchase health and safety improvements or program equipment for child care facilities
- Pay for operational costs for the first three months of a new child care facility
Grant funds can be used to purchase health and safety improvements or program equipment for child care facilities.
The program is managed by the Washington State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development in partnership with DEL. For more information on the program and how to apply, visit http://www.commerce.wa.gov/site/89/default.aspx.
Licensed family home child care providers are not eligible for this program, but may be eligible for other resources, including Child Care Micro Lenders. Visit http://www.commerce.wa.gov/site/89/default.aspx for a list of current micro lenders.