For Families

Child eligibility:

• Family income at or below 200% of federal poverty level
• Age 3,4 or 5 and scheduled to begin kindergarten Fall 2009 or Fall 2010
• Not eligible for State Child Care Assistance or Promise Jobs funding for this care
• Child must reside in Johnson County

Family Responsibility:

• Families apply directly for the program
• Families must obtain agreement from their child's care provider to accept Empowerment reimbursement
• Families are responsible for following their contract with the provider
• Families are responsible for any tuition and fees above what the School Ready Scholarship provides

For Providers

Early Education/Preschool Program responsibility:

Each early education program will enter into a contract with Empowerment agreeing to:

• Identify a quality rating measure, obtain the qualification, and provide documentation to Empowerment
• Be reimbursed at their current rate
• Collect from the family any fees assessed directly to the family
• Provide Empowerment with performance measure data as required by the state

For further information about this program, contact:
Laurie Nash
(319) 339-6179
empower@jcempowerment.org

For information about the status of an application, contact:
An Fevold
(319) 356-6050