Step 1: Submit the grant application form
Fill out the online grant application and submit it to the Alberta Child Care Grant Funding Program using the contact information noted on the form. The grant application form is available online at https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-child-care-grant-funding-program.aspx.
The Alberta Child Care Grant Funding Program will review the grant application once it has been submitted. If the program is eligible, the authorized representative of the licence holder will receive a grant agreement (as specified by the program on the grant application). If the program is ineligible, the authorized representative of the licence holder will receive a written notification explaining why.
Step 2: Review and sign the grant agreement
After a child care program is declared eligible, the Alberta Child Care Grant Funding Program will send the official (unsigned) grant agreement to the authorized representative of the licence holder as listed on the application.
The licence holder must ensure full understanding and compliance with all requirements for the wage top-up and professional development funding, as contained in this Funding Guide, prior to signing the grant agreement.
The authorized official of the licence holder must sign the grant agreement and return the original signed copy by mail or email to:
Alberta Children’s Services
Alberta Child Care Grant Funding Program
6th Floor, Sterling Place, 9940-106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2N2
cs.childcarefunding@gov.ab.ca
The approved professional development funding payment will be part of the overall child care program deposit when the next monthly claim is processed. The ECE name and professional development funding payment amount (including the release time grant, if approved) will be reflected on the monthly payment summary statement.
If you have questions about submitting your monthly claim or the payments received, you can call the Alberta Child Care Claims Unit at 1-855-638-6121 or email cs.childcareclaims@gov.ab.ca. For more information, visit https://www.alberta.ca/online-child-care-claims-system.aspx.
*AECEA makes every effort to ensure this information is up to date. Please consult original documentation/website to confirm accuracy*