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Quality Maintenance Bonus Incentive Grant (4-5 Star Facilities)

Smart Start of Pender County

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

  • In Pender County

Other requirements

  • Child care providers with 4-5 Star ratings

Overview

Quality Maintenance Bonus Incentive Grant

Purpose: Assists eligible 4-5 Star child care facilities in maintaining high quality of care they provide to young children.

Geographic Scope: Pender County, North Carolina

Eligibility:

  • Child care providers with 4-5 Star ratings
  • Operating in Pender County

Focus Areas:

  • Maintaining quality in child care programs
  • Development of Learning Environment Plans (LEP)
  • Creating learning spaces
  • Curriculum development and lesson planning
  • Improving Environment Rating Scale (ERS) scores

Technical Assistance Offered:

  • Development of a Learning Environment Plan (LEP)
  • Developing Creative Learning Spaces
  • Curriculum Development/Lesson Planning
  • Reaching Higher Scores on the Environment Rating Scale (ERS)
  • Mock ERS Assessment

Contact Information:

  • Smart Start of Pender County
  • P.O. Box 429
  • 600 N. Timberly Lane
  • Burgaw, NC 28425
  • Phone: 910-259-9978
  • Toll Free: 1-866-606-0909
  • Fax: 910-259-9728
  • Contact: Shelly Martin or Candice Dillard
  • Email: smartin@pender4kids.com or rcdillard@pender4kids.com

What Smart Start of Pender County actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
1
Total given
$233K
Median grant
$233K
  • By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Burgaw, NC.

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IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Child care
  • Daycare

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