Child Care Workforce Retention Bonus Program

  • Child Care Workforce Retention Bonus Program

    Benefit Payment Application

  • Regulated child care and afterschool employers are experiencing unprecedented staffing concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related "Great Resignation." These employers are experiencing exceptionally high staff vacancy and turnover rates while also facing increasing pressure to revert back to pre-COVID operating schedules to support parents and caregivers who are returning to more in-person work.  

    The Child Care Workforce Retention Bonus Program provides one lump sum benefit payment to eligible regulated program owners who fill one of the eligible positions in their program on an ongoing basis. 

    If you wish to apply for this benefit payment, you must meet all the following eligibility requirements: 

    • Be the individual owner of a regulated family child care home, center based child care preschool program, or an afterschool program and work in one of the eligible positions below on an ongoing basis; and
    • The program must be located in Vermont (overnight camps are not included); and
    • The program must be open and serving Vermont children at the time of the application. 

    Eligible Positions

    • Director
    • Family Child Care Home Provider
    • Afterschool program administrator
    • Afterschool program staff
    • Teacher
    • Teacher associate
    • Assistant
    • Trainee
    • Aide
    • If the owner is on leave, but is committed to returning to work in one of the eligible positions above, they are also eligible.

    If you have questions about this application, please contact ahs.dcfcddworkforcebonus@vermont.gov.

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • Application Periods & Deadlines

  • Applications will remain open for new owner applicants until June 30, 2023, or until all funds are awarded. Applicants can only apply once and will receive a one-time lump sum benefit payment.

  • Certifications

  • By signing this application, I am certifying the following:

    1. The information provided on this application is true and accurate.
    2. I understand that the information provided on this application may be verified by other programs, such as Child Care Licensing before a benefit payment is determined.
    3. I agree that as the Applicant, I must repay the benefit payment or a portion of the benefit payment to the Child Development Division if any payments received are based on incorrect representations made on this application.
    4. I understand the final determination of whether there is a duplication of benefits and the amount to be repaid, if any, will be made by the Child Development Division.
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