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Nana Grants pays for childcare so that single mothers can attend college and job training.

06/17/2025

Moms aren't the only ones donning a cap and gown this graduation season.

05/27/2025

Dear Nana Grants,

I want to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to pursue my degree in radiology. I graduated with honors from West Georgia Technical College and had a job secured a month before graduation. This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without your support.

As a single mother, returning to school was challenging, but I knew it was essential for providing for my son. Thank you all so much for believing in me.

Warm regards,
Alexis

01/10/2025

What do the CAPS changes mean for recipient families?

"The CAPS copay is based on the family's income and determined by the state, while the family fee is the additional amount the family must pay if their child care provider's rates exceed the CAPS subsidy.

For example, if CAPS covers $150 per week, but the child care provider charges $200 per week, the family would need to pay the $50 difference, which is the family fee.

Additionally, the family would pay their CAPS copay based on their income level. While this system helps subsidize the cost of child care, it can leave families with significant out-of-pocket expenses."

01/07/2025

Did You Know? Georgia's CAPS Program Changes at a Glance:

- Lowered income eligibility: ⬇️ from 50% to 30% of the state median income
- Family fees and copays have been reinstated, increasing families' personal responsibility for paying for child care
- Federal pandemic relief funds have been rolled back to pre-pandemic levels.

Despite these setbacks, Nana Grants, with the support of donors like the Liz Blake Giving Fund and Gas South is stepping in to help families stay on track.

01/04/2025

Georgia's CAPS program cuts have left families struggling to find affordable child care. Thanks to the Liz Blake Giving Fund and Gas South, Nana Grants is stepping in to provide the support these families need. Together, we can make a difference for single parents finishing their degrees.

12/05/2024

Even as childcare prices remain unaffordable, early childcare educators (ECEs) are some of the lowest-paid workers in every state. According to the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS)' 2024 Report for the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care, "Low wages mean that 53% of the ECE workforce nationally live in families that utilize some sort of public income supports and 29% of child care providers report experiencing hunger. Early care and education professionals make significantly less than their counterparts in similar professions (e.g., K-12 teachers) even with the same education, credentials, and/or experience."

Check out GEEARS.org for more information.

12/03/2024

Why is access to quality pre-K important? According to the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS)' 2024 Report for the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care, "In 2011, (a study on the short- and long-term outcomes of attending Georgia’s Pre-K) indicated that students who attended Georgia’s Pre-K demonstrated significant rates of growth—above and beyond what is typical for children their age—during their Pre-K and kindergarten years, suggesting they entered kindergarten prepared to take advantage of subsequent learning opportunities. A separate 2017 comparison study found that a group of students who had attended Georgia’s Pre-K significantly outperformed their peers who had not attended Georgia’s Pre-K across all subject areas of the third-grade Georgia Milestones assessments."

Check out GEEARS.org for more information.

11/29/2024

According to the GEEARS' 2024 Report for the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care, "nearly half (of Georgia parents with children up to 5 years old polled in 2023) indicated they or their partner had turned down job opportunities because of child care challenges. More than a third said they or their spouse had left the workforce entirely because of such challenges, with mothers feeling a disproportionate impact."

Check out GEEARS.org for more information.

11/25/2024

Why does child care cost so much, and why are providers still struggling? According to the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS)' 2024 Report for the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care, "What families pay in tuition and fees often doesn’t reflect the actual costs that child care providers incur. The 'true' cost of providing high-quality, developmentally appropriate care generally exceeds what parents are willing and able to pay, affecting providers’ bottom line."

Check out GEEARS.org for more information.

11/22/2024

Check out these statistics from GEEARS:The Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students ' 2024 Report for the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care. According to one Georgia parent, "My wife had to stay home with our children because the cost of two children in care was prohibitively expensive based on her salary."

Check out GEEARS.org for more information.

11/05/2024

It's election day, and there's one thing front and center in our minds at Nana Grants: child care.

We're not the only ones thinking this. Plenty of families across the nation are hoping for an administration to act in their best interests and make quality child care affordable and accessible.

According to the New York Times, "Child care is an overshadowed issue in presidential politics, dwarfed by talk of inflation, immigration, reproductive rights and foreign policy. But in battlegrounds like Wisconsin this year, concerns about the issue feel acute, and there’s an emerging sense that the candidates for president are no longer ignoring the role that child care can play in the lives of voters, especially women."

Read the full article at https://buff.ly/4hBNMtp

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