Discovery Time Kids Early Learning Center | Application Preview
Discovery Time Kids Early Learning Center is a nonprofit childcare and preschool provider serving a rural area with no nearby alternatives—the closest facility is 40 miles away. The center supports four surrounding communities and operates with a long waitlist due to high local demand and limited childcare options.
The organization is seeking government grant funding to supplement monthly payroll costs in an effort to retain staff who are currently underpaid. Keeping tuition low to support lower-income families has limited their ability to offer competitive wages, making staff retention a key challenge.
The center has modest plans to expand over the next five years but intends to grow only as much as they can ensure continued access to qualified staff. Their small size, personal relationships with families, and community-focused approach set them apart from distant, corporate-run childcare centers.
Additional funding would allow Discovery Time Kids ELC to continue offering affordable, high-quality childcare and maintain critical services for families in their underserved rural region.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: Discovery Time Kids Early Learning Center
Location: Bennett, Co, United States
Length of Operation: 6-10
Number of Employees: 11-25 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $250k to $500k
Annual Gross Expense: $250k to $500k
Open to Loans: NO
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Funding Usage
I am asking for extra money per month to cover payroll. Staff is underpaid and we try to keep our tuition low for lower income families to afford quality childcare. Therefore, we are in need of extra money for staff retention.
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Business Plan
We hope to slightly expand our facility within the next 5 years. We want to keep quality staff and don't want to grow beyond what we can access for good employees. We are in a rural area and it is hard to employee qualified staff. Discovery Time Kids ELC is a non-profit organization that provide private preschool and childcare in our rural community. We are the only childcare facility within 40 miles. We support four local communities that surround us, so we have a long waitlist. We have lower tuition rates to help support our local community residents that live and work in our area.
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Self Identified Competition
We do not have any competitors at this time. The closest childcare is 40 miles away and it has big city rates but also has a big city pay scale for employees. We are local and privately owned, not a chain center. We work with our families in all areas of their lives, giving them resources and support.
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