FCCAM will do our best to keep this page updated with current opportunities for fcc providers/programs to access outside income resources.
Timed Sensitive ~
One-time child care grant will be distributed in December 2025 to child care programs in Maine. Programs must apply by November 30, 2025. For Details: 11.18.25 PDG Child Care Grant Memo.pdf
Child care owners and directors will need to log on to the Early Childhood Salary Supplement registration portal beginning November 18, 2025, and specifically apply for the grant to receive the funds. The portal will stay open until November 30th or until grant funds run out.
Grant funds will be distributed by 12/15/2025 and must be spent by 12/30/2025.
Grant paid at $25 per slot based on licensed capacity. This opportunity is funded by Maine’s federal Preschool Development Grant (PDG). For Details: 11.18.25 PDG Child Care Grant Memo.pdf. Grant funds can be spent on quality improvement materials or activities, including, but
not limited to, curriculum supplies and materials, business practice improvements, outdoor
learning and play supports, and professional development
The registration portal can be found here: https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/childcare_grants/provider/login
For questions or more information, please contact ECEWageProgram.DHHS@Maine.gov.
Ongoing ~
*Note: To update staff, register for the OCFS Grants, or update your numbers for the Enrollment Data Collection Project, please log on to the OCFS Early Childhood Educator Salary Supplement System portal. Note the registration portal closes for updates end of the month. While the portal is closed programs cannot go in and make updates.
Maine Early Childhood Workforce Salary Supplement System
Amount: 3 Tiers
Department: OCFS
Contact: ECEWageProgram.DHHS@maine.gov / Diane Nicholson,
Early Care & Education Workforce Development Program Manager,
Tel: (207) 624-7996 / e-mail: Diane.Nicholson@maine.gov
Vendor Codes contact: Vickie Bussey at (207) 624-7909 or Vickie.Bussey@maine.gov
The system provides salary supplements to eligible child care providers and early childhood educators who provide direct child care services to children in licensed child care facilities or are licensed family child care providers. Supplement level is based on the workers’ level of education and experience. The Department will determine Tier amounts based on current annual budget for the Salary Supplement System and total number of Educators enrolled in the Salary Supplement Program.
Register here for Early Childhood Educator Workforce Salary Supplement System
New providers must first create a profile before registering for the Salary Supplement System.
- Child care staff presently in the Maine Roads to Quality (MRTQ) registry as Level 0 are not eligible for the salary supplement payments. To move from a Level 0 to a Level 1, staff are required to complete the free, on-demand health and safety training, be properly registered in the MRTQ registry, and have 30 days of experience to be eligible.
Early Care & Education (ECE) Program Enrollment Collection Project
Amount: $50 monthly stipend per program
Department: DHHS
Contact: ECEWageProgram.DHHS@Maine.gov.
Stipends are included in the provider’s regular monthly Salary Supplement check from OCFS.
Programs MUST enter enrollment data once per calendar month within the Early Childhood Educator Salary Supplement Program portal through the Enrollment Data Collection section in order to qualify for the $50 per month stipend.
Data collected monthly:
- County
- Current Infant (6 weeks thru 12 months) Enrollment Number
- Current Toddler (13 months thru 36 months) Enrollment Number
- Current Preschool (3 years thru 5 years) Enrollment Number
- Current School Age Enrollment Number
Child Care Affordability Program CCAP
Amount:
- Infant Stipend – $100 per week stipend for twenty (20) or more hours in that week
- QRIS Bumps for Rising Star levels
- 35% increase for a CCAP child with a special need
- 35% for off hour care 6pm-6am and/ or weekends
Department: OCFS
Contact: Toll Free Number: 1-877-680-5866 or Augusta: 624-7999 or Fax 287-6308 / CCAP.DHHS@Maine.gov
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MAINE
T.E.A.C.H. offers scholarships and supports that improve the knowledge and compensation of early childhood educators looking to earn Associate and/or Bachelor degrees.
Amount: varies – currently offering scholarship that provide support towards:
- tuition and book expenses;
- travel/access stipend
- Paid release time from the classroom for studying & homework
Department: MaineAEYC
Contact: https://www.maineaeyc.org/teach
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