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Funding Formula Payments for Child Care Providers
Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25)
In FY25, the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) distributed more than $63 million to child development facilities to increase compensation for early educators.
FY25 Resources
Minimum Salaries
- Minimum Salaries (Español | Amharic)
- How to Determine an Educator’s Minimum Salary (Español | Amharic)
Funding Formula
- Child Development Facility (CDF) Payroll Funding Formula (Español | Amharic)
- How Staffing Changes Impact Quarterly Awards (Español | Amharic)
- How to Access and Understand Quarterly Award Statements (Español | Amharic)
Waivers
Monitoring
- FY24 Amended Monitoring Policy in effect for FY25 Monitoring (Updated: March 2025) (Español | Amharic)
- Monitoring Extension Request Policy (Español | Amharic)
- Frequently Asked Questions (Español | Amharic)
- Guide for Completing Monitoring (Español | Amharic)
General
- Frequently Asked Questions for Child Care Providers (Español | Amharic)
- Frequently Asked Questions for Educators (Español | Amharic)
- Quarterly Data
Participating Facilities
FY24
OSSE distributed more than $67 million to more than 365 facilities in FY24.
FY24 Resources
Minimum Salaries
Funding Formula
Waivers
Monitoring
- FY24 Amended Monitoring Policy (Updated: March 2025) (Español | Amharic)
- Monitoring Extension Request Policy (Español | Amharic)
- Monitoring FAQ (Updated: June 2025) (Español | Amharic)
Participating Facilities
Supplemental Payments to Early Childhood Educators
FY23
In FY23, OSSE and AidKit distributed $41,908,750 to 4,085 early childhood educators through the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund. Eligible early childhood educators received up to four payments of up to $3,500 each, depending on their staff type and employment status, between October 2022 and September 2023.
FY22
In FY22, OSSE and AidKit distributed $38,372,000 to 3,217 early childhood educators through the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund. Eligible early childhood educators received one-time payments of up to $14,000 depending on their staff type (e.g., teacher, assistant teacher, home caregiver, etc.) and employment status (e.g., full time or part time).
Related Resources
Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund: Background and History
Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund: Information for Facility Leaders and Staff (Español