Eligible Employees of the Atlanta Public Schools school board get approval for childcare scholarships.
Ellyn Cochran vividly remembers parts of her experience in the classroom as a small child.
“You know what I remember is being surrounded by people who loved and cared for me,” said Cochran.
She runs the non-profit, Quality Care for Children. She believes all kids should be able to
get the same experience that she had. She is partnering with Atlanta Public Schools to try to do just that.
“They are providing scholarships to their employees for their children, 0-4, to have access to high-quality care within communities,” said Cochran.
Any employee of Atlanta Public Schools, including bus drivers, and food service workers, can be eligible. As long as their household income is below 85 percent of the state median income of $65,030, they could qualify.
“Quality childcare is expensive. What we try to do is make sure no family is paying more than 10 percent of their income towards childcare,” said Cochran.
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