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THE ELITE IMPACT GRANT · FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
You already know
which corner
needs the work.
Up to $1,000 awarded to licensed child care centers and family child care homes for the classroom materials you've been putting off.
No cost. No purchase. Nothing to match. Official Rules
THE CYCLE
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AUG 24 – SEP 14
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Applications open
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SEPTEMBER 16
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Panel review and selection
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SEPTEMBER 17
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Recipients announced
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LATE SEPTEMBER
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Materials purchased and shipped
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Up to $1,000
Awarded each cycle to one or more programs
Centers & homes
Licensed family child care is fully eligible
Shipped to you
We buy the materials. No reimbursement paperwork.
WHY WE BUILT THIS
Every director has a list.
You walk your classrooms and you see it. The reading corner that hasn't changed in three years. The shelf holding the same eight puzzles since 2019. The dramatic play center that could be something, if there were room in the budget.
There is never room in the budget.
Elite Educational Enterprises works with early childhood programs every day, and we hear this in every conversation. So we're doing something about it.
The Elite Impact Grant funds real, specific improvements to the spaces where children spend their days. Tell us what you'd change and why it matters. If your program is selected, we purchase the materials and ship them to your door.
THIS CYCLE'S FOCUS
Learning Centers
This cycle is dedicated to the classroom areas where children actually spend their day, the centers that make a room work.
Dramatic play
Math & manipulatives
Blocks & construction
Reading corner
Science & discovery
Art & creative
Future cycles will focus on literacy and libraries, educator development, and outdoor play. Join our list to be notified when the next cycle opens. Click here
ELIGIBILITY
Who can apply
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Owners and directors of licensed child care centers
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Owners of licensed family child care homes
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Current license in good standing with your state
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Program located in the United States
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Member of our Facebook community
Program size is not a factor.
A home serving six children competes on the same terms as a center serving two hundred. We're reading for need, clarity, and impact — not enrollment.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps, about twenty minutes
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Apply by September 14
Tell us which space you'd improve, what you'd purchase, and what difference it would make. Photos of the space as it looks today are required.
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A panel reviews every application
Applications are scored by a panel of early childhood professionals on demonstrated need, the specificity of your plan, expected impact on the children you serve, and completeness. This is not a drawing.
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Recipients announced September 17
Announced in our Facebook community and on this page.
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We buy it and ship it
Recipients build a wish list of the items they requested. We review it, purchase the approved items, and ship everything directly to the program. No cash, no reimbursement forms, no waiting on a check.
WHAT MAKES A STRONG APPLICATION
Be specific, not polished.
Name the actual items
"New books for the classroom."
"Twenty board books for our infant room. We have six and three are taped together."
Add it up
Include prices and an estimated total. A realistic plan stands out immediately.
Shows us a real space
A phone photo taken this morning is worth more than a paragraph of description.
Don't stage it.
Tell us what changes
Not just what changes on the shelf; what changes for your children and your teachers.
QUESTIONS
Before you apply
No. There is no application fee, no purchase, and no obligation of any kind. Buying from Elite Educational Enterprises has no effect on your application.
Tell us what you'd change.
Applications close September 14 at 11:59 p.m. Recipients announced September 17.
Elite Educational Enterprises
www.eliteresultsnow.com
The Elite Impact Grant is funded and administered by Elite Educational Enterprises. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to apply or to receive an award. Recipients are selected on merit by a review panel; this program is not a sweepstakes, lottery, or random drawing. Open to owners and directors of licensed child care centers and licensed family child care homes located in the United States. Void where prohibited. This program is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook or Meta. See Official Rules for complete eligibility requirements and terms.