Grandview Early Learning Center

Subsidized Program Eligibility Requirements

• Child must be a member of a federally recognized tribe
• All children must be under 13 years old
• Parents must be working or in an educational program
• Provider must pass a background check
• Provider must have CPR and First Aid certification
• Provider must have a valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance.
• • • If BOTH are not available, the provider must provide their valid identification card and sign the transport waiver included in the provider packet.
• Our service area is Pierce County and Federal Way, WA. Families must live in our service area. Providers do not need to be in the service area.
• View the *new* Childcare Assistance Rates
• For relative providers: The following is the federal definition of a relative provider: Grandparent, Great-Grandparent, Aunt, Uncle or sibling 18 years old and not living in the child’s home. All adults living in the home of the relative provider, who are NOT related to the child, will need to complete and pass a background check to qualify for services.

Subsidized Program Application

Please provide one application for each family in need of services. You may list multiple children on one application. Parents and providers complete a W-9 form with the application.

Family Application

• GELC Family Application

Licensed Providers

• Licensed Provider Application with required attachments

Relative Providers

• Relative Provider Application with required attachments

Non-Relative Providers

• Non-Relative Provider Application with required attachments

Additional Resources

Handbooks and Policies and Procedures

• Parent Handbook

Resource and Referral Services

• Birth to 6 Program

Finding Childcare

• https://www.findchildcarewa.org/
• https://childcareawarewa.org/families/

General

• https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-coronavirus

Advocacy

• https://childcareawarewa.org/advocacy/
• https://elliothaspel.com/
• https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/tribal