Breckenridge, CO Home JOBS SUBSCRIBE CONTACT US TRANSLATE 41° Search LIVE WORK PLAY YOUR GOVERNMENT HOW DO I... Parking & Transportation Solutions Request for Proposals (RFP) / Bids Employment with the Town Town Code Taxes Business License Liquor, Marijuana and Tobacco Licensing + Building + Community Development + Housing Child Care Tuition Assistance - Program Background Child Care Advisory Committee Transit Police + Records Producing an Event Work BRECKENRIDGE CHILD CARE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Print Feedback Share & Bookmark Press Enter to show all options, press Tab go to next option Font Size: + - Open enrollment for 2021/2022 Tuition Assistance is closed. Contact Austyn Dineen with questions on eligibility to apply. Since 2007, the Town of Breckenridge has provided over $9.3 million to the Tuition Assistance Program to support local families and workforce. Breckenridge recognized that without access to affordable, quality early childhood care and education, parents could not be part of the vital workforce and contribute to the community character the Town desired.— 2016 Child Care Needs Assessment (Tuition Assistance totals through December 2020) As part of a comprehensive vision to improve quality and accessibility our town Child Care Centers began raising rates in 2007 to cover their true cost of care. With these increases in daily tuition the Town of Breckenridge initiated a program to allocate funds to provide financial assistance to cost burdened families. The Breckenridge Child Care Tuition Assistance Program is a ‘needs based’ approach that can potentially provide tuition assistance when a family’s child care expenditures exceed 13-16% of their income. Tuition Assistance is limited to working families who earn less than 150% of the local AMI (Area Median Income), live and/or work in Breckenridge, and attend one of the four non-profit Child Care Centers in Town. The amount of potential assistance is determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to: gross income, child care cost, parents’ work schedule, the number of children in care, etc. The Assistance is paid directly to the participating Child Care Center on behalf of approved families. SUMMIT PRE-K program - In addition to the Town of Breckenridge's program Summit County's approval of Measure 1A, in 2018, Strong Futures now provides funding for early Summit County's new Pre-K Program (SPK), managed by Early Childhood Options. This incredible program brought to you by the voters of Summit County is now in place and moving smoothly. SPK helps to make high quality preschool possible for all Summit County 4-year olds in the year before they enter Kindergarten. To offset the high cost of quality preschool, SPK provides monthly tuition credits to families who meet the required criteria. All families are required to apply during the annual enrollment period which is in the months of April and May. This program was created to ensure all 4 year olds can afford to attend preschool at their current provider the year before Kindergarten. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity! If your child will be 5 by October 1, 2022 please see the link below. Enrollment deadline for Summit PreK applications for the 2021-2022 School year is May 7, 2021 (To qualify your child must be 5 by October 2022 and plan to attend Kindergarten in the fall of 2022) To access the Summit PreK application click here: https://eco1.smapply.org/. For Families that live and or work in the Upper Blue Valley with children 0 - 4 who are not entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2022 see the eligibility information below for the Town of Breckenridge's Tuition Assistance Program. Eligibility: • The program is available to children ages birth through 6 years old who will be attending a participating, licensed, not-for-profit child care center in Breckenridge: Little Red Schoolhouse, Carriage House Early Learning Center, Breckenridge Montessori or Timberline Learning Center. • Families must live and/or work in the Upper Blue Basin area and must complete and application during the enrollment cycle which is May 15th to July 1st for the following school year of September - August. For our comprehensive guidelines for Tuition Assistance in English or in for Spanish. How to Apply: • Our annual enrollment period for our September 2021 - August 2022 program is May 15th, to July 1st. However, if your family has a Qualified Change during that time (such as move to the area, new baby, change in work status, etc.) please contact Austyn Dineen with questions to see if you are eligible to apply out of cycle. Click here to apply online or update your application After creating an account you can print the Tuition Assistance Document Check List and collect all the required documents prior to completing your application and uploading documents from the privacy of your computer. • Submit the completed Application and upload all the required documentation. • Funding is limited. There is no guarantee that a family who meets the eligibility factors will be awarded tuition assistance. There is no guarantee that a family who received tuition assistance one year will receive tuition assistance or the same award the next year. • Please submit your completed application with all required documentation. If you cannot access the application online, please contact Austyn Dineen. • Once an application is submitted an email confirmation will be sent to the submitter within 3 business days of receiving the application. • Applications will be confidentially reviewed. • Applicants will be notified of the status of their potential Child Care Tuition Assistance award in the order that completed applications are received. Contact Information: Austyn Dineen - Program Administrator Phone: 970-547-4303 Email: austynd@townofbreckenridge.com Please note the Child Care office is located at Town Hall at 150 Ski Hill Road. **Please remove your Social Security numbers from all supporting documentation by redacting or marking through this information with a black marker. Also note that any personal information, including financial information, submitted to the Town in conjunction with a Tuition Assistance Application will be used for the purpose of reviewing and rating applications, tracking program outcomes, evaluating eligibility, and calculating awards and will be subject to the confidentiality polices as provided in the Program Guidelines. By providing the information to the Town you are authorizing the Town to use this information for these limited purposes.** We are excited to offer our Tuition Assistance Application online in English and Spanish. Click below to access it. Online Tuition Assistance Application Click on the links below to download the Breckenridge Child Care Tuition Assistance information & resources: Tuition Assistance Guidelines - English Tuition Assistance Guidelines - Spanish Checklist of Required Documents and Information - English & Spanish Profit & Loss Statement - sample Balance Sheet - sample Employer Verification Form Online Tuition Assistance Application User's Guide For Families on CCCAP: Online Tuition Assistance Application Other Resources: Town of Breckenridge street boundary map. 2020 Eligibility Guidelines & Income Limits FAQ 2020 Summit County AMI Common Questions & Answers: How does tuition assistance work? The Town of Breckenridge’s Tuition Assistance Program works on the premise that families should not spend more than 13%-16% of their gross income on child care. For families who qualify for tuition assistance we calculate a families annual child care expenses at a local child care center and when that exceeds 13%-16% of their income our program provides assistance through a daily co-pay. The daily co-pay assures that a family can afford to pay for their child care throughout the year and that their expense will not exceed 13%-16% of their gross income. We have been awarded tuition assistance, but need to make a change to our child care schedule. How will that impact our tuition assistance? We recognize that some schedule changes are inevitable, families are asked to notify the Child Care Center and the Child Care Enrollment Administrator by the 15th of the previous month in order for tuition assistance adjustments to be calculated based on your new schedule. We are expecting a baby after the annual enrollment deadline, can we still apply? First, congratulations on your pregnancy! To apply for tuition assistance during the annual enrollment period, the baby’s due date must be written on the original application along with an expected start date from one of the participating Breckenridge child care programs for that child. You will receive an award for tuition assistance once your child begins care at one of the 4 participating centers. Please make sure to contact the Child Care Enrollment Administrator by the 15th of the month before you expect your child to start attending child care, in order to avoid a 15% reduction on your assistance during the first month. We utilize care from one of the participating Breckenridge child care programs as well as a licensed child care program that is not part of the Breckenridge Tuition assistance program. Will all of our child care costs be considered? Yes, we will look at your overall licensed child care costs for children ages birth through 5 years old when determining your out-of-pocket child care expenses. If you qualify for tuition assistance, the award will be paid directly to the participating program(s). We split custody of our child. How should we apply? There are 2 options: • Option #1: A parent may apply individually if they include their custody agreement in their application. The assistance will be for the days the applicant works and the child is in their custody. • Option #2: Parents can apply together and we will consider both incomes. We will consider all the days the child is in child care regardless of what day either parent has custody. Family size will reflect two parents. For more information contact Austyn Dineen at 970-547-4303 or austynd@townofbreckenridge.com. Breckenridge Non-profit Child Care Centers: Timberline Learning Center (970) 453-9656 Little Red Schoolhouse (970) 453-6871 Carriage House (970) 453-6423 Breckenridge Montessori (970) 547-7661 Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents. They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below. 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