Program Areas

Child Care Financing / more projects »

Child care centers that serve low-income families face financial struggles. MLICCI is working to increase revenue streams & help centers be financially viable.

• Broadening the Base: Strenghtening MS' Economy and Families Through A Strong Child Care System
• "Where's the Money?" manual updated

Policy & Subsidy Reform / more projects »

The child care subsidy program (CCDF) is inadequate and unfairly administered. MLICCI promotes reforms to make it more effective. Efforts include legal remedies, research, policy reform, and public education.

• pro bono legal help for CCDF infractions
• reforming the CCDF program
• Designing Subsidy Systems to Meet the Needs of Familes: An Overview of Policy Research Findings

Quality Enhancement / more projects »

All Mississippi's children deserve high-quality child care. MLICCI offers training and technical assistance for curricu­lum enhancement in the areas of cultural diversity and parent engagement.

• training and technical assistance
• resources to prepare for ECERS and ITERS

Mission

mlicci is a statewide organization of parents, providers, & community leaders working together to:

IMPROVE the quality of child care for all Mississippi's low-income children;

ADVOCATE for better policies
and greater public investment in child care subsidies;

BUILD a strong, grassroots constituency for the working poor and their children.

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