Childcare Providers: Program / Business Operations
Guidance
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The purpose of this tool is to assist directors and administrators in making (re)opening decisions regarding childcare programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to check with state and local health officials and other partners to determine the most appropriate actions while adjusting to meet the unique needs and circumstances of
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Early Childhood Training Center (ECTC) information
The Resource and Referral line (402-557-6880) will be checked at least 3 times per day and calls returned. The same with the provider warm line. Email is to be returned as promptly as possible.
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All Our Kin is excited to share a new publication, Open, Healthy Family Child Care Programs: A Family Child Care Provider Guide to Reopening and Staying Open During the COVID-19 Pandemic. This document provides concrete strategies for supporting family child care educators in running their programs during this global health crisis. The information in this publication builds on state and local health and safety regulations and should be used in conjunction with them. It is intended for family child care educators who have decided to keep their programs open or are in the process of reopening in accordance with these regulations.
Health Plan
Child Care Business Owners/Employees (compiled by Nebraska Business Development Center)
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The Short-Time Compensation program helps prevent layoffs by allowing employers to uniformly reduce affected employees’ hours by 10 to 60 percent while permitting the employees to receive a prorated unemployment benefit
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Unemployment Benefit Handbook, for people considering unemployment benefits, with some up to date information (Unemployment Insurance Benefits are going through many changes as a result of federal legislation and direct actions by Governor Ricketts)
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School Readiness Tax Credit Act, an income tax credit available to child care businesses that participate in Step Up to Quality
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Including information/links regarding:
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
- Civic and Community Center Financing Fund
- Community Development Assistance Act (CDAA)
- Nebraska Advantage Micro-Enterprise Tax Credits
- Center for Rural Affairs, Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP)
- Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF)
- Nebraska Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO)
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Business Resiliency Resource website, with curated resources that are helpful to owners of small business
Financial (including unemployment and Small Business concerns)
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The Center for Rural Affairs is partnering with the Community Reinvestment Fund to expand access to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in Nebraska. If you have not accessed PPP yet, please complete this short intake form. Applications are being accepted until August 8th.
Through this partnership, we are able to accept applications from sole proprietors and other small businesses that may have had difficulty accessing the program.
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File for unemployment insurance (UI) as soon as you receive notice that you are being laid-off, furloughed, let go or their place of work is closed due to COVID. Dept. of Labor has made this process more rapid and several requirements are being waived for UI claims such as searching for new work and the one-week wait period.
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Links to unemployment insurance eligibility, short-time compensation, and more
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- Tax preparation information
- Housing & home-ownership assistance
- Financial assistance including - dealing with debt, protecting credit, disaster assistance loans for small businesses
- State/local policies
- Other: assistance for nonprofits , fundraising during financial crisis, information about student loan deferments, etc.
