We are excited to provide Franklin County child care providers with the tools to strengthen their programs and continue providing exceptional child care.
Enroll more children by helping families apply for child care scholarships of up to $9,000. Family child care programs may apply for up to six scholarships on behalf of families with children birth to kindergarten and child care centers may apply for up to ten scholarships on behalf of families with children birth to kindergarten.
For the 2024 – 2025 program year, eligible families and the child care provider must both reside in Franklin County. All scholarships are for a period of time ending November 30, 2025. Twelve months are not guaranteed. This allows scholarships to align with program contract cycles.
For current Franklin County RISE families: If you have a child who is currently receiving scholarship payments, new scholarships will not begin until the current scholarship has been fulfilled and will end no later than November 30, 2025. If you have questions about when the window begins, please contact RISEHelp@actionforchildren.org
APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN NOV. 21, 2024
In the past, scholarship amounts were based solely on tuition. Moving forward, awards will be calculated using a sliding scale based on both family income and tuition costs. This change will allow us to support more families. Eligible families earning between 145% – 300% of the Federal Poverty Level can apply, and the amount awarded will vary depending on where the family falls on the scale, but will not exceed the cost of the child care program’s tuition.
In other words, eligible families will either get the maximum monthly payment allotted based on the sliding scale for income (see scale below), or the total monthly cost for tuition, which ever amount is smaller. Use the sliding scale below to estimate your maximum monthly scholarship payment.
The following documents include essential forms for administering the Franklin County RISE scholarship and resources to help answer your questions about the program. For additional help, please reach out to RISEHelp@actionforchildren.org.
Franklin County RISE invites you to an engaging informational session about the 2025 Childcare Affordability Scholarship. Discover the latest updates to the scholarship process, learn about the new parent and provider pledges, and explore how our social community platform, RISE Circle, can support you.
Franklin County RISE is funded by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and administered by Future Ready Five and Action for Children. If you are in need of interpreting services, please contact us at RISEHelp@actionforchildren.org to schedule a time.
