5762108 Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Proposed Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Block Grant Plan - January 2016 Public Hearings Schedule
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OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) announces that the Division of Early Learning will conduct five public hearings for comment on the proposed Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Block Grant Plan for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018. The CCDF Block Grant is a major source of funding to help parents pay for child care. It is the primary source of funding for quality initiatives in early care and education. Beginning December 11, 2015, copies of the draft CCDF Plan will be made available at 810 First Street, NE and on the OSSE website at: www.osse.dc.gov. The public hearings for comment will take place as indicated below:
Monday, January 11, 2016
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
National Children’s Center
3400 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Petworth Neighborhood Library
4200 Kansas Ave. NW
Thursday, January 14, 2016
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Southwest Library
900 Wesley Place SW
Friday, January 15, 2016
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
810 First St. NE (Third Floor Grand Hall)
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Educare DC
640 Anacostia Ave. NE
Family members, service providers, advocates, program administrators, government workers, community groups, residents and other interested parties are encouraged to attend and give testimony at the public hearings. If you would like to attend, please use the registration links under each public hearing date to register. If you would like to testify, please indicate during registration that you would like to testify during the hearing you plan to attend. Registered persons will be scheduled for a 3-minute period to testify first. Persons not registered to testify will be allowed to testify as time permits. Persons who testify are encouraged to bring a copy of the written testimony for the record.
Amharic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean and Sign Language interpreters will be available if the services are requested by December 18, 2015, to ensure availability. Requests for interpretation can be made using the registration links above.
Written comments on the draft CCDF Plan may be submitted at the hearing or throughout the comment period. All written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2016. To submit a written comment outside of the public hearing, please visit www.osse.dc.gov click on the “Programs” tab, then click on “Early Learning” to find the Child Development Fund Plan starting December 11, 2015 or email Carolyn J. Terry-Taylor, Policy and Program Officer at carolynj.taylor@dc.gov.
If you have additional questions, please contact:
Carolyn J. Terry-Taylor
Policy and Program Officer
Division of Early Learning
DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
