5. Question: If my program receives a grant, are there any requirements that I have to meet? Yes. If you receive a grant, you will be required to Answer: complete 12 hours of approved training, Remain licensed for 2 years beyond the date of the grant. Maintain a membership in Develop. (Develop is Early Childhood Minnesota’s Professional Registry. For more information, go to ) 6. Question: If my program is awarded a grant, how will my program receive the money? All grants are paid on a reimbursement basis and after all requirements are complete. Answer: 7. Question: How is it determined whether or not my program will receive funding? Once you submit an application it will be reviewed to see if it is complete and includes all Answer: of the required attachments. If your application is not complete, it will not be considered for funding. Your application will then be reviewed by a review committee. Due to limited resources, your application may only receive partial funding. A denial or award letter will be sent to you November 1. 8. Question: When is this grant available? Applications are available September 1 and are due in our office or postmarked by Answer: September 25. 9. Question: Why is it important to have multicultural resources in my program if all my children and families are of one race? Research has shown that children begin to create ideas about race very early on Answer: – typically, by ages three and four children have developed a limited concept of race. For this reason, it is important to teach all children about differences and social justice, and help them develop individual and group identities based on personal abilities and interests, rather than based on race and entitlement. This is crucial in order for children to be able to develop unbiased and successful relationships with others as adults. Additional information on this topic can be found in If All the Kids Are White: Anti-Bias “What Multicultural Education with Young Children and by Louise Olsen Families”, written Derman-Sparks and Patricia G. Ramsey.
5. Question: If my program receives a grant, are there any requirements that I have to meet? Answer: Yes. If you receive a grant, you will be required to complete 12 hours of approved training, Remain licensed for 2 years beyond the date of the grant. Maintain a membership in Develop. (Develop is Minnesota’s Early Childhood Professional Registry. For more information, go to ) 6. Question: If my program is awarded a grant, how will my program receive the money? Answer: All grants are paid on a reimbursement basis and after all requirements are complete. 7. Question: How is it determined whether or not my program will receive funding? Answer: Once you submit an application it will be reviewed to see if it is complete and includes all of the required attachments. If your application is not complete, it will not be considered for funding. Your application will then be reviewed by a review committee. Due to limited resources, your application may only receive partial funding. A denial or award letter will be sent to you November 1. 8. Question: When is this grant available? Answer: Applications are available September 1 and are due in our office or postmarked by September 25. 9. Question: Why is it important to have multicultural resources in my program if all my children and families are of one race? Answer: Research has shown that children begin to create ideas about race very early on – typically, by ages three and four children have developed a limited concept of race. For this reason, it is important to teach all children about differences and social justice, and help them develop individual and group identities based on personal abilities and interests, rather than based on race and entitlement. This is crucial in order for children to be able to develop unbiased and successful relationships with others as adults. Additional information on this topic can be found in “What If All the Kids Are White: Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families”, written by Louise Olsen Derman-Sparks and Patricia G. Ramsey.
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