California Wins Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant

California Wins Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant
Friday, December 16th, 2011

California, along with eight other states, was awarded $52.6 million from the $500 million federal Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge grant. With this money, California aims to increase the quality of and access to early learning programs through Quality Rating and Improvement Systems that will provide information about the quality of child care programs to parents and policymakers.

Link to U.S. Dept. of Education press release
Link to Superintendent Torlakson press release