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    William & Lottie Daniel Fund Child Care Scholarship Grant

    Santa Barbara Foundation · Foundation program

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

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    Award

    Amount varies

    Deadline

    See the official page for current dates.

    Checked against the official page on Nov 6, 2026.

    About this scholarship

    The William and Lottie Daniel Fund Child Care Scholarship Grant is designed to address the child care affordability gap for working families in Santa Barbara County. The program operates by providing scholarship funding directly to licensed nonprofit child care providers, who then use these funds to subsidize tuition costs for eligible families. The initiative supports programs serving children from birth through the sixth grade, with a particular priority on early childhood education for infants and toddlers up to age five. Participating child care programs are expected to implement age-appropriate curricula for kindergarten readiness, engage in quality improvement processes, and adopt best practices for parent engagement to ensure high-quality early learning environments.

    Who can apply

    • Resident of California
    • Shows financial need on the FAFSA or state aid application
    • This program provides funding to licensed nonprofit child care programs in Santa Barbara County to subsidize tuition for eligible working families. It serves children from birth through 6th grade, with priority given to programs serving children ages 0 to 5.

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    Award details

    Amount
    Amount varies
    Number of awards
    Not stated
    Renewable
    One-time or not stated
    Merit-based
    No
    Need-based
    Yes
    Essay required
    Not stated

    Key dates

    1. Applications open

      Open now or not stated

    2. Deadline

      See the official page for current dates.

    3. Winners notified

      Not stated

    As published: See the official page for current dates.

    How to apply

    1. Licensed nonprofit child care programs in Santa Barbara County must apply directly to the foundation to receive and distribute these tuition subsidy funds to eligible working families.
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    Provider and source

    Provider
    Santa Barbara Foundation
    Last verified
    Nov 6, 2026

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