Supporting Onsite Learning for Virtual Education Program (SOLVE)

Purpose

Provide scholarships for families with students enrolled in a Georgia public school, state charter commission school, or locally approved charter school offering primarily virtual learning. Scholarships support working families with children and young adults ages 5-12 (kindergarten through grade 7), or up to age 22 for students with qualifying disabilities, by paying for care, supervision, and support during the school day while students are engaged in virtual learning.

Basics

  • SOLVE will provide financial assistance to qualifying families in the form of a “SOLVE Scholarship.”
  • Scholarships are awarded to families who meet income and approved activity requirements and have a children or young adults aged 5-12, or up to age 22 for students with qualifying disabilities, enrolled in a school system primarily providing virtual learning, where 50% or more of classroom instruction is virtual for all grade levels kindergarten through 7th.
  • SOLVE Scholarships can be used at licensed child care learning centers, family child care learning homes, and providers with an approved day camp exemption. Other types of providers may be approved for students with a qualifying disability.
  • The Scholarship will be good for three months, but may be extended if the school system continues to offer a primarily virtual learning model.
  • Families may receive a SOLVE Scholarship for any eligible child.

Funding and Administration

  • The program is part of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funding allocated to Georgia through the CARES Act and is in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
  • SOLVE is administered by the Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program located within the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL).

How to Apply

Childcare scholarships available to some virtual school families


ATLANTA - Virtual learning has no doubt caused financial hardships for some families. For many, it means updating equipment, buying desks, and taking on a new childcare bill. But help is on the way.

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is offering scholarships for families who have to send their children to e-school at a childcare center.

It’s called the SOLVE Scholarship: Supporting Onsite Learning for Virtual Education. It’s a scholarship for Georgia public school children who are part of a virtual learning model right now.

Reported by FOX 5 Atlanta

SOLVE Documents