Early Childhood

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4	4/15/20		All	Are there grants/scholarships or free opportunities for business owners/managers to take online classes/webinars to continue their education while also trying to not spend money	Ask others in your industry what they're doing; Region10 is a good resource; SBDC is hosting a weekly Monday webinar (https://clients.coloradosbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=160400020)
5	4/10/20	County	All	From Betsy Holena @ Health and Human Services: Is there any valley wide information on how many people we anticipated were laid off or lost work due to COVID and its circumstances?(this is for a grant) or any idea where I could find this information? This number will help us not only request additional funding, but budget what we do have a little better.	Unemployment data by county can be found here and should be updated on April 17. https://www.bls.gov/lau/tables.htm 4/10
6	4/8/20	County	All	Hello everyone, I'm wondering if any one is aware of a resource for parents to use for those who don't have Internet? Some of my Spanish speaking families are struggling with teaching from home because they don't have Internet access. Has this been discussed at all? - Came from Devan Haney through IC Slack.	Leslie Nichols, Superintendent “I will continue to work tirelessly to eliminate internet access problems some families are facing. Spectrum is offering two months of free service to new new customers with students. IC Connex is offering free service in their WiFi area in the City of Gunnison. IC Connex and Xtream Internet will troubleshoot particular cases to get families access. I'm working with ViaSat and HughesNet to find solutions for our families who need satellite internet. Customers can ask CenturyLink for the best speeds they can provide. The district still has Verizon hotspots available to provide internet service to families in range of cell service.” 4/10
7	4/8/20	County	All	The question from Devan Haney illustrates that we are not reaching anyone who doesn't have access to the internet. If they have a cell phone could we help get them unlimited data to help them access resources better? Or how can we help these families through isolation? Last, is there a point person who can reach this population?	Leslie Nichols, Superintendent “I will continue to work tirelessly to eliminate internet access problems some families are facing. Spectrum is offering two months of free service to new new customers with students. IC Connex is offering free service in their WiFi area in the City of Gunnison. IC Connex and Xtream Internet will troubleshoot particular cases to get families access. I'm working with ViaSat and HughesNet to find solutions for our families who need satellite internet. Customers can ask CenturyLink for the best speeds they can provide. The district still has Verizon hotspots available to provide internet service to families in range of cell service.” 4/10
8	4/1/20	State/Regional	All	Are cleaning protocols available for us to be able to continue working (those allowed) or to implement when we begin to reopen	https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ This is the most current protocol.
9	3/30/20	State/Regional	Early Childhood	The Rocky Mountain Health Foundation new grant program. Looking to confirm they are supporting early childhood programs?	Yes	- 4/6/20, please clarify. Lana was told COVID Response Funds from RMHF were funds for workforce who need childcare. Not for childcare facilities?
10		State/Regional	Early Childhood	Could the task force provide some direction on relief efforts for self-employed vs. small businesses?	Sole proprietors are now included under the expanded unemployment insurance benefits in the bill passed last night. Gig workers, freelancers and independent contractors are covered in the new bill and would be eligible for the additional $600 weekly benefit provided by the federal government. Benefit amounts would be calculated based on previous income. There will also be self-employed resources (still being built out) on the OEDIT Alternative Business Funding worksheet here: Alternative business fudning resources being built out here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18B-l5Rz8XE14Bn9LdQ1a8oDOpi6kKB1p0v2L_qQtVBE/edit?usp=sharing 4/16		https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R6belkczjsCPnPtCqkUkLWBgoBGKMymWtbjfL9knBiE/edit?usp=sharing
11		State/Regional	Early Childhood	Does having an LLC affect your business status for relief efforts and supports?	LLC shouldn't matter if we're talking EIDL loans: the business can be a sole proprietorship, LLC, corporation or nonprofit.
12		State/Regional	Early Childhood	Is there local support for navigating government legislation and actions for business help?	SBDC offers free consulting. See Resource page for link.
13		Private/Utility	Early Childhood	For our tourists who want to support and partake, is there a general site that they can go to - to see exactly how to support, shop, participate in our Valley from afar in one easy to use space?	The CB/Mt CB Chamber's open/closed list is below; working on getting donations available for all businesses and linked here; send your website or phone number and open/closed status ("open" is a relative term these days) to cbinfo@cbchamber.com to get on and update the list.- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xlx1exlwbAGA-vZUWLVNGyQs6ySNezrSYwTnqsz2LDo/edit?usp=sharing cbinfo@cbchamber.com
14		Federal	Early Childhood	Could the task force provide some direction on relief efforts for self-employed vs. small businesses?	Self-employed businesses are still eligible for everything a “small business” is. Update: “On Monday we will be able to begin accepting applications for these new worker groups who previously were not eligible for regular unemployment, while we will also begin paying the extra $600 benefit provided under the CARES Act,” said Barela. This includes gig workers, independent contractors, self employed and those who are out of work because of a number of reasons directly related to COVID-19 including caring for a child whose school is closed or someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Web: ColoradoUI.gov 4/19
15		Federal	Early Childhood	Does having an LLC affect your business status for relief efforts and supports?	Not that we are aware of at this time.
16		Federal	Early Childhood	Is there local support for navigating government legislation and actions for business help?	This is the task of the Industry Subgroups and Economic Task Force. We are working diligently to get this information organized and out to business owners and leaders. For individualized help free SBDC Consulting is available.
17		County	Early Childhood	Will there be a return to service plan? When back in service, will some restrictions remain in place?	Yes, I would anticipate the return to service will be for essential personnel initially. No date has yet been identified.
18		County	Early Childhood	Will Gunnison County offer guidance on child care services' priorities if group size is limited?	Yes, for individuals and families; Guidance has been developed and distributed by the Early Childhood Council. There is currently no guidance for any group size other than individual or families.
19		County	Early Childhood	Could Gunnison County child care providers participate in this Collaborative as an interim step between closure and full reopening? Reimbursement rates are high for providers and it could secure our essential and qualified early childhood workforce.	Yes, while there is no transition date yet identified it would be appropriate to have a collaborative lead by the Early Childhood Council.	4/6 Update - This Early Childhood group has created the Early Childhood Collaborative to provide care for essential workers. The Infrastructure is in place and they are ready for further direction.
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