Early Childhood Education
Access to quality childcare is critical to working families in the communities TRF serves. Lack of available childcare, or its prohibitive cost, often presents a formidable barrier to low- and moderate-income parents seeking employment opportunities and wanting to provide learning opportunities for their children. Bridging these gaps has been at the forefront of TRF’s work to support and finance early childhood education centers.
TRF’s commitment to early childhood education is also evidenced by our work with the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Early to Learn initiative. As part of the initiative, TRF offered technical support to designated centers with the ultimate goal of improving the business management skills and quality of care of early childhood education centers in the Philadelphia area. Such improvements are expected to increase the funding options for centers, allowing for center expansion and an increase in early childhood education slots.
Eligible Customers
TRF finances a variety of early childhood education projects, including:
- Projects that improve the quality of care for children in home-based centers
- Real-estate acquisition, construction or renovation for for-profit and nonprofit centers
- Leasehold improvements for for-profit and nonprofit centers
- Energy efficiency upgrades or improvements in nonprofit centers
Products
TRF’s early childhood education financing products include:
- acquisition loans
- construction loans for new construction, expansion, or improvement
- leasehold improvement plans
- bridge loans
- energy efficiency upgrades or improvements
For more information on TRF’s early childhood education financing, please review the financing guidelines or download the application form that best applies to your financing needs:
Questions? Contact CommunityFacilities@trfund.com or call us 215.574.5800.