Activated Child Care Challenge

Promoting Health and Wellness in Child Care Environments

The Activated Child Care Challenge works with child care providers in order to make their environments healthier by adopting guidelines that promote health and wellness. This challenge is powered by a collaboration between Mercy Health and Activate Allen County.

The challenge begins with an online assessment. The assessment will provide information about ways you can improvement your environment. Once your assessment/application is done, you may receive technical assistance from AAC staff to create an action plan on the applicable areas. Sustainable improvement is a required component of funded action plans. Approved projects/improvements will be funded between $500 and $1,000 to implement plans.

For more information or technical assistance about Activate Allen County or the Activated Child Care Challenge call Kayla Monfort at 419-222-6045 or email [email protected]

2025 Challenge is closed. Please check back in 2026 for the next round of funding!

2025 Award Winners:

Trinty Center for Creative Childcare                              

Zion Lutheran Childcare          

Little Rockies Childcare            

WOCAP- Head Start