NIGP 95225: Day Care (Preschool)

NIGP 95225 Day Care (Preschool), an Item code, covers state and local procurement of licensed childcare and preschool services, including center-based operations, curriculum development, training delivery, market-rate analysis, and subsidized or fee-based enrollment management serving children ages 2-7 and families accessing employment, job training, and education support. Recent solicitations show state departments, county health systems, and municipalities purchasing direct childcare operations at government facilities, competitive training curricula for childcare workforce development, market-rate surveys to inform subsidy policy, and grant-funded programs targeting children experiencing homelessness or with special needs. The issuing bodies span state child-welfare and workforce agencies (Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Nebraska DHHS, Florida Department of Children and Families, Utah DHHS), county health systems (Santa Clara), and cities with human services portfolios (Santa Monica, Dallas), indicating consistent demand across multiple government tiers and jurisdictions.

Recent activity clusters in Illinois, Nebraska, California, Florida, and Utah. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services posted an RFP on October 15, 2026 for a long-term concessions contract to operate the State of Illinois Child Development Center at the Michael A. Bilandic Building, serving 78 children ages 2-7 with proposals due December 18, 2026; the solicitation applies Business Enterprise Program and Veteran Small Business Participation goals and requires NAEYC accreditation pursuit, $1 million general liability and $5 million umbrella insurance, and an eight-year term with quarterly to annual monitoring reviews. The State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services posted an RFP on October 14, 2026 for a comprehensive Market Rate Survey of licensed childcare providers statewide, with proposals due September 29, 2026, covering five phases from planning through final report delivery over a four-year initial term plus optional one-year renewal, fixed pricing for four years with five percent caps on subsequent increases. The State of Florida Department of Children and Families posted an RFP on August 21, 2026 for child care training curriculum development and competency exams with a not-to-exceed value of $1,995,576 over two years (January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028), proposals due December 14, 2026, restricted to State University or Florida College System institutions; two addenda posted by September 25, 2026 updating timelines and posting department responses to written questions. The County of Santa Clara Health System solicited childcare and preschool services near Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on June 11, 2026 with an August 19, 2026 response date, allowing single or multiple awards on an initial one-year term with up to four renewal options.