ELIGIBILTY:

ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE AWARD
Scholarships are awarded on the
basis of need and commitment to
the early childhood field. Child care center staffs working with children
in a licensed center, or any licensed
or registered family child care
provider meeting the following
criteria are eligible to apply for scholarship:

• A minimum number of hours
  of employment in a licensed
  or registered early childhood
  program is required.
  
• A high school diploma or GED
  Make a wage of less than
  $14.45 per hour.
  
• Do not currently hold a
  degree in Early Childhood
  Education.
  
  TO APPLY, EMAIL:
  Kris Nicholson at KACCRRA
  krnicholson@sbcglobal.net

BACHELOR’S DEGREE AWARD

• Must work in a child care
  center in Douglas County
  
• Must work in a classroom for
  a minimum of 30 hours with
  infants and/or toddlers
  
• Must make an hourly wage of
  less than $14.45 per hour
  
• Must have completed a
  minimum of 62 college
  credit hours towards a
  degree in ECE
  
• Applications must apply for
  other forms of financial aid.

  TO APPLY, EMAIL:
  Kris Nicholson at KACCRRA
  krnicholson@sbcglobal.net
  

T.E.A.C.H. GOALS:

• To improve the quality of early
  childhood care and education,
  in child care centers and family
  child care homes.
  
• To increase the educational level
  of child care givers.
  
• To increase compensation of
  child care givers.
  
• To decrease the turnover rate of
  child care providers.
  
• To promote individual
  professional development.
  
• To create a model of partnership
  for improving the quality of
  Kansas child care programs.
  

T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education And
Compensation Helps) is a program
offered to Kansas Communities
through the Kansas Association of
Childcare Resource and Referral
Agencies (KACCRRA). T.E.A.C.H.
works to improve the quality of
early childhood care and education
programs for children by working to
improve education, compensation
and commitment.

T.E.A.C.H. sponsors the Early
Childhood® KANSAS Project, which
is an educational scholarship
opportunity for family child care
providers and staff working in child
care centers.