TEACH Early Childhood® Nevada is funded by the Office of Early Learning & Development (OELD), and administered by the Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC).
The TEACH Early Childhood® program has supported Nevada’s early childhood educators by making education more accessible and affordable. Without renewed funding, this program will end in June. This means fewer opportunities for educators, fewer qualified professionals in our workforce, and long-term impacts on the children and families we serve.
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Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) was developed by the Child Care Services Association in 1990. The first TEACH Program was launched in North Carolina and has since spread to more than twenty states. Nevada awarded our first program scholarship in 2005.
TEACH Early Childhood® Nevada addresses specific issues within our workforce, including under-education, poor compensation and high turnover within the early childhood field. This scholarship program delivers a unique resolution to these issues by providing an opportunity for assistance with higher education, access to increased compensation for early childhood professionals, and incorporating the element of commitment in an effort to reduce the turnover rate in Nevada’s early learning programs.
The goals of the TEACH program are to:
If you would like to learn more about Nevada’s TEACH Early Childhood® scholarship opportunities, please take a moment to visit the program’s website.
