T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood® IOWA is a comprehensive scholarship program that provides the early childhood workforce access to educational opportunities and is helping establish a well-qualified, fairly compensated, and stable workforce for our children.
All preschool teachers, child care center directors, teachers and aides, and child development home providers working in regulated programs in Iowa for a minimum number of hours each week are eligible for this scholarship.
| T.E.A.C.H. is built on four components |
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| Education: |
T.E.A.C.H. helps participants to earn a required number of college credit hours in early childhood education each year. |
| Scholarship: |
T.E.A.C.H. offers counseling and financial support to pay for college courses and fees, books, travel, and time away from work. |
| Compensation: |
T.E.A.C.H. recipients earn a compensation bonus or raise after successful completion of a year of education. |
| Commitment: |
T.E.A.C.H. recipients agree to continue their service as a child care professional in their current early care and education setting. |
For more information about applying for a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship, please click here
If you are a current T.E.A.C.H. participant and need information or forms to complete your paperwork, please click here
If you are looking for information about the history of T.E.A.C.H. in Iowa, our data and results, please click here
All T.E.A.C.H. participants, please read the T.E.A.C.H. Participant Procedures Handbook and then print the last page, sign, and return to us. Thank you.
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