Recipient Spotlight

Congrats Christina!

​Christina Jeffries graduated at the end of the Winter 2018 term with her Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Metropolitan Community College in Omaha. Christina was first awarded a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship in the Fall 2015 term. She completed 102 credits on the quarter system at Metropolitan Community College and graduated while working full time as a teacher in a child care program in Elkhorn.

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Earn Your Degree in Early Childhood Education!

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® NEBRASKA provides scholarships to help early care and education professionals complete coursework at a local college and work toward a degree in Early Childhood Education. Scholarships are available for both Associates and Bachelors Degrees. Click the links below for more information.

• Scholarship Application
  
• Scholarship Requirements
• General Information Flyer
• Commonly Asked Questions
• Sponsor Information
• Current Recipient and Sponsor Resources

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Colleges & Universities

Students working toward an Associates Degree can attend any of the community colleges in Nebraska.  Students working toward their Bachelors Degree can attend the universities that have the Early Childhood Inclusive Birth - Grade 3 Degree and are actively working on articulation agreements with the community colleges. Click the links below for contact information and a degree overview.

• Community Colleges
• ​Universities

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Nebraska
T.E.A.C.H. Advisory Committee

CLICK HERE

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Funding for the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® NEBRASKA project is provided from the Child Care Development Fund through the Nebraska Department of Education and the Health and Human Services System, private foundations and individual donations. ​

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T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® – Across The Country

In1990, Child Care Services Association of Chapel Hill, North Carolina created the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood Project to address the issues of under education, poor compensation and high turnover within the early childhood workforce.  This project has expanded and is now available in over 20 states, including Nebraska.  All T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® scholarships link continuing education with increased compensation and require that recipients and their sponsoring child care programs share in the cost.

In addition to providing significant scholarship assistance, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® engaged in helping recipients navigate challenges pursuing post-secondary education and advocating for needed systemic changes. These charts show the percentage of the 22 programs engaged in each activity for fiscal year 2017. Click Here for more information.

The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® National Center was established in 2000 in response to the growth and expansion of the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship Initiative and to ensure the development, integrity and expansion of the T.E.A.C.H. Initiative and other integrated education and compensation initiatives. To learn more about the T.E.A.C.H. Initiative, visit www.teachecnationalcenter.org.

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T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® NEBRASKA
(toll free) 877-656-2005 • teach@nebraskaaeyc.org • (fax) 402-476-5665
Scholarship Counselor:  Julie Warford • 402-858-5143 • jwarford@nebraskaaeyc.org
Program Director:  Brandee Lengel • 402-476-5658 • blengel@nebraskaaeyc.org

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® NEBRASKA is a licensed program of Child Care Services Association.