TEACH Early Childhood® Scholarships – NH

TEACH Early Childhood Scholarships – NH is a scholarship program from the Community-University Partnership for Health and Research (CAPHR) / TEACH NH that funds college education for New Hampshire's early childhood workforce. Scholarships cover tuition and related costs for early childhood educators — including infant, toddler, and preschool care providers — pursuing associate's or bachelor's degrees from accredited institutions.

The program aims to reduce financial barriers to higher education for working child care professionals, improve the quality of early childhood instruction statewide, and increase educator retention and compensation. Eligible applicants are currently employed early childhood educators working in licensed child care settings in New Hampshire.

The program is designed to help educators earn degrees debt-free while continuing to work in child care.

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The ability to teach in a career you love while also having the time and finances for continued education can often seem difficult to find - but the growth and rewards are well worth it.

We want to make quality education and care more attainable by facilitating a child care system in New Hampshire of skilled teachers with access to the degrees, training and first-hand teaching experiences they need to build on their career and salary with less financial barriers.

This change begins with providing scholarships for continued education through the TEACH Early Childhood® Scholarship Program which increases access to debt-free college education to the early childhood workforce for increased knowledge, better compensation and retention. The TEACH Early Childhood® Vision is that: Every child in an early childhood setting has a teacher who is well educated and well compensated.

Every early childhood teacher has access to affordable college education and workforce supports as well as earns a livable wage. Every TEACH NH Scholarship allows teachers to continue working while also continuing their education. In fact, these scholarships fully cover 85-95% of tuition for all qualifying programs as well as provide funding towards books, release time and a semester stipend .

The impact of TEACH goes beyond the individual recipient by addressing the obstacle of staff retention facing many New Hampshire early childhood education programs. By partnering with these programs as sponsors and their employees as scholarship recipients, we build the bridge of access to higher education which increases the quality of care given to children in their care.

TEACH NH Scholarships are available for: Associate Degrees for Teachers Associate Degrees for Family Child Care Providers Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ Scholarship recipients enroll in courses at local colleges while working at least 30 hours per week in an early childhood program or family child care center.

All participants are provided with access to a scholarship counselor who supplies all information and materials needed for recipients and sponsoring centers to get started, and helps navigate the higher education system including academic and career advising, financial aid and textbook acquisition.

TEACH NH partners with early childhood programs across the state of New Hampshire to provide early childhood educators with access to the education they need. The sponsoring program agrees to pay for a percentage of tuition, paid release time needed for success in the program and a guaranteed compensation award upon contract completion in exchange for a 6-12 month contract after completion.

TEACH NH Associate Degree scholarships cover a percentage of tuition, books, release time, a semester stipend and a $500 compensation bonus upon completion of the one-year contract. How much will the scholarship cover? Here is a breakdown of the cost share between TEACH, sponsoring center (where applicable) and recipient based on degree type.

Associate Degree for Teachers Compensation upon Completion Associate Degree for Family Child Care Providers Compensation upon Completion Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential Compensation upon Completion For those looking to begin a career in Early Childhood Education and in need of hands-on experience, check out our Early Childhood Apprenticeship which may be eligible for TEACH Early Childhood® Scholarships.

Must be a New Hampshire resident working at least 30 hours per week in a licensed child care program or family child care home. Priority is given to infant & toddler teachers. To apply for TEACH Early Childhood® New Hampshire Scholarships, please complete and return the relevant Application and Sponsor Agreement below.

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