Are You Eligible For This Limited Time Offer?

What is this new opportunity?

 A limited-time offer has just become available through City of St. Louis American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. TEACH Early Childhood® Missouri provides you with college credit and CDA scholarships that cover nearly all costs and college fees.

Am I eligible for this scholarship?  

To be eligible to apply for a TEACH Early Childhood® Missouri scholarship through this funding, all applicants must:

Work as a teacher, assistant teacher, or aide (floater) in a licensed or license-exempt child care program located in the City of St. Louis or live in the City of St. Louis and work in a licensed or license-exempt child care program in Missouri.

You must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent, work in Missouri, and be authorized to work in the U.S. 

For college credit hours toward a degree or CDA, you must also:

Work at least 30 hours a week in the child care program, earning less than $26.00 an hour.

For CDA using training clock hours, you must:

Have worked for at least one month with your current child care employer and worked directly with children for at least 15 hours a week in a child care program in the setting you are choosing to earn your CDA (infant/toddler, preschool, or family child care).  

Where do you start?  

There are two ways to take advantage of this scholarship if you are eligible: through earning and obtaining college credit hours or working to obtain your CDA credential. 

This is a time-sensitive offer, and this funding will expire soon. Don't wait, apply today. To apply for a scholarship, click on the links below:

College Hours: https://mochildcareaware.org/teach-missouri/    

CDA: https://mochildcareaware.org/cda-scholarship-project-home/early-childhood-cda-scholarship-model/