Give Yourself the Gift of Education Through Scholarships

The TEACH Early Childhood® Missouri Scholarship has been awarded a grant from the City of St. Louis to support college credit and CDA (Child Development Associate) scholarships in specific Zip codes. 

You qualify if you live in these areas or work as a teacher, assistant teacher or aide (floater) in a licensed or license-exempt child care program in one of the following Zip Codes:

**If you want a scholarship for college credit hours toward a degree or CDA, you must also:

• Work at least 30 hours a week in the child care program.
• Make under $26.00/hour.

To see descriptions of each credit hour scholarship models' eligibility, visit https://mochildcareaware.org/teach-missouri/

**If you want a scholarship for your CDA using training clock hours, you must:

• Have worked at least one month with your current child care employer.
• Work directly with children 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).

To see descriptions of each CDA scholarship models' eligibility, visit https://mochildcareaware.org/cda-scholarship-project-home/early-childhood-cda-scholarship-model/

Fill out the application, remember to include a recent paystub and to get all required signatures, and send it back to us NOW. We will process your application and contact you about next steps.

Do not wait! This is a time-sensitive offer as this funding will expire soon. 

Apply for your scholarship TODAY! Enrolling in January through March 2025.

Contact us at info@mochildcareaware.org for more information.

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