The information and resources on this page are intended for child care center and preschool directors, school administrators, or board members who are currently sponsoring or considering sponsoring a T.E.A.C.H. participant.
Program Benefits
- T.E.A.C.H. helps you keep good staff. Our participants average a much lower turnover rate than the rest of the field – about 5%.
- Retaining staff also saves you money – $2000 each time you replace a teacher.
- More highly educated teachers provide higher quality care to the children in your program.
- More highly educated staff can help you work towards quality initiatives like NAEYC accreditation or Iowa’s IQ4K/QRS.
- Scholarships require that staff be committed to your program.
Did you know?
- Your program will be reimbursed at a rate of $15/hr for giving teachers release time.
- Your cost of tuition and books will be offset by T.E.A.C.H. reimbursements to your program.
- You have the flexibility to choose which type of compensation works for your program.
- T.E.A.C.H. counselors are here to help! Call us to learn more – 515-331-8000 or teach@iowaaeyc.org.
T.E.A.C.H. Feedback
99% of people on T.E.A.C.H. would recommend the program to others who work with young children – see more of their feedback here.
Wondering how many early care and education programs are supporting T.E.A.C.H. scholars? Check out the full list here (there are over 200!).
Finally, we have a video testimonial that was featured at our 20-year anniversary celebration!
