TEACH Scholarship Info Session

Please join representatives from NPRC and the Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA) for an informational session about the TEACH Scholarship program.
History of the TEACH Early Childhood® Program
The TEACH Early Childhood® Program began in North Carolina in July 1990 to address the crisis of early learning teachers leaving the field in droves for better paying jobs. Over the next decade, TEACH expanded to dozens of states across the country. To learn more about the history of TEACH, the TEACH National Center's website here.
 
TEACH Early Childhood® Pennsylvania awarded its first scholarships in September 1998, using private and business collaboration dollars to pilot the program in four regions of the state. In early 1999, through support from the Department of Public Welfare (now Department of Human Services), TEACH expanded to offer scholarships statewide. Currently, TEACH receives funding from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and Pennsylvania’s Department of Education (PDE). TEACH has since awarded more than 9,000 scholarships to early childhood professionals across the Commonwealth.