TEACH Early Childhood ® Arkansas
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Child Care Center
Family Child Care (FCC) Undergraduate
Teacher Licensure
CTE (Career and Technical Education) Concurrent Enrollment (High School-Preapprenticeship)
Associate Degree Scholarship and Registered Apprenticeship
Arkansas Early Childhood Association (AECA) in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education Office of Early Childhood (OEC) is offering this short-term incentive program with time-limited Preschool Development Grant (PDG) funds.
The three incentive catergories are:
1) Retention Incentive: $300-$1,000
-Current employees in licensed programs +
FCC educators operating licensed homes
-Incentive based on length of employment / operation
-Current TEACH scholars and those receiving
TEACH Retention Incentives are not eligible.
2) Continuing Education Incentive: $300-$525
-For education milestones completed 7/1/25-6/30/26
-All related to CDA and ECE degree completion
-TEACH graduates are not eligible.
3) Longevity Recognition Incentive: $300-$500
-For active Arkansas PDR members with recent training
-Based on years of membership in AR ECE PD system