Lake Washington Institute of Technology offers Early Achievers opportunity grant
Published 4:21 pm Monday, August 19, 2013
Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT), in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Early Learning’s Early Achievers program, is offering opportunities for childcare professionals to earn certificates and/or an associate degree in early childhood education.
The Early Achievers Opportunity Grant provides funding (tuition, books and student support services) to help students earn stackable certificates, leading to an associate degree in early childhood education. By providing scholarship funds, the Early Achievers Opportunity Grant allows childcare professionals to further their career development while expanding knowledge and skillsets in early childhood education. Funding is provided by the Washington State Department of Early Learning and the US Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education Race to the Top — Early Learning Challenge (RTT) grant.
Eligibility requirement for childcare professionals:
• Washington state residency
• Employment at an Early Achievers childcare facility (10 hrs/week; 40 hrs/month; minimum of three months)
• Plan to pursue an early childhood education certificate or AA degree
• Completed application
LWIT will be holding information sessions for interested students at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and at 7 p.m. on Sept. 9. Both sessions will be held in the Early Learning Center, S8, at LWIT’s Kirkland campus, 11605 132nd Ave. N.E. For more information on the program and information sessions, contact Pat McPherson at (425) 739-8358 or pat.mcpherson@lwtech.edu.
Early Achievers, Washington’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), is Washington’s voluntary program for helping early learning programs offer high-quality care. Additional information can be found at www.del.wa.gov/care/qris.
