Involves a partnership for the sharing of expenses by the caregiver receiving the scholarship, the sponsoring child care center or family child care home, and the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship program. They also have projects in 11 other states. In Idaho, there are very minimal regulations regarding the educational background of directors, teachers or home providers. The T.E.A.C.H. Project assists teachers and family child care home providers in going back to school to earn more education. Idaho child care workers receive very low wages.
Most teachers earn minimum wage.
The T.E.A.C.H. Project provides increased compensation with more education through either a bonus or pay raise. The T.E.A.C.H. project requires recipients to remain in their jobs for a year following their training contracts. Idaho The Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children is licensed to administrate the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project in Idaho. In Phase 1, scholarships will be provided to recipients in Region I and Region V with course work completed with North Idaho College and the College of Southern Idaho. All Idaho will be served by 2005 as the program includes other colleges and universities.