Child Care (CCS)

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Wisconsin
Scholarship and Bonus Program

PROGRAM DATA SUMMARY, NOVEMBER 15, 2001

1,300 Scholarships Awarded since August 1999!

Model Center Employees Family Child Care Providers
8-9 Credit 179 31
Administrator's Credential 277 41
Apprenticeship 32 N/A
Infant/Toddler Credential 417 200
Mentor 66 29

 

Program Types Number of Participants
Head Start 19
Non-Profit 275
For-Profit 277
Public 1
Religious Sponsored 1
Not specified 125

 

Type of Institution Number of Participating Institutions
University of Wisconsin Campuses 13
Private Colleges/Universities 5
Technical Colleges 17

 

Racial Background of Scholarship Recipients

American Indian 3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1%
Hispanic/Latino/Latina 4%
Black/African American 22%
Multiracial 2%
White/European-American 67%

 

Misc. Statistics about the T.E.A.C.H Program

Total Credit Hours Taken by Scholarship Recipients: 6,482
Grade Point Average of Scholarship Recipients:  3.86
Turnover Rate of TEACH Scholarship Recipients: (National Turnover Rate of the Child Care workforce: 31%) 7%
Number of Wisconsin Children Served by T.E.A.C.H Scholarship Recipients: 42,236
There are Scholarship Recipients in 68 out of 72 Wisconsin Counties

For more information on T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Wisconsin please contact:

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Wisconsin
WECA
744 Williamson St.
Madison, WI 53703

Local Phone: 608-240-9880, Extension 7240
Toll-free Phone: 800-783-9322, Extension 7240
Email: TEACH@wecanaeyc.org

 

Updated June 16, 2008