Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children

The Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children provides training, leadership workshops and conferences for professional in the early childhood workforce. Approximately 550 early childhood educators attended training and networking opportunities.T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood Nevada provides comprehensive, debt-free scholarships to child care educators. T.E.A.C.H. Nevada scholarships include financial support for tuition, books, paid release time from work, travel stipends, and bonuses and wage increases as scholarship recipients complete coursework in early childhood education leading towards the attainment of a degree in Early Childhood Education. During this fiscal year, 163 recipients received T.E.A.C.H. Nevada scholarships. The goals of T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Nevada is increased educationand compensation for scholarship recipients, and decreased turnover rate for participating child care programs.Additionally, NevAEYC administers the Early Childhood Staff Stipend Incentives, which provides early childhood educators with support to reduce the financial burden due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Early childhood educators submit an application to receive $1,000. During FY23, 5,441 early childhood educators received the Early Childhood Staff Stipend Incentives.