PACCA Releases Report on 2023-24 T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship

The Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA) released its annual report on the scholarships it provided to early learning professionals during the 2023-24 Fiscal Year.

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The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Pennsylvania Scholarship Program offers early learning professionals a debt-free higher education. The scholarship aims to raise the quality of care and education that teachers provide to children in their classrooms.

In the 2023-24 Fiscal Year, PACCA provided scholarships to 910 early learning professionals who were employed in 560 child care programs in Pennsylvania. 

Recipients earned 13 to 15 credits last year, with an average 3.34 GPA (for associate degrees) and 3.6 (for bachelor’s degrees). Associate degree scholars increased their salaries by 14.6%, while bachelor’s degree scholars increased theirs by 12.6%. Sponsoring employers experienced a 95% retention rate of scholarship recipients.

The full report on the impact of the T.E.A.C.H. scholarship on early childhood education professionals and programs is available on PACCA’s website.

T.E.A.C.H. Pennsylvania is supported by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and Pennsylvania’s Department of Education (PDE).