1. education
2. graduate school
3. college

Financial Report
PA R T I C I PA N T S B Y C O U N T Y
To t al = 3,019
Alachua43
Escambia36
Indian River
26
Monroe16
Santa Rosa
Bay12
Flagler21
Jackson5
Nassau7
Sarasota61
Bradford13
Franklin1
Jefferson2
Okaloosa40
Seminole50
Brevard81
Gadsden7
Lafayette4
Okeechobee22
Sumter11
Broward461
Gilchrist2
Lake39
Orange156
Suwannee1
Calhoun4
Glades1
Lee46
Osceola41
Taylor4
Charlotte36
Gulf 5
Leon68
Palm Beach
118
Union1
Citrus22
Hamilton1
Levy18
Pasco38
Volusia134
Clay16
Hardee22
Madison4
Pinellas116
Wakulla1
Collier39
Hendry21
Manatee43
Polk118
Walton11
Columbia12
Hernando49
Marion62
Putnam11
Washington2
DeSoto2
Highlands33
Martin38
Saint Johns
28
Duval99
Hillsborough230
Miami-Dade337
Saint Lucie
55
16
REVENUES
EXPENDITURES
$3,947,914
$3,947,914
Other
8% ($299,088)
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood ® Florida
Administration
4% ($150,000)
Participant
Contributions
5% ($211,411)
Program
13% ($510,293)
Employer
Contributions
11% ($437,415)
Office of Early
Learning
76% ($3,000,000)
Scholarships
83% ($3,287,621)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
PA R T I C I PA N T S B Y E D U C AT I O N A L I N S T I T U T I O N S
To t al = 3,019
Bradford Union Technical Center
Brewster Technical Center
Broward College
Central Florida Institute of Training
Child Development Education Alliance ChildCare Education Institute
Childhood Development Services
Chipola College
College of Central Florida
Council for Professional Recognition
Daytona State College
Eastern Florida State College
Edison State College
Family Central Flagler Adult Education Center
Flagler Technical Institute
Florida Gateway College Florida International University
Florida Keys Community College
Florida League of Christian Schools
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Gulf Coast State College
Hialeah Miami Lakes Adult Education Center
Hillsborough Community College
Indian River State College
Institute for Early Childhood Education
Jose Maria Vargas University
Lake-Sumter State College
Learey Vocational/Technical School
7
1
78
27
203
406
64
4
33
268
61
33
35
65
65
4
37
15
1
5
44
14
16
80
89
23
6
9
7
Lorenzo Walker Technical Institute
Maitland Montessori School Miami-Dade College
Montessori Teacher Training Institute
North Florida Community College
Northwest Florida State College
Nova Southeastern University
Orlando Montessori Teacher Education Institute
Orlando Tech
Palm Beach State College
Pasco-Hernando Community College
Pensacola State College
Pinellas Technical Education Center
Polk State College
Rasmussen College
Santa Fe College
Sarasota County Technical Institute
Seminole State College of Florida
Sheridan Vocational Technical Center
Smart Horizons Institute
South Florida Literacy Institute South Florida State College
St. Johns River State College
St. Petersburg College State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
Summit Montessori Teacher Training Institute
Tallahassee Community College
Valencia College
Wesley House
Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff, Esq. President
1
8
175
3
6
39
4
1
2
53
11
25
62
76
6
11
29
36
12
245
144
39
3
57
52
1
207
10
1
Ellen McKinley President
Florida Association for Child Care Management (FACCM)
Child Development Education Alliance
Judy Burleson Director of Education
Redlands Christian Migrant Association
Debra Metcalfe Coordinator of Applied Education
Lilli Copp Director
Larry Pintacuda Director
Florida Head Start State Collaboration Office
Florida Afterschool Network
Suzanne Gellens Executive Director
Deborah Russo Director
Polk State College
Office of Child Care Regulation and Background Screening
Department of Children and Families
Florida Association for the Education of Young Children
Alisa Ghazvini, Ph.D.
Early Childhood Consultant
Shan Goff Executive Director Office of Early Learning
Katherine Gopie Director for Professional Development
Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.
Rachel Spector Quality Counts Administrator
The Children’s Trust
Tammy Tener Executive Director
Linda Hood Director
Florida Family Child Care Home Association, Inc.
Kids World of Chipley
Grace Kolbe, Ed.D. Early Childhood Education Director
Institute of Excellence in Early Care and Education
Michelle Sizemore Director
Program Standards and Professional Development
Florida Department of Education
K. Lee Tirpak Chief Program Officer
Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc.
The Florida T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship Program is licensed by the Child Care Services
Association in Chapel Hill, NC. The Children’s Forum in Tallahassee is the licensee for the State of Florida.
The Forum administers funding for the program under a contract with the Office of Early Learning and private
contributors as listed. We appreciate the financial support of our partners to improve the professional development
of early childhood educators that ultimately benefits young children in Florida.
For more information regarding the
Florida T.E .A.C .H . E arly C hildhood ® Schola rship Progra m
please contact the Children’s Forum at
877 – FL – TEACH (358 – 3224) or visit www.teach-fl.com
2013 - 2014 Annual Report
W H AT I S
T. E . A . C . H . ?
T. E . A . C . H .
Early Childhood® Florida
The Florida T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education
And Compensation Helps) Early Childhood®
Scholarship Program is a comprehensive
scholarship program that provides the
early childhood workforce with access to
educational opportunities. By promoting higher
education, the program is helping to establish
a well-qualified, fairly-compensated and stable
workforce for Florida’s children. T.E.A.C.H.
provides scholarships for early childhood
practitioners to work toward an Associate or
Bachelor Degree* in early childhood education, a
Staff Credential or a Florida Director Credential.
C E N T E R E VA L U AT I O N R E S P O N S E S :
4 PRIMARY PRINCIPLES OF
All cent ers t hat ha ve activel y sponsored at least one recipient
in t he past year are asked t o com ple t e an evaluation in t he spr ing.
Education
T.E.A.C.H. participants earn hours in
child development and learn new ways to
nurture the growing minds of children.
1
2
Scholarship
T.E.A.C.H. offers financial support to
pay for classes, books and time away
from work.
3
Commitment
T.E.A.C.H. recipients agree to work at their
sponsoring programs for an additional year
after each scholarship.
Compensation
T.E.A.C.H. scholarship recipients earn
a raise or bonus after the successful
completion of an educational year.
4
*Bachelor degree only available for QRIS centers in Miami-Dade County
D e m o g r a p h i c s o f T. E . A . C . H . P a r t i c i p a n t s
PROVIDER TYPE
**
2 0 1 3 — 2 0 1 4 T. E . A . C . H . S t a t i s t i c s
Family Child Care Provider
7% (211)
Average Associate Degree
outcomes for 2013—2014
2,018
New
Scholarships
Awarded
Center Teacher
80% (2,415)
Overall
Turnover Rate
5%
$10.20
14,888
57
Training
Programs
Credit Hours
Taken
Average GPA
3.23
Profit
1,520
Sponsoring
Child Care
Programs
of those were family
child care homes
120,188
children were enrolled in
those programs and homes
SCHOLARSHIP TYPE
To t al = 3,019
To t al = 3,019
CDA Assessment
9% (279)
Admin
10% (302)
Infant/Toddler
28% (845)
After School
5% (151)
134
Independent
Non-Profit
21% (319)
57% (866)
AGE GROUP
30—40%
Head Start
7% (106)
Public
2% (31)
82% found it easy to pay the center’s share of the cost of tuition
57% found having to give three hours of release time to be difficult to do
88% found having to give three hours of release time to be important
98% found having to award a raise/bonus to be important
99% found the Children’s Forum to be supportive
99% reported they would recommend T.E.A.C.H. to others
98% reported positive changes in their sponsored teachers this past year
All recipients who ha ve had an active contract in t he past year are
asked t o com ple t e an evaluation in t he spr ing.
95% found their share of the cost of tuition to be about right
found that having help paying for books was very important
93%
13 credit hours earned
10% increase in earnings
2% turnover
The National turnover rate
is estimated annually at
Faith-Based
13% (198)
found the center’s share of the cost of tuition to be about right.
R E C I P I E N T E VA L U AT I O N R E S P O N S E S :
To t al = 1,520
Center Director
13% (426)
Average
Wage
CENTER TYPE
To t al = 3,019
94% Multi-Age
6% (181)
Associate Degree
28% (829)
Credential Renewal
13% (399)
found three hours of release time to be about right
98% found having three hours of release time to be very important
91% found receiving a bonus or raise to be very important
86% found their child care center to be very supportive
97% found the Children’s Forum to be supportive
99% would recommend this type of scholarship program to others
FUNDERS
Director Credential
8% (252)
Preschool
51% (1,540)
86% Staff Credential
41% (1,232)
Bachelor Degree
1% (26)