TECTA: Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 qualitative),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A Tennessee statewide programme that provides childcare providers and administrators with free orientation training, professional development, credential support, and tuition assistance through participating public higher-education institutions.
Components¶
- TECTA: Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance: TECTA is 'a statewide program that provides free training and academic tuition support to childcare providers and administrators throughout the state of Tennessee.' It offers a free 30-hour orientation with instruction in five areas — center-based child care, infant/toddler care, family child care, school-age child care, and administrator training — after which participants become eligible for tuition assistance for coursework at any public higher education institution in Tennessee. Nine state and community colleges currently offer TECTA programs, which support workers pursuing the CDA, associate degree, and bachelor's degree, and provide CDA candidates with tuition assistance, textbooks, professional development, and application support. (Jacobs et al. (2024))
Claims¶
- Service providers credited TECTA's support network and resources with enabling their access to higher education and degree completion [+M]
- Rural TECTA participants faced distinct barriers including travel burden, limited stipends, inconvenient class timing, technology access, and unclear registration [~M]
Related Products and Programmes¶
Key Sources¶
- Jacobs, B., Babineau, K., Parker, D. (2024). From Childcare to Educare: Inspiring Change in Early Childhood Education for Rural Tennessee. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/222
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TECTA: Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance |
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A Tennessee statewide programme that provides childcare providers and administrators with free orientation training, professional development, credential support, and tuition assistance through participating public higher-education institutions. |
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