Infant-Toddler Educator AWARD$® (AWARD$) provides education-based salary supplements to low-paid early educators working full-time with children birth through age two in North Carolina. If you’re just learning about the AWARD$ program, be sure to check out the program overview, F.A.Q, and learn about the results AWARD$ can provide. You’ll also find information on how to qualify and apply.
Get Started with AWARD$
Qualify
Do you know if you qualify for AWARD$? We make it easy with a list of applicant requirements and more.
Apply
Ready to apply? Use our application resources to get started.
Results
Learn more about the results that the AWARD$ program provides. See facts and figures, and read testimonials from program participants.
Program Overview
The AWARD$ program is designed to better compensate and retain well-educated teachers and family child care educators working with our youngest children.
Learn more with our AWARD$ video, or download the flyer.
Infant-Toddler Educator AWARD$® Webinar
Testimonials
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This supplement increases teacher pay, which of course helps to retain qualified early educators. This addition to their salary helps teachers earn more because they deserve more! The children benefit from a higher paid teacher in too many ways to count. Happy teachers equal happy kids!
— participating director
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The Infant-Toddler Educator AWARD$® supplement has certainly helped with staff retention. The extra money that my teachers are receiving sometimes makes the difference between them staying at our center or leaving the early childhood education field altogether.
— participating director
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The program has encouraged staff to pursue more education. The children will have more educated teachers and they will be less likely to seek other employment. Children will have more continuity of care.
— participating director
AWARD$ News
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It’s Long Past Time Early Childhood Teachers Earned a Worthy Wage
Tomorrow is Worthy Wages Day, but it’s long past time for early educators to earn the professional compensation and benefits they deserve. -
It’s Time We Gave Early Childhood Educators Some Real Love
Early childhood educators are important to your family, but what they could really use this Valentine’s Day is better pay and benefits… -
“I Do Make A Difference:” Appreciating AWARD$ with Angie Amaro
“Infant-Toddler Educator AWARD$® has made me feel as if I do make a difference in my place of work and in the lives of the children and families I give care to. It means a lot, knowing someone appreciates what I have a heart’s desire to do and is supportive of me through this program.”
Have questions? We can help!
Thank you for your interest in the AWARD$ Program. When calling or leaving a voicemail, please reference AWARD$. You can also send us a message online. Mail paperwork to:
Child Care Services Association
Attn: AWARD$
PO Box 901
Chapel Hill, NC 27514