Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning announces the First-time Incentive to Raise Standards for Teachers (FIRST). FIRST provides financial support to eligible early childhood professionals who obtain their first credential.
Bright from the Start is allocating funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide an incentive of $1,200 to 3,400 eligible early care and education professionals who earn their first early care and education credential between September 1, 2009 and July 1, 2011.
Eligible credentials are the Child Development Associate, Technical College Certificate, Technical College Diploma, or Associate Degree in early childhood education, child development, child care administration, or school age care.
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Click here to download the new FIRST pre-application.
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