LWIT Early Achievers Opportunity Grant Info Session

Lake Washington Institute of Technology will be
holding information sessions for interested students on Wednesday, August
21, at 7pm and again on Monday, September 9, at 7pm. Both sessions
will be held in the Early Learning Center, S8, at LWIT’s Kirkland Campus.
Directions and campus maps can be found at www.lwtech.edu/directions.

Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT), in
collaboration with the Washington State Department of Early Learning’s Early
Achievers program, is offering opportunities for childcare professionals to
earn certificates and/or an associate degree in Early Childhood Education.

The Early Achievers Opportunity Grant provides funding
(tuition, books, and student support services) to help students earn stackable
certificates, leading to an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education. By
providing scholarship funds, the Early Achievers Opportunity Grant allows
childcare professionals to further their career development while expanding
knowledge and skillsets in early childhood education. Funding is provided by
the Washington State Department of Early Learning and the US Department of Health
and Human Services and Department of Education Race to the Top – Early Learning
Challenge (RTT) grant.

Eligibility
requirement for childcare professionals:

·Washington State residency

· Employment at an Early Achievers childcare
facility (10 hrs/week; 40 hrs/month; minimum of 3 months)

·Plan to pursue an early childhood education certificate
or AA degree

·Completed application