NCE Early Childhood Education Announces Grant
Congratulations to Xiaoli Wen (grant lead), Ayn Keneman and Sherri Bressman for being selected as a recipient of the Early Childhood Credential Completion Cohort (EC4) grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education and in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development.
The award of $354,291.49 will support the development and implementation of a Place-Based Model for Early Childhood Teacher Education. The grant will partner with two Community Based Organizations to prepare ECE teachers for licensure and Gateways credentials. Teachers from the partner organizations will start coursework in the fall. Program planning for the project has begun!