Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation Accepting Applications for National Child Care Teacher Awards

The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation created the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards to acknowledge the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality early care and education.

Child care teachers from all fifty states and the District of Columbia are invited to apply. Fifty teachers will be selected for their commitment and dedication to the children they serve. Of the top ten recipients, one will be selected to receive the Helene Marks Award. As part of the application process, each applicant is asked to design an enhancement project for the children in their classroom illustrating the educational, social, and emotional benefits of the project.

The fifty award recipients will each receive $1,000 — $500 as a stipend acknowledging each child care teacher's special dedication and $500 to fund the classroom enhancement project they designed. The recipient of the Helene Marks Award will receive an additional $1,000. The winners will also be honored at an awards ceremony in Pennsylvania on April 1, 2009, with hotel and transportation provided for the recipients by the foundation.

Visit the TLLCCF Web site for complete eligibility requirements and application procedures.

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• Link to Complete RFP

• Download application and information.