Child Care WAGE$ Program

Child Care WAGE$ Program

Overview: The Child Care WAGE$ Program provides education-based salary supplements to individuals working with children birth to five. The program is designed to increase retention, education, and compensation.

Geographic Scope: Guilford County, North Carolina

Focus Areas: Early childhood education, educator compensation and retention

Eligibility Requirements

• Work in a licensed childcare program (center, home, public school, or Head Start site)
• Earn at or below $19 hourly (updated September 2022)
• Have an education level listed on WAGE$ scale
• Work at least six months in the same childcare program
• Be employed at the same childcare program when funding is available and when a final employment confirmation has been completed

Program Details

• Eligible for supplements every six months
• Administered by the Child Care Services Association
• Funding collaboration between Guilford County Partnership for Children (Smart Start) and the Division of Child Development and Early Education

Contact Information

Child Care WAGE$ Program Child Care Services Association PO Box 901 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919-967-3272

Additional Resources

For information about obtaining education in Early Childhood Development: EQuIPD, UNC-G 336-315-7768 equipd@uncg.edu