Supporting Early Childhood Educators

The JEC supports Cleveland's Jewish early childhood programs (preschools, day care, etc.) in a variety of ways:

• Associate and Bachelor degrees- the JEC covers tuition at specified colleges/universities, where possible in partnership with the State of Ohio's TEACH program.  For more information contact Cindy Bruder at cbruder@jecc.org 
  
• Master level degrees or licenses - JEC provides tuition assistance as part of the community's Professional Growth Plan
  
• Conferences- the JEC provides funding to attend conferences
• Intensive courses or seminars- JEC provides tuition subsidies.

• Arranges course that support both an educational program's goals and the State of Ohio's Step Up to Quality star rating system at no cost to teachers.  Completion stipends provided.
• Biennial "Yom Iyyun" (day of learning) for teachers
  
• Annual professional development for educational directors

• Fingerprints: Discovering Jewish Life (a full year holiday-focused curriculum for weekday early childhood programs). 
• JEC Outdoor and Nature Toolkit -focuses on ten values related to the out-of-doors that are interesting for young children to explore