Early Achievers Grant (EAG)

The Early Achievers Grant is a student financial aid program to help employed child care providers and early learning educators’ complete certificates and associate degrees in early childhood education.

Eligibility Requirements

• Be a Washington state resident or have a valid work visa.
• Be employed as a child care provider at a child care center, family child care business or Head Start/ECEAP program that is actively participating in the Department of Early Learning’s Early Achievers.  
• Work a minimum of 10 hours a week or 40 hours a month at an eligible child care program.
• Qualifying provider roles are: Family Home Owner/Licensee, Center Director, Assistant Director, Program Supervisor, Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher.
• Have worked in the eligible program for a minimum of three months.
• Intend to enroll in an approved Early Childhood Education program at the college.
• Make a formal application to the college
• Submit the completed Early Achiever’s Grant Scholarship information and send to elisa.harvey@ghc.edu
• Submit the Workforce Funding and Support Program

*If you are submitting your application electronically you will be required to sign the document during your intake and orientation to the Workforce Funding and Support Programs Department. Please send applications to wfspinfo@ghc.edu .

Approved Educational Pathways

EAG Pathway Progression

Supports

• Tuition*
• Fees*
• Books
• Digital Supports
• Tutoring
• Emergency Childcare
• Mentoring
• Career Planning
• Emergency Transportation

*Tuition and fees up to 52 credits if in the correct program pathway and has to be used within four years.

Program Staff

Elisa Harvey
Student Support Coordinator

Savannah Thompson
Program Assistant

wfspinfo@ghc.edu
(360) 538-4058

Apply for Funding

This application is used for BFET, OPG, WRT, WF and EAG. Please only complete one application and it will be evaluated for all five programs.

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