Eligibility

Participants in AEEC must be women who identify as African American and/or Latina::

1) Who meets one of the following residency requirements:

• Lives in Ward 7 or Ward 8 in the District of Columbia (DC)

  or 

• Lives anywhere in DC and works in an early learning setting in Ward 7 or Ward 8.

AND

2) Interested in pursuing:

• The Child Development Associate (CDA) program at American University

• An associate degree in early childhood education (ECE) from Trinity Washington University (Trinity)

• A bachelor’s degree in elementary education from American University OR in ECE from Trinity