The Educational Incentive Program (EIP) is a scholarship program that helps child care providers pay for training and educational activities with the intent to build provider knowledge, skills, and competencies in order to improve the quality of child care.
The Educational Incentive Program is sponsored by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, funded by the federal Child Care Development Fund, and administered by the Professional Development Program, Rockefeller College, University at Albany.
Scholarship funding to participate in this training may be available through the Educational Incentive Program (EIP)/ Medication Administration Training (MAT). For more information or to apply for a scholarship, please visit www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu. You may also contact EIP/MAT by email at [email protected], MAT by email at [email protected] or by phone at either (800) 295-9616 or (518) 442-6575.
ChildCareEd is here to help! As an approved EIP training organization, ChildCareEd is excited to support New York providers in obtaining training.
Scholarship eligibility is based on current employment and the applicant's household income. Child care providers may apply for multiple scholarships within the current year until they reach their maximum annual scholarship amount.
Applicants must meet all three of the employment requirements listed below. Employment verification is required with each application.
EIP funds are issued based on the applicant's household income.
The applicant's household adjusted gross income as reported on the most recent IRS Form 1040 must fall within the ranges on the following income charts.