The Child Care WAGE$ Project provides annual salary supplements to child care workers who obtain college-level education related to child development and remain in their jobs for a specific length of time. The project is designed to provide preschool children (birth to age 5) more stable relationships and better-educated teachers by rewarding teacher education and continuity of care.
The project is offered statewide as a funding collaboration between local Smart Start partnerships and the Division of Child Development's Child Care Quality and Availability Program.