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Support & Funding
Every figure below is an editable planning assumption, not a quote and not an offer. No scholarship is awarded, applied for, or held on this page.
$1,329.76
Known planning cost
Editable assumptions
$1,500.00
Proposed scholarship target per director
Community proposal, unfunded
$170.24
Left over before other costs
Books and other costs not yet entered
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I do not know what it actually costs
Build the estimate below with your own assumptions, then confirm the current rates with the college before deciding anything.
I may already have some of this coursework
Prior coursework should be reviewed rather than repeated. Only an advisor can decide what counts.
I cannot see where the study time comes from
Directors rarely find time; they delegate something first. The delegation map in the Studio is the practical starting point.
I do not know whether my employer would support this
Employer sponsorship is a condition of some scholarship models. Nothing on this page arranges it for you.
Starting values come from the published SCF tuition page, reviewed 11 September 2026. Residency, eligibility, number of terms, books, and other charges must be confirmed with the college.
The certificate is 12 credits.
Resident lower-division rate including listed mandatory per-credit fees.
Books and other charges are left out of the total on purpose, because an unknown cost is not a cost of zero. The figure above is not an all-inclusive price.
These are existing organizations with their own eligibility rules. We link to them rather than duplicating them, and we have no partnership arrangement with any of them.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Florida
A scholarship model that often involves employer sponsorship. Eligibility, the sponsorship model, and any award amount must be confirmed directly. No percentage or award is guaranteed here.
Open official pageELC of Sarasota County — ASPIRE professional development
Existing local professional development supports for the early learning workforce.
Open official pageEarly Learning Coalition of Sarasota County
The coalition's wider services and contact routes for providers in the county.
Open official pageSCF tuition and fees
The published rates behind the planning inputs on this page. Always check the current figures.
Open official pageWhat this page is not
The proposed founding cohort is 10 directors × a $1,500.00 target = $15,000.00. No award has been secured or committed. See the full budget model.