Continued scholarships: New York Educational Incentive Program (EIP)

Continued is a New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)-approved provider of asynchronous distance learning courses. All Continued Early Childhood Education professional development courses may be applied to New York child care licensing and registry requirements.

Scholarship funding to participate in Continued training may be available through the Educational Incentive Program. For more information or to apply for a scholarship, please visit www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu. You may also contact EIP by email at eip-to@albany.edu, or by phone at either (800) 295-9616 or (518) 442-6575. The information below is designed to support your scholarship application, and learn how to apply your award toward membership on Continued.

How to apply for a Continued EIP scholarship

To be eligible for EIP scholarships, child care providers must work in a program regulated by either the New York State OCFS or the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and must hold a position that includes training/professional development requirements. More eligibility information and the scholarship application are available online.

As part of the application process, you may need to provide certain details about Continued Early Childhood Education. Please refer to the information below.

Name of training organization: Continued Early Childhood Education

Title of training: Unlimited on-year CEU membership

Delivery type: Distance learning/online training

Training start/end date: 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024*

Cost: $99

Training zip code: 77080

Organization/trainer Aspire ID: 140408

*Please note that although these are the dates for your application, your membership will be valid from your membership activation date until one year later, no matter when your activation date falls in 2024.

How to apply your EIP scholarship toward Continued membership

When you are awarded a Continued Early Childhood Education scholarship, you will receive notification from the NY EIP Office; we will also contact you via email with details about how to activate your membership.