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RecognizeB5 Teacher Incentive

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RecognizeB5 provides a financial incentive to eligible early childhood educators. RecognizeB5 aims to reduce teacher turnover in child care and family day homes, where wages are significantly lower than comparable settings. Nearly 16,000 early childhood educators will participate in RecognizeB5 in the 2024-2025 program year.   

Preschool Teacher

RecognizeB5 Eligibility 

RecognizeB5 is open to eligible early childhood educators (i.e., lead and assistant teachers) working in publicly-funded child care centers and family day homes that are participating in VQB5.  

For the 2024-2025 year, educators may be eligible to receive RecognizeB5 if all of the following criteria are met:   

  • They complete their educator profile in LinkB5 by October 1.
  • They work in a child care center or family day home that accepts public funds (such as the child care subsidy program),
  • They continually work at least 30 hours or more per week directly with birth-to-five children in a classroom setting, and   
  • The child care center or family day home completes VQB5 required participation activities.  

For additional details about RecognizeB5, refer to Section 7.6 in the VQB5 Guidelines.
For questions about RecognizeB5, please visit the RecognizeB5 Help Center or email RecognizeB5@vecf.org.