Future educators
Become a brain builder.
What if you could build a career helping children thrive AND get paid while you learn?
In 11 weeks, you can become an early childhood educator through our Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway, or DAY ONE TAP. Get paid while you train. Walk away with a clear pathway to real credentials.
A career with a future.
DAY ONE created TAP because we believe every aspiring educator deserves training that prepares them for the classroom and a career pathway that actually leads somewhere.
No college degree required. No student loans. Just a clear path to work that matters and opportunities that grow with you.
How TAP works.
Learn by doing. Grow with a cohort. Launch your future.
Join people from your own community who want to do work that matters.
11 Weeks, Full-Time, Paid
Graduate classroom-ready and begin working in an early childhood center—or start preparing to open your own program.
Where TAP can take you
Work in an early childhood program. Join a team. Keep learning. Build a stable, local career.
Where DAY ONE TAP graduates go
- Work at an early childhood center or school (join a team, keep learning)
- Open your own licensed home-based child care (be your own boss)
- Become a mentor for the next TAP cohort (help others find their pathway)
“DAY ONE was the first to say: you’re not a babysitter, you’re a brain builder. Now I mentor new TAP graduates and I’ve hired two onto my staff.
DAY ONE TAP graduate & Affiliate Child Care Provider
What TAP will give you
When you become an early childhood educator through DAY ONE TAP, you’re getting a steady, secure job in a field that desperately needs you. You walk away with access to credentials, a reliable paycheck, and a career path with real demand.
$500 per week
while you train
Hands-on learning
from experts who want you to succeed
A clear pathway
to real credentials
Personal support
in finding the right job
Your community needs you. Are you ready?
Your talents, your lived experience, and your commitment can change a child’s future and strengthen your whole community.