The Terri Lynne Lokoff Teacher Awards

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The 2022 Terri Lynne Lokoff Teacher Awards

In 1994, Kay and Fred Lokoff launched the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Teacher Awards to honor their daughter Terri who was a devoted childcare teacher. The Awards are designed to recognize and celebrate the achievements of outstanding early care and education teachers and bring attention to the critical role these teachers play in the lives of young children.

Up to 50 awards are presented each year and each award recipient receives a cash prize, a virtual experience to participate in the Terri Lynne Lokoff Teacher Awards weekend-long celebration, ongoing opportunities to connect with peers, exchange ideas, as well as ongoing professional learning and program enrichment opportunities.

Please Save the Date for our 2022 Awards Celebration to be held on April 29-30, 2022. Applications are available now (or apply through the mail by downloading the paper application here) and are due by February 11, 2022.

If you have questions, please contact Jessica Feng.

How to Apply

The Teacher Awards acknowledge the critical role of childcare teachers in providing quality early care and education. Childcare teachers from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and on U.S. Military bases and installations around the world are invited to apply.

The application deadline has been extended! Applications are now due no later than February 11, 2022.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be a full-time (minimum of 30 hours per week and a minimum of 10 consecutive months per year) teacher of children between the ages of birth through pre-kindergarten.
• Be assigned to the same group of children for 10 consecutive months.
• Be currently employed in a family, group, or center-based program that is fully compliant with local and state operating regulations.
• Have been employed full-time in the field of early education for a minimum of 36 consecutive months.

The following conditions will render an applicant ineligible:

• Teacher Award recipients who’ve won the award twice.
• Floaters, substitutes, temporary and part-time teachers.
• Teachers of kindergarten children in early childhood education programs or other settings.
• Teachers of school-age children in early childhood education programs. (i.e., before/after school programs).
• Administrative Teachers (staff who have administrative responsibilities that prevent them from being a full-time teacher.)
• Co-teachers or teaching teams are not eligible to share this award (Only one recipient per award).
• TLLCCF Child Care Teacher Award winners from 2018 to present.
• Applications completed or modified by anyone other than the applicant (including but not limited to a grant writer, director, or any administrative staff) are not eligible.

Additional information:

• Only one teacher may be named per application.
• Multi-site agencies may submit applications for each site.
• TLLCCF Child Care Teacher Award winners from 1994 to 2017 may reapply.

For more information contact Jessica Feng.