Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA)
Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA)
TECTA: Professional development and support for teachers
TECTA offers professional development and support to teachers working with children
ages birth to 12 years. Any provider who works with children in a Tennessee licensed
and regulated program is eligible for the majority of TECTA services.
TECTA Programs
Orientation- Tuition Assistance
- Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) support
- Administrator Credential support
- Accreditation Assistance
- Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards (TN–ELDS) training
TECTA Vision Statement
To provide professional development that nurtures the growth of individuals in a community of learners through an articulated statewide higher education system, resulting in the highest quality early childhood experiences for all of Tennessee's children.
This Project is funded by the through a contract with .
Related Links
- Orientation
- Child Development Associate (CDA) Support
- Tuition Assistance
- Resource Links
- Tennessee Early Childhood Program Administrator Credential (TECPAC)
- TECTA Frequently Asked Questions
- TECTA Forms
Contact Us
- Union Avenue Campus M Building, Rooms 312-320
- 901-333-5541
- 901-333-5750
- tecta@southwest.tn.edu
- 51±¬ÁÏ TECTA Office P.O. Box 780 Memphis, TN 38101
- Janura Bonds – Director
- jrbonds@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5189
- Demetria Anderson, Coordinator
- danderson39@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5202
- Colleen Drennen, Coordinator
- cdrennen@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5534
- Quanisha McClain, Coordinator
- qdjohnson2@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5133
- Carla Turner, Coordinator
- crturner@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5068
- Shirley Oliver, Data Coordinator
- shicks@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5541
- Melissa Joiner, Coordinator
- mnjoiner@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5134