In its fourth year, NHTI’s accelerated early education certificate program produces quick results

By: Maya Mitchell

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 519

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago


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The New Hampshire Technical Institute has found one way to help ease the state’s early care and education workforce problem: an accelerated certification program.

Over the past 10 years, the state’s child care workforce has declined as fewer people enter and remain in the field due to low wages. As a result, between 2017 and 2024, the number of licensed providers in the Granite State who can care for children under age 5 has …

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