INDIANAPOLIS Silvia Aguilar teaches four and five-year-olds at A Childs World.

Shes a former apprentice at the Early Education Career Institute (EECI), which specializes in preparing students for the Child Development Associate (CDA) exam.

EECI has set over 150 apprentices up for success and created over 120 childcare slots to this day.

Once students complete the program, they receive a certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor and a transcript with 21 college credits.

I feel like it has opened a lot of doors for me actually. I didnt know if I wanted to go to college and now I am going to college," Aguilar said.

Its a similar story for Kristel Ramirez, who also works at A Childs World.

I definitely want to do something involving children, something involving schools," Ramirez sai

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