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Ryan, Sharon; Whitebook, Marcy; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2011
This paper reports on an interview study with directors of Head Start and child care programs who are collaborating with local education authorities to provide publicly funded preschool in New Jersey, USA. A standardized interview protocol was utilized with 98 directors chosen to represent a range of center types from across the three main regions…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
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Bellm, Dan; Whitebook, Marcy – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2006
The authors of this paper document how federal policy on child care and early education led to a decline in wages and education among staff in early childhood programs. The paper analyzes labor trends for the early care and education workforce over the past 25 years--notably, an overall decrease in educational qualifications, and persistent wage…
Descriptors: Employment, Qualifications, Public Policy, Young Children