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Direct linkMcLean, Caitlin; Dichter, Harriet; Whitebook, Marcy – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2017
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE), in partnership with the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), has produced a series of materials that explore state policy efforts to move toward compensation parity between pre-K and K-3 teachers. This report forms the third part of the series, examining a small set of…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Salary Wage Differentials
Download full textMcLean, Caitlin; Whitebook, Marcy; Roh, Eunice – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2019
This is the executive summary for the report, "From Unlivable Wages to Just Pay for Early Educators." Teaching in early care and education (ECE) programs is one of the lowest-paid occupations in the United States. Low wages for early educators are not a new challenge. Compensation has been low in this field since its inception, but only…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Salaries, Wages
Austin, Lea J. E.; Whitebook, Marcy; Dichter, Harriet – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2019
Most early educators are paid less than $15 per hour, and many of them report high levels of economic insecurity evidenced by their worry about meeting monthly family expenses or paying for bare necessities such as food and housing. Coupled with low wages, few early educators can expect to work in settings that provide basic professional supports…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Costs, Teacher Salaries, Wages
Gould, Elise; Whitebook, Marcy; Mokhiber, Zane; Austin, Lea J. E. – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2019
California's child early care and education (ECE) system is underfunded, and California policymakers have not been willing to acknowledge the true cost of creating a comprehensive ECE system. Proposals for ECE reform have focused primarily on improving access and affordability for families but have ignored the elephant in the room: Early care and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Educational Finance, Budgets
McLean, Caitlin; Whitebook, Marcy; Roh, Eunice – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2019
Teaching in early care and education (ECE) programs is one of the lowest-paid occupations in the United States. Low wages for early educators are not a new challenge. Compensation has been low in this field since its inception, but only recently have the public, policymakers, and other stakeholders begun to appreciate the full ramifications of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Salaries, Wages
Whitebook, Marcy; And Others – 1996
There is evidence that increasing the compensation of child care workers improves the quality of child care. This study was funded by the Child Development Division of the California Department of Education to identify policy options addressing the improvement of compensation for staff working in child care and development programs. The report…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development Specialists, Compensation (Remuneration)
