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Reichlin Cruse, Lindsey; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Hare, Amanda; Contreras-Mendez, Susana – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the care crisis in the United States to the fore. Unprecedented closures of child care programs throughout 2020 placed a disproportionate burden on families, and mothers in particular. For parents enrolled in college or considering postsecondary enrollment at the time of the pandemic, the loss of child care services…
Descriptors: Child Care, College Students, Parents, Student Personnel Services
Hall, Nadia S. Orfali; Early, Diane M.; Seok, Deborah – Child Trends, 2020
Work climate is a broad term that encompasses all facets of the work environment, other than training and education, that support or detract from employees' ability to succeed. In this brief, the authors use a sample of center-based child care classrooms in Georgia to examine how different aspects that affect work climate (e.g., wages, employee…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Child Care Centers, Wages, Fringe Benefits
Nguyen, Uyen Sophie; Smith, Sheila; Granja, Maribel R. – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2018
Family engagement is now recognized by early childhood educators as a critical component of early care and education (ECE) programs. This recognition stems from a body of research showing the important role of family engagement in children's early learning and development. While classroom quality assessments can help programs identify teaching…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
UnidosUS, 2020
Black and Latinx educators make up a critical portion of the early child education (ECE) field; 31% of the center-based workforce and about half of those employed in Head Start. These diverse educators are from communities where the impacts of the pandemic have been the most detrimental -- according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers
Stebbins, Helene; Scott, L. Carol – Pre-K Now, 2007
Every day, millions of three- and four-year-old children attend early education programs. The range of early childhood education program models includes, among others, state-funded pre-k, Head Start, and child care programs. Children attend these programs in public schools, private schools, colleges, businesses, community-based centers, and homes.…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, State Programs
Waits, Lauren; Monaco, Malina; Beck, Lisa; Edwards, Jennifer – 2001
As child care becomes an increasingly important public policy issue on the national level, there is emerging concern about Georgia's readiness to meet the needs of its children in care. This study documented the state of child care in Georgia in comparison to other states, to national averages, and to national standards. A group of 12 comparison…
Descriptors: Budgets, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Care Quality