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Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level County

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Children & Families

Childcare for working families in Ohio is often too expensive and/or poor quality. The states childcare assistance programs have one of the most restrictive income requirements in the county, reducing their effectiveness. Further, the childcare system is difficult to navigate, and...

We Need Major Reform that Prioritizes the Needs of our Child Care Workforce

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This infographic argues that subsidized child care is ineffective until the early care and education system is reformed to ensure educators earn fair wages and benefits. Although subsidies have the potential to help low-income families afford child care, tax credits primarily benefit...

Teaching the Teachers of Our Youngest Children: The State of Early Childhood Higher Education in Maryland

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Maryland

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Early childhood education preparation varies widely across the higher education industry. Multiple programs with differing curriculums suggest similar outcomes but produce highly variable levels of preparedness. This report focuses on the education landscape of early-childhood-education...

The American Rescue Plan: Recommendations for Addressing Early Educator Compensation and Supports

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Throughout the nation, early childhood educators are struggling to meet ends meet. With the passing of the American Rescue Plan Act, unprecedented funding opportunities exist to meet the wage gap of underfunded and underpaid educators. This report contains policy suggestions that...

Early Childhood Educators Set Florida’s Kids on the Path Towards Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Florida

Source Council for a Strong America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Qualified teachers are the foundation of high-quality early care and education (ECE). However, inadequate compensation and subpar working conditions for ECE workers threatens the quality of programs by leading to high levels of turnover. This report urges policymakers to invest in...

Ohio’s child care crisis: Parents and providers out of options

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education

Child care is a necessity for millions of families but educators are underpaid and care options are unaffordable. This report examines Ohio's child care crisis and provides recommendations for supporting providers and improving accessibility and affordability. It recommends expanding...

From Unlivable Wages to Just Pay for Early Educators

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Teaching in early care and education (ECE) programs is one of the lowest-paid occupations in the United States. This report summarizes recent research on wage standards and assesses existing initiatives intended to address the problem of low wages in ECE. It concludes that educators...

Educator Expectations, Qualifications, and Earnings: Shared Challenges and Divergent Systems in ECE and K-12

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

While there is wide agreement across states and types of schools that K-12 teachers should obtain a bachelor's degree, no consensus exists within the early care and education workforce. This report analyzes how this lack of consensus has led to disparities in minimum qualifications...

Expanding Access to Child Care and Improving Upward Mobility for Georgia’s Child Care Workers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Georgia

Source Earn

Policy Areas Children & Families

Georgia's child care system creates barriers to economic opportunity for women workers and early childhood education teachers. Costs are high, wages are low, and together these challenges limit women's ability to work. The report recommends developing a grant program for current and...

Race in the Heartland: Wisconsin’s Extreme Racial Disparity

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Wisconsin

Source High Road Strategy Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights

Wisconsin ranks among the worst states in the nation for racial inequality. This report finds Wisconsin's racial disparities rank as one of the worst for infant mortality, bachelor's degrees, incarceration, and unemployment. It recommends training a diverse teaching workforce, raising...

Early Childhood Workforce Index 2020

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education, Public Safety

Despite their important and complex work, early educators have faced low wages and unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report demonstrates that compensation within the early childhood education (ECE) workforce is uneven across states and among different classifications...

Transforming Approaches to Qualitative and Quantitative Data for Optimal Community Impact

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Organizations conducting research on and proposing policy solutions to structural inequalities in maternal and child care often fail to integrate the perspectives of the people being studied into their work. This report explores reasons to include the perspectives of research subjects...

The Early Educator Workforce Crisis: How Legislators Can Makes a Difference for Kids, Families, and Educators

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education

Early childhood care and education are critically underfunded, driving teachers from the field and forcing parents out of the workforce due to insufficient childcare options. This crisis necessitates sustained, large-scale public investment in the early childhood care system, including...

Planning for Resilient Early Care and Education: Addressing Climate Vulnerabilities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, California

Source Center for Cities and Schools

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education, Environment & Natural Resources

Brain development in children under the age of 5 is highly susceptible to environmental stressors like high temperatures and poor air quality. As climate change worsen, early care and education (ECE) facilities must be equipped to addrss this issue. This report outlines six actions...

Phoenix Plants Hedges to Reduce Kids' Exposure to Pollution

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Arizona

Source Mayor Innovation Project

Policy Areas Children & Families, Community Development, Health

Dedicated to limiting students' exposure to pollutants, Phoenix City staff, school faculty, and Arizona State University researchers planted trees and shrubs with K-8 students on unused school playgrounds. This project is poised to benefit more than 121,000 children under the age...

The Oregon Preterm Birth Rate in Context: Zooming in Spatially and Racially

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Oregon

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Following the release of the March of Dimes annual report on progress to improve the health of moms and babies, the only state to receive an "A" was Oregon. This report studies the approach taken by Oregon to address racial and systemic inequality preventing better maternal, prenatal,...

Creating Equity for the Early Childhood Workforce

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

The early childhood workforce has been undervalued, underpaid, and faces significant inequities, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. City leaders should prioritize equitable policies and investments to support both formal and informal early childhood providers, ensuring they have...

$6.65 Billion: The Growing Cost of Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Council For a Strong America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This report presents statistics on child care accessibility, affordability, and quality in Pennsylvania. It also outlines the social and economic consequences parents, employers, and taxpayers face due to inadequate child care services in the state. It concludes by identifying steps...

50-State Early Educator Policy and Practice Research

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This report outlines the steps states have taken to facilitate success for the early care and education workforce. In particular, it describes states' political will to increase ECE spending, quality standards, and enrollment, and legislation related to early educator qualifications,...

Child Care Ratios in Texas and Children’s Safety

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level State

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families, Public Safety

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services' minimum ratio standards for licensed child-care centers establish the maximum number of children allowed per caregiver in a child care setting based on children's ages. This report analyzes ratio data collected during annual...

The Early Educator Workforce Crisis: How Legislators Can Make a Difference for Kids, Families, and Educators

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Childcare Development

Policy Areas Children & Families

Chronic underinvestment in early child care and education drives out teachers, limits child care options, and forces parents out of the workforce. This fact sheet emphasizes the importance of early care, and offers support strategies such as creating insured retirement accounts for...

The Uneven Path 2020: State Investments in Women’s Economic Security

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health, Children & Families

Economic insecurity is the root of many of the problems women and girls face in Rhode Island. Federal and state governments can help promote women’s economic security by implementing policies that promote equality and adequate earnings in the workplace and investing in programs that...

Worthy Work, Still Unlivable Wages: The Early Childhood Workforce 25 Years After the National Child Care Staffing Study

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This report compares the present-day conditions of early child care and education (ECE) workers to their conditions documented in the 1989 National Child Care Staffing Study. In particular, it discusses trends in wages, education, and turnover among early childhood teachers; analyzes...

Parenting a Transgender or Gender-Expansive Child: How to Protect Your Family Against False Allegations of Child Abuse

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Lesbian Rights

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Children & Families

In additional to all the steps parents must take to help ensure that their children have what they need to develop into healthy adults, parents raising transgender and gender-expansive children must take additional steps to to prepare their child and family to cope with the possibility...

Raising Pay in Public K-12 Schools is Critical to Solving Staffing Shortages

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level Other

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education, Finance & Procurement

Public school staffing shortages have been a persistent problem across the United States, and the recent pandemic has only intensified the issue. Low pay for K-12 teachers and support staff is a long standing factor in public school staffing shortages. This report suggests ways in...

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