Fact Sheet Center Directors View Teacher Wage Supplements as Benefiting the Child Care Field
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Reflections on the DC Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund
Elli Nikolopoulos, Justin B. Doromal, Erica Greenberg, Heather Sandstrom, Victoria Nelson, Eve Mefferd
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This fact sheet shares survey findings from directors of 157 child development centers in the District of Columbia (DC) in summer 2023. Findings describe directors’ perceptions of direct wage supplements provided to early educators through DC’s Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and implications for their facilities and the child care field. Directors reflect on the benefits of the Pay Equity Fund for recruitment, retention, and pay equity between early educators and public school teachers. They also note challenges for nonteaching staff who ineligible for the Pay Equity Fund.

Research and Evidence Work, Education, and Labor Family and Financial Well-Being Technology and Data
Expertise Wealth and Financial Well-Being Labor Markets Early Childhood
Research Methods Data collection Data analysis Qualitative data analysis Quantitative data analysis
Tags Child care Child care and early education Early childhood education Job markets and labor force Job quality and workplace standards Children and youth Greater DC
States District of Columbia
Cities Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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