Fact Sheet Wage Supplements Strengthen the Child Care Workforce
Reflections on the DC Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund
Justin B. Doromal, Eve Mefferd, Heather Sandstrom, Erica Greenberg, Laura Jimenez Parra, Victoria Nelson, Elli Nikolopoulos
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This fact sheet shares 2023 survey and focus group findings from early educators eligible for from the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund in the District of Columbia. Findings describe the perceived of the payments on the child care field. Early educators share that the Pay Equity Fund helps advance fair pay that reflects their credentials and responsibilities, increases their capacity to focus on children’s needs and development, and promotes retention.
Research and Evidence Work, Education, and Labor Family and Financial Well-Being Research to Action Technology and Data Upward Mobility
Expertise Wealth and Financial Well-Being Labor Markets Upward Mobility and Inequality Early Childhood
Research Methods Data analysis Data collection Qualitative data analysis Quantitative data analysis
Tags Child care Child care and early education Child care workers and early childhood teachers 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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