Child care and early education: Where congress, science, and the public agree
EXCERPTSThe spending bill signed into law last Friday includes an unprecedented increase in federal funding for child care and early education. It is an important down payment on larger policy...
View ArticleEarly childhood education and care - Transition briefing
A new strategy to expand high-quality and affordable early childhood education and care in Ontario EXCERPTSIssue: child care demands far outstrip supply
View ArticleWomen earn less after they have kids, despite strong credentials
EXCERPTSWomen without kids have earned more than employed mothers for decades or longer. But differences between these two kinds of workers, in terms of the education under their belts and the job...
View Article2016 early childhood education and care national workforce census
Executive SummaryBackgroundThe Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) National Workforce Census 2016 (‘The ECEC National Workforce Census’) was commissioned by the Department of Education and...
View ArticleQuality matters when providing child care
New assessments required for programming, staff EXCERPTSA new funding model for licensed child-care providers in Nova Scotia is aiming to ensure every facility provides the highest quality...
View ArticleUnderpaid and undervalued: the reality of childcare work in the UK
EXCERPTSDespite the important job they do, wages for people working in childcare tend to be low. These workers earn less than the average wage across all UK employment sectors and barely half that of...
View ArticleFinding enough workers still challenge as Nova Scotia rolls out pre-primary
EXCERPTSPrivate and non-profit child care operators in Nova Scotia say it remains to be seen how their sector will ultimately be affected by the ongoing rollout of universal pre-primary for...
View ArticleNew teaching specialists will assist early childhood educators in B.C.
EXCERPTSNANAIMO -- A teaching specialist called a pedagogist will now mentor early childhood educators (ECE) on Vancouver Island and across the province to help improve the quality of care for children...
View ArticleWhat we learned about the challenges and commitment of early childhood educators
EXCERPTSCindy Decker had big plans when she began her job as executive director of an early childhood education program in Tulsa, Okla. She was excited to launch new professional development...
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