Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley
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The national leader in early care and education workforce research and policy since 1999.
Educators should be respected, valued and guaranteed economic dignity. Join us in championing early childhood educators' rights, raises, and respect!
Educators should be respected, valued and guaranteed economic dignity. Join us in championing early childhood educators' rights, raises, and respect!
Understanding these foundational choices is not an academic exercise. It equips leaders, advocates, and journalists to interrogate current child care policies and avoid reinventing yesterday’s limitations in new forms.
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ECHOES: Early Childhood History, Organizing, Ethos, and Strategy Project - Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
About ECHOES How did we come to have our present-day early care and education (ECE) system? How do inequities echo through time in the system? How have people b
cscce.berkeley.edu
July 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Understanding these foundational choices is not an academic exercise. It equips leaders, advocates, and journalists to interrogate current child care policies and avoid reinventing yesterday’s limitations in new forms.
cscce.berkeley.edu/projects/ech...
cscce.berkeley.edu/projects/ech...
ECHOES - CSCCE's online history project compiles those pivotal policy debates, revealing the tight links among race, class, and gender that shaped every compromise.
July 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
ECHOES - CSCCE's online history project compiles those pivotal policy debates, revealing the tight links among race, class, and gender that shaped every compromise.
Economic insecurity in ECE is a policy choice, not an inevitability. It’s time to invest in direct public funding, set compensation standards, & adopt system-level workplace protections that close racial wage gaps & truly uplift our workforce.
cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...
cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...
Infographic: 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index - Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
This infographic highlights key findings and policy solutions from the 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index.
cscce.berkeley.edu
July 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Economic insecurity in ECE is a policy choice, not an inevitability. It’s time to invest in direct public funding, set compensation standards, & adopt system-level workplace protections that close racial wage gaps & truly uplift our workforce.
cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...
cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...
Check out our latest BLS analysis and bookmark it for your next workforce check-in.
July 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Check out our latest BLS analysis and bookmark it for your next workforce check-in.
As the administration ramps up its anti-immigrant actions, children, families, and communities are being traumatized.
As a country, we cannot afford to undermine the scarce, precious pool of early educators, including the great numbers of immigrant women who contribute to its strength.
As a country, we cannot afford to undermine the scarce, precious pool of early educators, including the great numbers of immigrant women who contribute to its strength.
July 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
As the administration ramps up its anti-immigrant actions, children, families, and communities are being traumatized.
As a country, we cannot afford to undermine the scarce, precious pool of early educators, including the great numbers of immigrant women who contribute to its strength.
As a country, we cannot afford to undermine the scarce, precious pool of early educators, including the great numbers of immigrant women who contribute to its strength.
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Thank you, Senator Thom Tillis, for standing up for families like Angel's across the country. The One Big Beautiful Bill will hurt American babies. Please stand with them. CALL your senators today & ask them to protect families and vote no on this bill. There is STILL TIME: thinkbabies.org/medicaid
Tell Senators: Oppose Cuts that Harm Babies
Urge Congress to protect healthcare and food access for babies and families.
thinkbabies.org
June 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Thank you, Senator Thom Tillis, for standing up for families like Angel's across the country. The One Big Beautiful Bill will hurt American babies. Please stand with them. CALL your senators today & ask them to protect families and vote no on this bill. There is STILL TIME: thinkbabies.org/medicaid
3/3. These cuts threaten not only children and families but also the educators who nurture our children daily. We must raise our voices to protect families and the workforce that sustain early childhood education. cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-in...
Early Educator Pay & Economic Insecurity Across the States – Early Childhood Workforce Index 2024 – CSCCE
cscce.berkeley.edu
June 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
3/3. These cuts threaten not only children and families but also the educators who nurture our children daily. We must raise our voices to protect families and the workforce that sustain early childhood education. cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-in...
2/3. We must also remember the #ECE #workforce, mostly women, many of whom are women of color and parents themselves, who rely on these safety nets. Our 2024 Index shows 43% of early educators use at least one program (23% on Medicaid, 16% on SNAP). cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-in...
Early Educator Pay & Economic Insecurity Across the States – Early Childhood Workforce Index 2024 – CSCCE
cscce.berkeley.edu
June 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
2/3. We must also remember the #ECE #workforce, mostly women, many of whom are women of color and parents themselves, who rely on these safety nets. Our 2024 Index shows 43% of early educators use at least one program (23% on Medicaid, 16% on SNAP). cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-in...