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Stagnant wages for child-care workers

The following fact sheet and state-by-state salary comparison charts for child care workers and preschool teachers are  based on the May 2006 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, as compiled by the American Federation of Teachers.

  • State Ranking of Child Care Worker Salaries | Read
  • Mean Annual Salary for Child Care Workers and Preschool Teachers | Read
  • State Ranking of Preschool Teacher Salaries | Read
  • Fact Sheet | Read
  • Comparison of Mean Hourly Wages of Early Childhood Educators with Mean Hourly Wages of Other Teachers | Read

The State of Preschool 2007

03.19.2008 | National Institute for Early Education Research | Fifth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. Presents data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2006-2007 school year. Tracks trends and monitors how changes in states' policies on preschool education influence success in helping America's next generation compete in the knowledge economy. | More

The Family: America's Smallest School

09.01.2007 | Educational Testing Service | Examines many facets of children’s home environment and experiences that foster cognitive development and school achievement, from birth throughout the period of formal schooling. The report stresses that we should think of strengthening the roles of both schools and families, that schools need parents and communities as allies, and that recognizing the importance of the role families play in no way lessens the need to improve schools. | Read

The Children of the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study Go To School

06.01.1999 | Spanning more than two decades, this landmark study shows the beneficial effects of high-quality child care last at least until age 21. | Press Release | Full Report

Models for Increasing Child Care Worker Compensation

06.01.2001 | From the Urban Institute's Charting Civil Society series | Read

Links

  • National Conference of State Legislatures| Visit
  • Child Care and Early Education Research Connections (CCEERC) | Visit
  • Department of Defense Military Child Development Program | Visit
  • Fight Crime: Invest in Kids | Visit
  • Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute | Visit
  • National Institute for Early Education Research | Visit
  • The Urban Institute | Visit