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The Early Childhood Workforce
November 11, 2013
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
-Jorge Luis Borges
-Jorge Luis Borges
An insightful new study about the ECE workforce, Number and Characteristics of Early Care and Education Teachers and Caregivers, was recently released by the federal Administration for Children and Families. Here are just a few of the interesting findings of this report:
- There are about 1 million teachers and caregivers in center-based programs for children 0 - 5 years, and another one million individuals serving the same age group in home-based settings.
- A majority (59%) of teachers and caregivers work in settings with no sponsorship from Head Start or public schools.
- A majority (53%) of center-based and about a third (30%) of home-based teachers and caregivers reported having a college degree, with almost a third of all teachers and caregivers having a BA or graduate degree.
- The median income for a full-time center-based teacher or caregiver is $22,000 per year.
- Teachers or caregivers in center-based settings have an average of 10 years experience and those in regulated home-based programs have an average of 13.7 years of experience.
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Displaying All 3 CommentsSandbox Schools
Palos, Orland, Homer Glen, Illinois, United States
Very interesting to see numbers of instructors in both center based, and home care for children. Sad to see the average annual salaries. But I do think that it should be mentioned that TAX PAYING, PRIVATE PROVIDERS are only able to pay so little because of the unfair competition of the "Not for profits, Legally licensed exempt park districts, and preschool for all, in the public school".
These groups do not have to pay corporate tax, sales tax, realestate tax, rent or mortgage, and the very high cost of keeping up with the the new regulations required for accreditation and Qris. The playing field is NOT level and not fair. Thus, we who have been in the field for decades (45 years for Sandbox Schools) are now being devoured by the unfair competition.
United States
This is wonderful data and a great start, but what needs to follow is an analysis by city, state and region. As a Career and Technnical Educator in Central Florida, teaching Early Childhood Education and Child Care Management state credentialing programs, I am concerned that we have training and qualification "deserts" for many children and families, just as we have "food deserts". Averaging degree data from the North East and North West with data from states in the South cannot provide us with an accurate or realistic picture.
United States
Anyone involved with planning, funding, hiring or training in the field of early childhood should read this article. The entire paper contains information that should be shared with those who control funding of our field. The average yearly income is sad, considering the level of education that is expected by those working with our young children.
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