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We just updated our 50-State Comparison on Early Care and Education #Governance! For this comparison Adrienne Fischer, senior policy analyst, and Matt Weyer, policy director, researched the policies and regulations that guide key components of agencies that oversee early care and education programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Explore our full 50-State Comparison here: https://ow.ly/iSHQ50TFOY0 #EarlyChildhood #EducationPolicy #Preschool

#ICYMI We updated our 50-State Comparison on Early Care and Education #Governance! Early care and education systems are complex and often have multiple agencies overseeing programs. Explore this 50-State Comparison for data on these systems, with a focus on the agencies that oversee these programs, the level of alignment of these programs and the advisory entities for early care and education in the state. See the 50-State Comparison here: https://ow.ly/iSHQ50TFOY0 #EarlyChildhood #EducationPolicy #Preschool

How can we best use increased funding in early education and child care to improve access, affordability, quality, and workforce strength? The COVID-19 pandemic forced a significant change in how we think about early childhood education, underscoring both its critical importance to working families and the chronic underinvestment in early education workers and centers. Today TBF and the Rennie Center are releasing 'Investment in Early Education and Child Care in MA,' a new report that looks at how early education and care is funded today, and explores the issues that continue to threaten the stability and potential of the sector. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/3zQtPhp

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday passed An Act ensuring affordability, readiness, and learning for our youth and driving economic development (The Early Ed Act – S.2697) to increase the availability and affordability of early education and child-care for families. Find out more here about the policy: https://okt.to/tYqzMA #EarlyEducation #SenateAction #EducationReform

Have you explored our updated 50-State Comparison on Early Care and Education Governance and want to learn more about state programs? In our latest post on the Ed Note blog, author Adrienne Fischer highlights the creation and consolidation of governance agencies in #Colorado and #Missouri. Read the full post here: https://ow.ly/VTAU50TLz2p #EarlyChildhood #EducationPolicy #Governance

We welcome this report from Nesta on narrowing the gap between children from lower- and higher-income families. Narrowing this gap in early childhood is at the heart of BookTrust’s work. Our #ReadingTogether proposals reveal how shared reading can transform life chances: https://lnkd.in/egBHy4e6

#qualitativeresearch #earlychildhoodeducation #policy #education #workforce How does a state transform its early childhood education system so it fairly compensates educators while remaining affordable to families? To find out, a research team from UC Berkeley's Center for the Study of Child Care Employment and I conducted a case study of New Mexico. I led in-depth interviews with educators and policy and education experts to assess the progress New Mexico has made, how it has achieved it, and the impact such changes are having on educators' compensation and overall well-being. You can access the full report here:

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) urges the next government to prioritise early education with a child-centric approach. Their manifesto, "The First Five Years Count," outlines key recommendations to address the sector's unique challenges. From creating a comprehensive national dataset to ensuring fair funding and valuing the workforce, these measures are essential for high-quality early years provision. Purnima Tanuku, NDNA's Chief Executive, emphasises the importance of government support for early education providers. How can we ensure our policies reflect the significance of early childhood development? Share your thoughts and join the conversation! #EarlyEducation #ChildCentricPolicy #NDNA #GovernmentSupport

According to data from Policy Matters Ohio, Ohio ranks: ?47th in K-12 funding equity ?? ?42nd in infant mortality ?? ?37th in child economic security ?? ?36th in preschool enrollment ?? There’s a clear need for policymakers to find ways to improve public education and childhood well-being. Providing Ohioans with strong educational foundations leads to better career prospects and economic growth, and prioritizing childhood well-being lays the groundwork for healthier, happier adults.

As always, timely and important work by @CSCCE. Their finding about the physical impacts of ECE professionals’ labor converges with what Kyong-Ah Kwon and her colleagues are reporting from their Happy Teacher Project. This is an issue the field must address (and NOT by pushing superficial “self-care”). Pervasive sexism and related low wages; classism; racism; expectations of child-centered self-sacrifice (see #1), physically and emotionally demanding work, and a troubled, hard-to-access mental/health care system (pervaded by the preceding) is a toxic recipe.