Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley

interactive state-by-state map analysis of the ECE workforce

ICYMI --- CSCCE's 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index has an interactive state-by-state map analysis of the ECE workforce, complete with policy recommendations and more!
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When we show up, we win! In our last contract, #CCPUCalifornia won a life-saving victory: health care benefits. "For the first time, I could cover my out‑of‑pocket medical costs and focus on healing instead of juggling bills," says union sister Pamela Rocha.

Our hearts are broken for union sister Patricia 💔 who is closing her child care because she can't afford to keep it open AND take care of her health. When providers close, kids and families fall through the cracks.

No more empty promises @GavinNewsom 🙅❌ your administration has failed to deliver on your commitment to moving to the #truecostofcare and we don't have a next bargaining date for 2 more weeks!

Child care shouldn’t cost more than college. Or pay less than minimum wage.

Families can’t afford it. Centers are struggling to stay open. Early childhood educators deserve better.

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

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 - CSCCE's online history project compiles those pivotal policy debates, revealing the tight links among race, class, and gender that shaped every compromise.

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

How did our present-day early care and education system take shape? Public kindergarten, day nurseries, Head Start, and tax credits did not appear overnight; each emerged from struggles over whose children deserved public support and who would do the care work.

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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.

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.
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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.

Early childhood educators are skilled professionals—many with college degrees and 15+ years of experience—yet 43 percent of educator families rely on public safety nets to get by. Explore key findings & policy solutions in the 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index.
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CSCCE’s new analysis shows the percentage of early educators who are immigrants in each state, from less than 5% in seven states to 38% in Florida. As the administration ramps up its anti-immigrant actions, children, families, & communities are being traumatized.

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Check out our latest BLS analysis and bookmark it for your next workforce check-in.

Monitoring the pulse of #ECE #workforce is essential for providers, policymakers, & families alike. #Childcare employment across the US continued to hold steady in June at 1.1 million jobs, according to our analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report.

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This Economic Policy Institute EPI recent report shows how Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs, with both immigrants and U.S.-born workers suffering job losses, particularly in construction and child care.

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America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse - The Hechinger Report ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Maggi’s home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. It’s a place where after just a few weeks in Maggi’s family-run child care program this spring, one pres...

Child care teachers in the US make about $32,000 a year. This (and tough working conditions) has created mass child care teacher shortages & extremely high turnover rates.Our child care industry has long relied on immigrants, especially in big cities. My latest:
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Child care providers rally at California State Capitol for higher wages Hundreds of child care providers gathered outside the California state capitol to demand higher wages as contract negotiations with the state remain stalled.

Child care providers provide round-the-clock QUALITY child care, but with the state paying us less than minimum wage, "we cannot continue to do it and keep our doors open," says union sister Charlotte Neal.

📰 @kcranews.bsky.social:
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America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse - The Hechinger Report ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Maggi’s home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. It’s a place where after just a few weeks in Maggi’s family-run child care program this spring, one pres...

America's child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse. Important story from @jackiemader.bsky.social on how the Trump administration's policies will make it harder for families to access care and impact kindergarten readiness over time hechingerreport.org/americas-chi...

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.

CSCCE’s new analysis shows the percentage of early educators who are immigrants in each state, from less than 5% in seven states to 38% in Florida. As the administration ramps up its anti-immigrant actions, children, families, & communities are being traumatized.

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Tell Senators: Oppose Cuts that Harm Babies Urge Congress to protect healthcare and food access for babies and families.

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

Child care is in crisis!🚨Providers like Patricia Moran are being forced to close their doors due to low pay from the state, ripping essential, affordable child care from families.

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...

1/2. This week the Senate advanced a version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that slashes Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical supports for families with children. Leading analysts are warning these cuts will deeply harm kids and their caregivers. cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-in...

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SNAP helps families eat. That’s it. That’s the post.
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Medicaid was a lifeline for me and my baby. Congress must protect it • NC Newsline a young mother details how the North Carolina's Medicaid health insurance program enabled her to receive the pregnancy care she needed

"Families should not have to fight this hard to survive childbirth, recover or care for a newborn....Medicaid saved my life and gave Marleigh the chance to live hers." - Angel P., North Carolina.

Read Angel's story on how Medicaid saved her daughter's life:
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There’s nothing beautiful about a policy that takes health care away from sick kids | Opinion If Medicaid cuts go through, and doctors’ offices are forced to close or states pull back on funding services, what happens to families like mine?

Read more about why Medicaid is critical to Dena and her family in The Oklahoman: bit.ly/4k41F3y