Publications by Deborah Philipps
November 1, 2014 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Philipps and Carollee Howes
Despite a wealth of scientific evidence on the importance of early learning, not much has changed for the early childhood workforce: low wages, irrational wage structure, low education premium, and pervasive economic insecurity are still persistent.
January 1, 2004 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Philipps, Dan Bellm, Nancy Crowell, Mirella Almaraz and Joon-Yong Jo
This study was the first to provide a comprehensive portrait of early care and education services in one community, (Alameda County, CA) followed prospectively over time, and including all three…
Child Care Workers and the Aftermath of September 11
January 1, 2003 • Brief • By Deborah Philipps, Marcy Whitebook and Joon-Yong Jo
This study provides a rare glimpse into the impact of a disaster on early childhood teachers, directors, and providers, and the children in their care. The findings indicate a pressing…
English Literacy Levels of Child Care Providers
January 1, 2003 • Report • By Deborah Philipps, Nancy Crowell, Marcy Whitebook and Dan Bellm
Using the document literacy scale from the Tests of Applied Literacy Skills (TALS), this study finds that the English literacy skills in a sample of child care teachers and providers…
Change and Stability Among Publicly Subsidized License-Exempt Child Care Providers
January 1, 2003 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Philipps, Joon-Yong Jo, Nancy Crowell, Sara Brooks and Emily Gerber
This study examines the continuity of license-exempt home-based providers offering subsidized child care in Alameda County, California over the course of a year. Using lists of providers maintained by agencies…
Worthy Work, Unlivable Wages: The National Child Care Staffing Study, 1988-1997
January 1, 1998 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Philipps and Carollee Howes
In 1997, nine years after the original National Child Care Staffing Study, the Center for the Childcare Workforce interviewed directors at the centers still in operation to assess changes in…