Tobi Adejumo is a Research and Policy Associate at the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment. As part of the SEQUAL team, she supports efforts to improve work environments for ECE educators. Tobi is passionate about creating policy and research that makes a difference. She has also taught early childhood education, family engagement, and child ecology courses to future early childhood educators at the University of Colorado, Denver. She has co-authored articles on ECE and Head Start workforce well-being, quality and child outcomes for diverse learners, working with diverse families and children, and kindergarten transitions. Tobi is an Early Childhood Education Ph.D. candidate at the University of Colorado Denver. She earned her BA in English Education and her Masters in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership. On weekends, Tobi enjoys trying out new pasta recipes with her two little boys.
Publications by Tobi Adejumo
Immigrant Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers: Essential, Yet Invisible
September 6, 2024 • Brief • By Tobi Adejumo and Anna Powell
This report was generously supported with grants from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Family members, friends, and neighbors who care for young children…
What Is TK? Parents Are Playing A Guessing Game
August 27, 2024 • Data Snapshot • By Anna Powell and Tobi Adejumo
This snapshot was generously supported with grants from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. This data snapshot provides a rare peek at what parents…
March 12, 2024 • Report • By Anna Powell, Tobi Adejumo, Lea J.E. Austin and Abby Copeman Petig
This report was generously supported with grants from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Despite its prolific nature, family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care…
November 21, 2023 • Peer-Reviewed Article • By Marisa Schlieber, Tobi Adejumo, Jenna Knight, Enrique Valencia Lopez and Elizabeth Pufall Jones
This study delves into the work environment, conditions, and teamwork of assistant teachers in early childhood education settings. It was published in the International Journal of Child Care and Education…
October 10, 2023 • Report • By Anna Powell, Tobi Adejumo, Lea J.E. Austin and Abby Copeman Petig
This report was generously supported with grants from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Built on a trusting relationship between a family and a…
Why is Transitional Kindergarten Enrollment Lagging? A Look at Parent Survey Data
June 16, 2023 • Blog • By Anna Powell and Tobi Adejumo
California’s public schools have offered transitional kindergarten (TK), a school year for four-year-olds, for nearly 10 years. However, only children with birthdays shortly after the kindergarten cutoff were eligible during…