Yoonjeon is a Lead Research Analyst at the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, where she focuses on the early care and education workforce in California and the long-standing injustices that permeate the system. She draws from over a decade of research experience studying the ways in which macro-social factors and systemic inequities shape educational policies and practices. In recognition of her scholarship, she received the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Early Career Fellowship (2017-2018) and won the 2019 Richard Wolf Best Article Award from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Dr. Kim earned her Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Berkeley. In her free time, she enjoys hiking Bay Area trails and trying out Korean fusion recipes.
Publications by Yoonjeon Kim
The Early Care and Education Workforce: A National Snapshot from the NSECE Data
February 11, 2025 • Data Snapshot • By Yoonjeon Kim and Lea J.E. Austin
This report was generously supported through grants from the Heising-Simons Foundation and the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation. This report offers a national snapshot of the early care…
The Economic Well-Being of Early Educators in California: Early Educator Well-Being Series
October 23, 2024 • Report • By Wanzi Muruvi, Anna Powell, Yoonjeon Kim, Abby Copeman Petig and Lea J.E. Austin
This report was generously supported with grants from the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Blue Shield of California Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Early…
Early Childhood Workforce Index 2024
October 8, 2024 • Report • By Caitlin McLean, Lea J.E. Austin, Anna Powell, Sophia Jaggi, Yoonjeon Kim, Jenna Knight, Silvia Muñoz and Marisa Schlieber
The Professional Well-Being of Early Educators in California: Early Educator Well-Being Series
May 6, 2024 • Report • By Wanzi Muruvi, Anna Powell, Yoonjeon Kim, Abby Copeman Petig and Lea J.E. Austin
This report was generously supported with grants from the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Blue Shield of California Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Our…
February 12, 2024 • Report • By Yoonjeon Kim, Lea J.E. Austin and Hopeton Hess
This report was generously supported through grants from the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Blue Shield of California Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The…
December 13, 2023 • Report • By Wanzi Muruvi, Anna Powell, Yoonjeon Kim, Abby Copeman Petig and Lea J.E. Austin
This report was generously supported with grants from the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Blue Shield of California Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Our…