Projects
Our projects offer a deep dive into some of our key research and policy areas.
Current Projects
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California Early Care and Education Workforce Study
The state’s most comprehensive workforce study, conducted in 2006 and again in 2020.
COVID Publications
CSCCE has closely monitored federal, state, and local policies around the provision of emergency child care during the coronavirus pandemic.
Profiles in Early Education Leadership
This series explores the history of early care and education through the overlooked contributions and advocacy of teacher leaders, particularly women of color, over the past century and a half.
Early Childhood Workforce Index 2020
The newest edition of our biennial report provides a data-rich look at state-based policies and conditions for the early care and education workforce.
Early Childhood Workforce Index 2018
In addition to state-by-state analysis, the 2018 Index reported the first findings of racial wage gaps within ECE, and how a wage penalty disproportionately affects Black women.
Early Childhood Workforce Index 2016
The 2016 edition was the first comprehensive state-by-state analysis of early childhood employment conditions and policies.
Learning Together
The Learning Together study is a four-year project that focuses on four California counties’ efforts to expand bachelor’s degree opportunities in early care and education for working adults.