Publications

A Bizarro World for Infants and Toddlers and Their Teachers: Revised and Updated

February 9, 2026 • Brief • By Marcy Whitebook, Enrique Valencia Lopez and Abby Copeman Petig

This paper is an update to the 2019 piece published by Bank Street College of Education in their Occasional Paper Series. The present revision was generously supported with a grant…

52 Ways Federal Actions Hurt Early Childhood Educators in 2025

February 9, 2026 • Brief • By Sophia Anderson, Arabella Bloom, Ilse Guardado, Leah Gutierrez , Caitlin McLean, Elena Montoya, Silvia Muñoz, Penelope Whitney and Shengwei Sun

This brief was generously supported with funding from the Heising-Simons Foundation and the Bainum Family Foundation. The early care and education (ECE) workforce is qualified, experienced, multilingual, and multicultural, with…

Child Care Centers Compete With California’s $20 Fast Food Wage

February 6, 2026 • Data Snapshot • By Anna Powell, Wanzi Muruvi and Abby Copeman Petig

This profile draws on data gathered as part of the 2025 California Early Care and Workforce Study with funding from the California Department of Social Services, the Heising-Simons Foundation, the…

Advancing Early Educator Compensation: Minnesota’s Collaborative Effort

February 4, 2026 • Case Study • By Hyeonjeong Lee, Silvia Muñoz and Caitlin McLean

This report was generously supported by the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (The Collaborative). This case study looks at how Minnesota has continued sustaining compensation initiatives for its early care and…

Child Care Sector Jobs: BLS Analysis

January 15, 2026 • Brief • By Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE)

CSCCE provides ongoing analysis of national and regional child care job numbers. Check back each month for updates. National child care employment increased by 3,400 jobs in December, a 1.2%…

Salary Scales: An Important Tool for Advancing ECE Compensation

December 12, 2025 • Blog • By Arabella Bloom and Silvia Muñoz

This blog was generously supported with funding from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (The Collaborative) and is part of our collaborative work on the Compensation Capacity-Building Community…