Publications

Explore our publications from the last two decades.

April 18, 2022 • Brief • By Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE)

Employment in the early care and education sector continues to fluctuate as recovery remains slow. While 6,000 jobs were added last month, the workforce is 11 percent smaller than the…

“The Forgotten Ones”—The Economic Well-Being of Early Educators During COVID-19

February 16, 2022 • Brief • By Anna Powell, Raúl Chávez, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya, Yoonjeon Kim and Abby Copeman Petig

This report provides a closer look at the well-being of the early care and education (ECE) workforce in California, using data collected by the Center for the Study of Child…

Education and Experience of the California ECE Workforce

February 7, 2022 • Data Snapshot • By Yoonjeon Kim, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya and Anna Powell

This publication is part of CSCCE’s 2020 California Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Study, the first comprehensive study of early educators in the state in…

Josephine S. Yates: Pedagogical Giant and Organizational Leader in Early Education and Beyond

February 4, 2022 • Brief • By Rachel E. Williams

Part of Profiles in Early Education Leadership, a series spotlighting the contributions of teacher leaders, especially Black women, to the history of early childhood education in the…

Demographics of the California ECE Workforce

January 13, 2022 • Data Snapshot • By Anna Powell, Elena Montoya and Yoonjeon Kim

This data snapshot features demographics for center directors, family child care providers, and center teachers in California. It is one of a series of releases from CSCCE’s 2020…

The First Comprehensive California Early Care and Education Workforce Data in 15 Years

December 14, 2021 • Blog • By Elena Montoya and Anna Powell

This publication is part of CSCCE’s 2020 California Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Study. “It is far more difficult than anyone can possibly imagine. The…