Publications
Explore our publications from the last two decades.
Immigrants Are at the Heart of Child Care in the Silicon Valley
June 22, 2026 • Snapshot • By Wanzi Muruvi, Elena Montoya and Tobi Adejumo
This snapshot was funded by Sobrato Philanthropies. It draws on the 2025 California Early Care and Workforce Study, which was funded by the California Department of Social Services, the…
June 22, 2026 • Blog • By Hyeonjeong Lee and Silvia Muñoz
This blog post was generously supported by the Early Educator Investment Collaborative and is part of our collaborative work on the Compensation Capacity-Building Community of Practice.
When Early Educators Brought Child Care Inside a D.C. Government Building
June 12, 2026 • Blog • By Leah Gutierrez
During Community Change Action’s 5th Annual Day Without Child Care on May 11, providers closed their doors to make their voices heard. In a historic display…
May 19, 2026 • Report • By Tobi Adejumo and Marcy Whitebook
Introduction The predominantly female early care and education (ECE) workforce has long shouldered daily responsibilities for young children’s health and well-being, functioning as public health workers by monitoring illness,…
Underfunding is the Problem: Repeal and Rollback are not the Answers
May 13, 2026 • Blog • By Savitha Moorthy
On May 11—A Day Without Child Care, when providers across the country closed their doors to make the workforce crisis visible and advocate for thriving wages—the…
Working Conditions for Early Educators in San Francisco: Findings From the 2025 SEQUAL Survey
May 13, 2026 • Report • By Elizabeth Pufall Jones, Jenna Knight, Shauna Dyer and Abby Copeman Petig
This report was generously supported with grants from the San Francisco Department of Early Childhood A better understanding of variations among early educators’ working conditions can help policymakers,…