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Working for Worthy Wages

The Child Care Compensation Movement, 1970-2001

By Marcy Whitebook • January 1, 2001

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This report describes the history of the worthy wage movement in its early years, how compensation initiatives came about, and provides public policy recommendations to improve compensation for the child care workforce.

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