“Drawing on findings from the 2020 California Early Care and Education Workforce Study, this report provides statewide and regional wage and benefits data for home- and center- based early educators. Data are examined by education, program setting, and program funding. The report provides the most comprehensive data on California early educator compensation in 15 years. […]
State of Babies Yearbook 2021
ZERO TO THREE released their 2021 edition of the State of the Babies Yearbook, a national and state resource that tells the story of America’s babies through three key domains: Good Health, Strong Families, and Positive Early Learning Experiences. The Yearbook takes a look at substantial disparities and inequities in babies’ experiences when examined by […]
Podcast: Professional Expectations Without Professional Conditions
In this episode, For Our Babies founder Dr. Ron Lally, from the Center For Child and Family Studies at WestEd, talks with Marcy Whitebook, from the Center for the Study of Childcare Employment at the University of California, Berkeley, about the current state of infant/toddler workforce conditions. [podcast]https://forourbabies.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fob_ep14_marcy_whitebook.mp3[/podcast] Length: 34 min 18 sec Download
Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages
A new report Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages: The Childhood Workforce 25 Years after the National Child Care Staffing Study by Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Phillips, and Carollee Howes, offers recommendations to reinvigorate a national conversation about the status and working conditions of the early childhood teaching workforce. Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages provides a portrait […]
Quick and Helpful Resources on Early Brain Development
“The parents in our program are busy. I know they care about early brain development but they don’t have much free time to read about it. What do you suggest we share with them?” This question was asked during one of the For Our Babies Bookclub discussions with Dr. Lally. Because we think it’s a […]
