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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

ICYMI --- CSCCE's 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index has an interactive state-by-state map analysis of the ECE workforce, complete with policy recommendations and more! cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-in...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

ECHOES - CSCCE's online history project compiles those pivotal policy debates, revealing the tight links among race, class, and gender that shaped every compromise.

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Monitoring the pulse of #ECE #workforce is essential for providers, policymakers, & families alike. #Childcare employment across the US continued to hold steady in June at 1.1 million jobs, according to our analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report. cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

CSCCE’s new analysis shows the percentage of early educators who are immigrants in each state, from less than 5% in seven states to 38% in Florida. As the administration ramps up its anti-immigrant actions, children, families, & communities are being traumatized. cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Apply today to join our team! Apply for the Operations Director position at CSCCE --->> cscce.berkeley.edu/about-us/job...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

We're hiring for the positions of Operations Director and Development Director. Please share with your network and apply if interested! cscce.berkeley.edu/about-us/job...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Their work laid critical groundwork for today’s fights against systemic inequities, linking early learning with racial and gender justice. Discover the untold stories of these iconic Black women’s club activists in ECHOES, CSCCE's online ECE history project. cscce.berkeley.edu/projects/ech...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Early Educators, We Want You! Educator engagement is a key pillar of CSCCE’s purpose. We invite early educators to: ● Join us for educator convenings and input sessions ● Serve as reviewers and collaborators on our products Join us today: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/15f5d... #WorkforceWednesday

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Standards should be aspirational roadmaps crafted with educators, not yardsticks used against them. If ur organization is revisiting compensation, apprenticeship pathways, or QRIS redesign, start with this brief & ask, “Who holds the power to define quality?” The answer must include the #workforce.

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

From paid sick days, preparation time, a voice in curriculum, and on-site protections for their health and safety. Those aspirations still remain strikingly relevant today because the underlying structures have hardly shifted in #ECE.

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

“More Than a Paycheck” confronts some of these #structuralissues with 21st-century updates to the teacher-written Model Work Standards. The original 1998 booklet grew out of postcard campaigns and kitchen-table meetings where educators—largely women of color—listed what they really needed...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

#ECE is rife with racial disparities -- from the low pay for this disproportionately woman of color workforce to access issues faced by black & brown children. Educational equity requires confronting structural racism at every level. Read “More Than a Paycheck”- cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Our monthly newsletter is live! -> mailchi.mp/1ebcb9455bda... Hear Transitional Kindergarten teachers speak out about expansion and what they need from principals, explore how California’s history shapes today’s ECE system, and more.

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Read on and ask: what does your state’s past reveal? Image below is: A group of Indigenous students and their teachers at Mission San Diego, San Diego, California, ca.1880. (Courtesy of the University of California Berkeley, Bancroft Library via California Digital Library)

A group of Indigenous students and their teachers at Mission San Diego, San Diego, California, ca.1880. (Courtesy of the University of California Berkeley, Bancroft Library via California Digital Library)

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

NEW REPORT ALERT!!! California’s “ghosts” still shape who gets child care and who gets poverty wages. Our new report traces racism, colonization, & resistance from 1769 to today—and shows why fixing #ECE starts with facing history. Read the full report ---> cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

Mary J. Sanderson, first Black school teacher in Oakland, and class standing in front of Brooklyn Colored School, Oakland, California, ca. 1870. (Courtesy of the African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library)

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

TK teachers need more than praise—they need principals who understand #ECE. Data from CSCCE reveals TK teachers are skeptical of their #ElementarySchoolPrincipals’ ECE knowledge—so they lean on each other & district staff instead. Check out data snapshot for more – cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Begin your exploration at the Critical Junctures page, dive into Enduring Inequities, and finish with Activist Movements to see the arc of struggle and coming together for change. History isn’t static; it’s a call to action.

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Please share! We're hiring for the position of Development Director. The first application review date is June 19th, so if you or someone you know is interested - apply soon! cscce.berkeley.edu/about-us/job...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

“If we have more requirements, we need more support. If you’re going to require something, you need to pay for it.” All early educators deserve access to the training & resources they need. Learn more about Policy solutions in CSCCE’s 2024 Index Policy Toolkit cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-in...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

California’s TK teachers say the rollout feels like “flying a plane while putting it together.” Our new report documents how large classes, sparse guidance, and leadership gaps risk undermining universal pre-K, #ECE program. Read the new CA-focused report: cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Still holds true: there’s a wage penalty at every education level for working with younger children. Time for pay equity in #ECE. #ThursdayThoughts cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Working parents need access to high-quality, affordable #childcare. Meanwhile, #ECE teachers have trouble providing for their own children due to low pay. Let’s recognize the need for better public investments to best support our working parents🪣🚰 cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

As debates rage on around fixing our broken childcare system, seems like a good time to remind people why parents pay so much for #childcare when #earlyeducators earn so little. Check out our #infographic. cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

Why do parents pay so much for child care when early educators earn so little? Inforgraphic By Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE)

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Let's talk policy solutions to support early educators! State leaders have power- with or without federal funding. This infographic shows how you can take action to drive state policy change, with links to more info in the 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index. cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley @cscce.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Our latest analysis shows that 5 years after the onset of the pandemic, the child care sector continues to face a long-standing jobs crisis. In the last 6 months, national employment has hovered around 1.1 million. cscce.berkeley.edu/publications...

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