Our Publications
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How States Can Increase Access to Benefits for Early Educators
This National ECE Workforce Center research-to-practice brief outlines strategies state and local administrators can use to increase access to benefits […]
Published 2025
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Data-driven Decision Making in Systems Change for the ECE Workforce
Early care and education (ECE) leaders can use data to strengthen their efforts and achieve lasting change for the ECE […]
Published 2025
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Financial Relief for Early Educators to Access Higher Education
The cost of higher education can be a major obstacle for early educators seeking to pursue higher education, but there […]
Published 2025
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How Staffing Patterns Shape Work Environments for Early Educators
Early educators are critical to creating safe, high-quality learning environments for children in early care and education (ECE) settings. But […]
Published 2025
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Incorporating Early Educators’ Experience Into Career Pathways
Field experience is one way through which early educators can gain key competencies, but few states include experience as a […]
Published 2025
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Benefits Offered to Center-Based Early Care and Education Educators
This National ECE Workforce Center research-to-practice brief describes new analyses of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education […]
Published 2025
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Five Strategies for Supporting ECE Educators Through Career Advancement
This research-to-practice brief, produced by the National ECE Workforce Center, outlines key implementation strategies for supporting the current ECE workforce […]
Published 2025
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Three Things We Learned From AI Analysis of CCDF Plans
This policy highlight from the National ECE Workforce Center describes three key takeaways from our review of states’ 2025-2027 Child […]
Published 2025
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Introduction to the ECE Workforce Systems Change Framework
This brief introduces the National ECE Workforce Center’s vision for strengthening the ECE workforce. It presents the ECE Workforce Systems […]
Published 2025
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Promising Career Pathway Approaches: Registered Apprenticeships
This National ECE Workforce Center research-to-practice brief describes key considerations for system leaders and researchers interested in developing, strengthening, and/or […]
Published 2025