Building a Well-Qualified Transitional Kindergarten Workforce in California: Needs and Opportunities

Autor/inn/en	Melnick, Hanna; García, Emma; Leung-Gagné, Melanie
Institution	Learning Policy Institute
Titel	Building a Well-Qualified Transitional Kindergarten Workforce in California: Needs and Opportunities
Quelle	(2022), (74 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Preschool Teachers; Kindergarten; Teacher Qualifications; Labor Force Development; Preschool Education; Teacher Recruitment; COVID-19; Pandemics; Teacher Shortage; Diversity (Faculty); Teacher Supply and Demand; Investment; Labor Needs; Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Selection; Credentials; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrqualifikation; Arbeitskräftebestand; Lehrerrekrutierung; Lehrermangel; Lehrerbedarf; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Studienbuch; Kalifornien
Abstract	In 2021, California made major new investments to advance its commitment to early childhood education through universal preschool. One important investment was extending state funding for transitional kindergarten (TK), previously just for older 4-year-olds, to all 4-year-olds by 2025-26. To ensure the quality of new preschool investments, California must recruit and prepare a sufficient number of qualified teachers in TK and other early childhood programs--a challenge given the rapid expansion of the program. This challenge is even greater during the COVID-19 pandemic, when school districts and early childhood programs are facing significant staffing shortages. This report provides estimates of how many TK teachers California will need through 2025-26 and discusses potential pathways to support a diverse, well-prepared workforce, both in TK and in other early childhood programs. The authors also offer recommendations that state policymakers could follow to stabilize, support, and expand the broader early childhood workforce and to build pathways for racially, linguistically, and culturally diverse educators. [For the Research Brief, see ED622845.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01