The Pandemic's Effects on Early Educators' Employment and Well-Being: Findings from the District of Columbia Child Care Policy Research Partnership

Autor/inn/en	Hernandez-Lepe, Fernando; Sandstrom, Heather; Casas, Michelle; Greenberg, Erica
Institution	Urban Institute
Titel	The Pandemic's Effects on Early Educators' Employment and Well-Being: Findings from the District of Columbia Child Care Policy Research Partnership
Quelle	(2022), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Employment Level; Wages; Barriers; Child Care Centers; Early Childhood Teachers; School Closing; Knowledge Level; Educational Technology; Training; Electronic Learning; Unemployment; Teacher Aides; Teaching Conditions; Health; Safety; Teacher Employment Benefits; Hunger; Income; Social Services; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungsgrad; Wage; Löhne; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Wissensbasis; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausbildung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Handreichung; Lehrerhilfe; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Gesundheit; Sicherheit; Einkommen; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste
Abstract	This brief summarizes early educators' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, including changes in employment and wages, supports they received, and challenges they faced. The findings come from a survey of early educators working in licensed child care facilities in the District of Columbia in early 2021. The survey is part of the larger DC Child Care Policy Research Partnership study with DC's Office of the State Superintendent of Education. This brief is part of a series sharing other survey findings, including virtual training experiences during the pandemic, job satisfaction and workplace culture, and perspectives on DC's new quality rating and improvement system. Four key findings from the survey are discussed: (1) Many licensed child care facilities physically closed at the onset of the pandemic, yet one year later most had reopened; (2) Most respondents were back to work at the time of the survey, although closures had been widespread and the COVID-19 vaccine was not yet universally available; (3) Some early educators lost work hours and job earnings during the pandemic; and (4) Some early education programs did not pay certain employees during pandemic closures. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01