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Video: A World of Opportunity

To find out what sets the world's best early learning systems apart from the rest, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sponsored a fact-finding mission, led by the Economic Opportunity Institute and the World Forum Foundation, to England and Finland, both widely hailed as models in early childhood education. This is what they discovered:

The printed companion report for A World of Opportunity showcases the practical findings and the transformational nature of this study mission, and outlines specific recommendations for Washington's early learning system. | Read

EOI gratefully acknowledges the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Thrive by Five Washington, and Mary Dolciani Halloran Foundation in the production of this film. Thanks to Tony Benton for film footage and Dave Ross for narration, interviews, and footage.

Stagnant wages for child-care workers

The following fact sheet and state-by-state salary comparison charts for child care workers and preschool teachers are  based on the May 2006 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, as compiled by the American Federation of Teachers.

  • State Ranking of Child Care Worker Salaries | Read
  • Mean Annual Salary for Child Care Workers and Preschool Teachers | Read
  • State Ranking of Preschool Teacher Salaries | Read
  • Fact Sheet | Read
  • Comparison of Mean Hourly Wages of Early Childhood Educators with Mean Hourly Wages of Other Teachers | Read

The State of Preschool 2007

03.19.2008 | National Institute for Early Education Research | Fifth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. Presents data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2006-2007 school year. Tracks trends and monitors how changes in states' policies on preschool education influence success in helping America's next generation compete in the knowledge economy. | More

Models for Increasing Child Care Worker Compensation

06.01.2001 | From the Urban Institute's Charting Civil Society series | Read

Links

  • National Conference of State Legislatures| Visit
  • Child Care and Early Education Research Connections (CCEERC) | Visit
  • Department of Defense Military Child Development Program | Visit
  • Fight Crime: Invest in Kids | Visit
  • Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute | Visit
  • National Institute for Early Education Research | Visit
  • The Urban Institute | Visit