Early educators are critical to creating safe, high-quality learning environments for children in early care and education (ECE) settings. But these learning environments are also work environments for educators—and staffing plays a key role in shaping how supportive those work environments are. This National ECE Workforce Center research highlight summarizes the evidence behind how staffing patterns shape early educators’ well-being and decisions to stay in the field.
This is a product of the National ECE Workforce Center, a collaboration between Child Trends, Early Education Leaders at UMass Boston, the Delaware Institute of Excellence in Early Childhood at the University of Delaware, and ZERO TO THREE.
