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The Early Childhood Education Career and Wage Ladder: A Model for Improving Quality in Early Learning and Care Programs
Publication Date: July 2004
Publisher(s): Economic Opportunity Institute
Author(s): John R. Burbank; Jennifer Moon
Funder(s): Peppercorn Foundation; Foundation for Child Development; A.L. Mailman Family Foundation; American Federation of Teachers; Service Employees International Union; Ottinger Foundation; Mary P. Dolciani Halloran Foundation; Washington Education Association
Funder(s): Peppercorn Foundation; Foundation for Child Development; A.L. Mailman Family Foundation; American Federation of Teachers; Service Employees International Union; Ottinger Foundation; Mary P. Dolciani Halloran Foundation; Washington Education Association
Topic: Education (Education policy and planning)
Keywords: Early Learning; Childcare; Workplace benefits; Academic achievement
Type: Report
Coverage: Washington
Abstract:
Focuses on the importance of high quality early childhood education, and the correlation between access to high-quality early learning and care programs, increased high school graduation rates and reduced probability of engaging in criminal activity.