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The National Center works with states to advance advocacy, policy, funding and strategy development to ensure adequate investments are made to support equitable access to affordable college education, increased compensation and workforce supports leading to valued and sustained employment for the diverse and essential early childhood workforce.
State allies can call on the National Center to:
In response to the pandemic’s impact on the ECE system, the National Center is working with several state teams to improve and/or stabilize the (1) educational advancement, (2) compensation and/or (3) recruitment and retention of the early education workforce.
When the specific supports are a match for state needs, the National Center can provide expertise on helping them develop and implement two nationally recognized workforce support programs, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® and Child Care WAGE$®.