Professionalizing the child care workforce: Teachers’ and leaders’ views of Louisiana’s Early Childhood Ancillary Certificate

Description:

This report uses survey data to describe the experiences of 95 child care teachers and 175 child care leaders in navigating Louisiana’s new requirement that all lead teachers in publicly funded child care sites obtain an Early Childhood Ancillary Certificate (ECAC) within two years of being hired or promoted into their position. (author abstract)

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Bassok Daphna; Smith Amy Ela; Markowitz Anna J.; Miller-Bains Katherine L.

Publisher(s):

University of Virginia. EdPolicyWorks

Funder(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Country:

United States

State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):

Louisiana

Date Issued:

August 2021

Source:

University of Virginia, EdPolicyWorks. https://files.elfsightcdn.com/022b8cb9-839c-4bc2-992e-cefccb8e877e/63541c87-890a-4568-aed0-57ec74545e2f.pdf

Note:

This report is part of the Study of Early Education in Louisiana (SEELA) project.

Topics:

5. Child Care & Early Education Provider Workforce > 5.2. Education, Certification, & Credentialing

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