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Parents’ reflections on DC’s Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund: Findings from the DC Child Care Policy Research Partnership

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In spring 2022, we surveyed 137 DC residents who had newly enrolled a child in a licensed DC child care program. We held virtual focus groups with a subsample of 39 survey respondents in fall 2022, just as the first Pay Equity Fund payments were rolling out, to probe on specific survey findings around search process difficulty and child care experiences. During the focus groups, we asked parents and legal guardians about their experiences with staff turnover in their child care programs as well as their thoughts about the pay supplements and how their children’s teachers could benefit. In this fact sheet, we summarize parents’ thoughts on the Pay Equity Fund payments and their suggestions for additional ways the District could help child care programs recruit and retain qualified staff. (author abstract)

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Fact Sheets & Briefs
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Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
District of Columbia

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