2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'America''s early education sector remains so radically decentralized-a
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far flung archipelago of preschools, family child-care homes, and
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subsidized individuals providing services-that basic information on
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local organizations and staff members remains scarce. This, despite
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rising policy interest in, and skyrocketing appropriations for preschool
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programs which are aimed at boosting children''s school readiness.
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Working from a social ecology framework, this study aimed to learn more
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about local populations of early education organizations. This paper
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uses 1990 household census data aggregated to the zipcode level to
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report on features of the early education workforce nationwide. Teachers
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and other staff in preschools and center-based programs reported low
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wages, averaging about \$7,300 per year (\$10,700 in 2000 dollars), with
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most working less than full time. The median center-based teacher was 34
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years of age, reported having completed some college, and was married
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The median worker in family child-care homes earned even less and only
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had a high school diploma. About 15\% of all preschool teachers in urban
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areas were African-American; about 8\% were Latina. Twice as many
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preschool and center teachers per 1, 000 young children resided in
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affluent zip codes, relative to poor and lower middle-class areas.
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Preschools and centers located in blue-collar and middle-income zip
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codes displayed the lowest level of organizational formalization,
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compared to those operating in poor or affluent areas. We discuss the
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utility of 2000 census data to assess inequalities in the supply and
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quality of early education organizations and their staff, and modeling
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how economic and policy forces may shape organizational variability.'
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affiliation: 'Fuller, B (Corresponding Author), Univ Calif Berkeley, Sch Educ, Berkeley,
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CA 94720 USA.
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Univ Calif Berkeley, Sch Educ, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA.
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Policy Calif Educ, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA.'
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author: Fuller, B and Strath, A
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author_list:
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- family: Fuller
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given: B
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- family: Strath
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given: A
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.3102/01623737023001037
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files: []
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issn: 0162-3737
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journal: EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS
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language: English
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month: SPR
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '33'
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pages: 37-55
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papis_id: 8e2f309e79243a9825710812b30e8e7b
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ref: Fuller2001childcarepreschool
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times-cited: '20'
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title: 'The child-care and preschool workforce: Demographics, earnings, and unequal
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distribution'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000178223300003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '16'
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volume: '23'
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web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research
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year: '2001'
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