Project
RAND Hawai'i Early Childhood Educator Compensation Equity Study
Mar 16, 2022
This report documents the low wages, few benefits, mixed working conditions, and lack of incentives for career advancement in place for the early care and education (ECE) workforce. The authors also provide long-term and short-term strategies for Hawaiʻi to invest in improvements that would help recruit and retain workers in the ECE field.
Addressing Compensation, Working Conditions, and Professional Advancement
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It is increasingly understood that a diverse, well-prepared, well-supported, and well-compensated workforce is essential for the delivery of high-quality early childhood programs serving children from birth to kindergarten entry. As Hawaiʻi has increased its investment in early care and education (ECE) programs, stakeholders have come to recognize that the state's investment in the ECE workforce has not kept pace with the resources going to the expansion of access to such programs.
This report documents the low wages, few benefits, mixed working conditions, and lack of incentives for career advancement in place for the ECE workforce. The authors also provide long-term and short-term strategies for Hawaiʻi to invest in improvements that would help recruit and retain workers in the ECE field.
Chapter One:
Introduction
Chapter Two:
Benchmarking Federal Information on Early Educator Wages and Salaries in Hawaiʻi
Chapter Three:
Early Educator Compensation in Hawaiʻi
Chapter Four:
Early Educator Working Conditions
Chapter Five:
Early Educator Recruitment and Retention
Chapter Six:
Early Educator Professional Development and Credential Ad
Chapter Seven:
Policy Options for Supporting Early Educators
Chapter Eight:
Financing Options for Supporting Early Educators
Chapter Nine:
Road Map for ECE Workforce Investments
Appendix A:
Methods for Data Collection and Analysis
Appendix B:
Workforce Survey Results
Appendix C:
Additional Documentation
Appendix D:
Case Study Details
The research described in this report was sponsored by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Education and conducted by RAND Education and Labor and the Social and Behavioral Policy Program within RAND Social and Economic Well-Being.
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