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Early educators: child care and pre-K teachers and providers
Early childhood educators in a US state, from child care centers and Head Start to public school pre-K and home-based providers, with their pay, education, benefits and plans to stay. For testing pay parity, subsidy rates, pre-K expansion, credential rules and benefits for child care workers.
4 places, by setting
What each person has
- Role
- Lead teacher35%
- Assistant teacher32%
- Director8%
- Home-based provider26%
- Age
- 18-2923%
- 30-3923%
- 40-4924%
- 50-7529%
- Education
- High school or less29%
- CDA credential17%
- Associate degree20%
- Bachelor's degree or higher34%
- Hourly pay
- Under $14 an hour21%
- $14 to $17.99 an hour33%
- $18 to $24.99 an hour30%
- $25 an hour or more16%
- Years in the field
- Under 3 years22%
- 3 to 9 years32%
- 10 to 19 years26%
- 20 years or more20%
- Health insurance
- Insured through work39%
- Insured some other way44%
- Uninsured17%
- Public assistance
- Relies on public assistance36%
- No public assistance64%
- Burnout
- Rarely burned out22%
- Sometimes burned out42%
- Often burned out37%
- Plans to stay
- Plans to leave the field within a year14%
- Unsure28%
- Plans to stay in the field57%
- Own children
- Has children under 619%
- Has older children only43%
- No children38%