We collaborate with many organizations, associations, and government entities as we work to improve how our nation prepares, supports, and rewards the early care and education workforce.

The resources on this page include relevant research and projects of other groups, media articles on the early care and education workforce, links to speeches, lectures and roundtable discussions on workforce issues, and more.

Leadership Development in Early Care and Education: A View of the Current Landscape

By Stacie Goffin and Kim Means (2009)

This study identifies 87 early care and education leadership development programs across the country.

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California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CAEL QIS) Data Advisory Committee

Visit the website for the Data Advisory Committee for the California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CAEL QIS) in the California Department of Education.

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The National Registry Alliance

The National Registry Alliance is a private, non-profit, voluntary organization of state early childhood and school-age workforce registry and professional development leaders.

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T.E.A.C.H. ® Early Childhood

In 1990, Child Care Services Association created the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood® Project to address the issues of under-education, poor compensation and high turnover within the early childhood workforce. The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Project gives scholarships to child care workers to complete course work in early childhood education and to increase their compensation.

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NACCRRAware

NACCRRAware is web-based information management software designed by members of the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies to assist them in performing their critical role by providing complete and accurate data and statistics.

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Pre-K Now

Pre-K Now is a campaign for the Pew Center on the States.

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NGA Center for Best Practices

The NGA Center for Best Practices’ Education Division provides information on best practices in early childhood, elementary and secondary, and postsecondary education, including teacher quality, high school redesign, reading, access to and success in postsecondary education, extra learning opportunities, and school readiness.

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National Conference of State Legislatures

Visit the website of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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National Center for Children in Poverty

View National Center for Children in Poverty’s work on early care and learning.

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The Data Quality Campaign

The Data Quality Campaign uses data to improve student achievement.

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