Child Care

State of Working PA: Lagging Wages for All Race, Ethnic, Gender Groups

Type: Press Release

September 2, 2016 - 8:39pm

HARRISBURG, PA – At a divisive moment in America, in the context of a campaign which has exploited electoral anger borne in part from economic difficulty, the Keystone Research Center today released the 21st edition of its report The State of Working Pennsylvania. The report finds that most groups in the state, whatever their race, ethnicity, gender, or education level, have experienced wage stagnation or decline in recent decades.
Early Childhood Workforce

Type: Issues

March 16, 2010 - 11:07am

Losing Ground in Early Childhood Education, 1980-2004

Since the early 1980s, there has been a large and unsettling dip in the qualifications of the center-based early childhood workforce nationwide, with 30% of teachers and administrators now having just a high school diploma or less, according to a comprehensive new report published on September 15, 2005 by the Economic Policy Institute, the Keystone Research Center, and the Foundation for Child Development.
Low Child Care Wages and High Turnover Shortchange Pennsylvania Children: Findings from Surveys of Child Care Providers in Allegheny County, Southeast Pennsylvanian and York County

Type: Briefing Paper

October 1, 2001 - 11:33am

In the late 1990s, child care stakeholders created regional partnerships in Allegheny County (“Pathways for Early Education Professionals”), Southeast Pennsylvania (“Gateways SE. PA.”), and York County (“Focus on Our Future”). These partnerships formed as part of the “Gateways to Early Childhood Careers Initiative” launched by the Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education at Wheelock College in Boston.
PA Reimbursement to Child Care Providers is Too Low to Ensure Quality Care

Type: Briefing Paper

April 1, 2001 - 11:30am

In the late 1990s, child care stakeholders created regional partnerships in Allegheny County, Southeast Pennsylvania, and York County. These partnerships where formed as part of the "Gateways to Early Childhood Careers Initiative" launched by the Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education at Wheelock College in Boston.
Pennsylvania Child Care Workers Face Health Insurance Crisis

Type: Briefing Paper

April 1, 2001 - 1:00am

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