Articles and papers:

"Early Education Quality: Higher Teacher Qualification for Better Learning Environments – A Review of the Literature."
Marcy Whitebook, the Founding Executive Director of the Center for the Child Care Workforce and now the Director of the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, UC Berkeley's Institute of Industrial Relations, recently released this paper that reviews the scientific research literature about the relationship between teacher preparation and child outcome in early care and education. She highlights that BA Degrees are Best for Pre-K Teachers.

To download the paper visit http://www.iir.berkeley.edu/cscce/pdf/teacher.pdf

"Planning a Compensation Initiaitve - Feb 2005" (PDF)
This report provides an overview of compensation initiatives around the nation, focusing in particular on key policy and design issues for early childhood system planners to consider in crafting a Hawaii compensation and quality initiative. Evaluation findings from the initiatives are also discussed. The report includes design recommendations for a Hawaii initiative, along with an action plan for launching such an initiative as part of a coordinated approach to developing a coherent system of high-quality early care and education.

"Working for Worthy Wages: The Child Care Compensation Movement, 1970 to 2001." (PDF)
This paper describes the movement to improve child care compensation over the last quarter century as viewed by one of its most prominent leaders, Marcy Whitebook, and reflects upon the past and future of the work to improve child care jobs.

“Finding a Better Way: Defining and Assessing Public Policies to Improve Child Care Workforce Compensation.” (PDF) by Marcy Whitebook & Abby Eichber, describes the history of the worthy wage movement, how compensation initiatives came about public policy recommendations to improve compensation for the child care workforce.

View these charts on major initiatives that outline the process of establishing child care workforce compensation initiatives in various states.

Major Initiatives with Individual as Direct Recipient (PDF)
Major Initiatives with Institution as Direct Recipient (PDF)

Care for the Caregivers: Addressing the Staffing Crisis (PDF)
This article was written by Marci Young, CCW’s Director, and first published in the Winter 2000/2001 edition of the National Council of Jewish Women’s journal.

Who’s Missing at the Table? Leadership Opportunities and Barriers for Teachers and Providers (PDF) by Marcy Whitebook.
This paper describes the author’s perspective on leadership within the early care and education field. Although written and published more than 5 years ago, the issues presented, remarkably and unfortunately, still remain salient to the field’s current challenges in developing and cultivating diverse leaders.