What's Happening in Pennsylvania?

Salary Surveys & Research

1998 (Worthy Wage Campaign of DVAEYC)

For more information contact Pamela Haines at 215-963-0094 or by email at Pamela@dvaeyc.org

1999 (PA Legislative Budget and Finance Committee)

For more information call 717-783-1600

2001 (Keystone Research)
KRC Publications: Child Care Survey 2001

For more information contact David Bradley at 717-255-7181

Scholarship Programs

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Pennsylvania: a scholarship program for child care workers to complete course work in early childhood education and to increase their compensation.

For more information contact Terry Casey, PA Assoc. of Child Care Agencies (PACCA) at 717-657-9000 or by email at terry@pacca.org

Tiered Reimbursement Rates

A tiered reimbursement plan for programs meeting progressively higher quality standards, with some possibility for reimbursement going to compensation, is currently being rolled out in Pennsylvania.

For more information contact Harriet Dichter at keystonestars@state.pa.us

Unionization

1199C sponsored the formation of the United Child Care Union. It is affiliated with NUHHCE/AFSCME. Its main organizing effort in Pennsylvania is with a for-profit chain, Allegheny Child Care Academies, where they recently won a contract.

For more information contact Denise Dowell at 866-236-4444 or by email at ucunion@earthlink.net

Wage Incentives

Pilot Wage and Retention Initiative. This initiative would provide awards to family and center-based programs serving a minimum number of low-income children. In addition, all staff who meet program requirements are eligible for bonuses every six months, ranging from $300 for those with high school diplomas to $3500 for teachers with BA degrees in early childhood education. $2 million has been allocated in the state budget for a pilot program.

For more information contact Pamela Haines, the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC) at 1-800-284-6031 or by email at Pamela@dvaeyc.org

Other Resources

QUEST (Quality Early Education through Salaries and Training). QUEST is a comprehensive initiative to improve outcomes for children in Pennsylvania through recruitment and retention of qualified early educators. The goal is a fully-funded, well-financed system of Early Education and Care in the state that is accessible to all children who need it, offers quality programs, and has well qualified and adequately compensated staff.

For more information contact QUEST at 215-963-0094 or 215-563-5848, or by email at mail@paQUEST.org

Worthy Wage Campaign: organized by the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children continues to offer opportunities for advocacy, training, and community education.

For more details visit www.dvaeyc.org or contact Pamela Haines at 215-963-0094 or by email at Pamela@dvaeyc.org