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Studying DC's Early Childhood Educator Compensation Program: Technical Documentation for Year 2 Data Collection and Analysis. Research Report

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Title: Studying DC's Early Childhood Educator Compensation Program: Technical Documentation for Year 2 Data Collection and Analysis. Research Report
Language: English
Authors: Justin B. Doromal, Elli Nikolopoulos, Eve Mefferd, Erica Greenberg, Heather Sandstrom, Rachel Lamb, Alicia González, Timothy Triplett, Urban Institute
Source: Urban Institute. 2025.
Availability: Urban Institute. 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037. Tel: 202-261-5687; Fax: 202-467-5775; Web site: http://www.urban.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 37
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Administration for Children and Families (ACF) (DHHS)
Contract Number: 90YE0284
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Persistence, Teacher Welfare, Faculty Mobility, Grants, Program Evaluation, Administrators, Administrator Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Geographic Terms: District of Columbia
Abstract: Urban Institute has partnered with the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to document the implementation of DC's early childhood educator (ECE) compensation program and understand its impacts on early educator well-being, retention, and program operations. Funded through a 2022 Child Care Policy Research Partnership cooperative agreement from the federal Administration for Children and Families, the authors developed surveys of early childhood educators and child care program directors and conducted analysis of administrative data in 2024 to generate new evidence on child care staffing, early educator well-being, and child care quality. Study findings were released in several companion products. This technical report documents the steps taken to collect and analyze data presented in these publications. For workforce surveys (Center Director Survey, Early Educator Survey, and Home Operator Survey), the authors describe their process for developing survey instruments, recruitment and administration procedures, response rates, characteristics of the target population and survey sample, and steps taken to weight, clean, and analyze the data. For administrative analysis, the authors describe the files obtained from OSSE and steps taken to clean and analyze the data.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED677493
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Urban Institute has partnered with the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to document the implementation of DC's early childhood educator (ECE) compensation program and understand its impacts on early educator well-being, retention, and program operations. Funded through a 2022 Child Care Policy Research Partnership cooperative agreement from the federal Administration for Children and Families, the authors developed surveys of early childhood educators and child care program directors and conducted analysis of administrative data in 2024 to generate new evidence on child care staffing, early educator well-being, and child care quality. Study findings were released in several companion products. This technical report documents the steps taken to collect and analyze data presented in these publications. For workforce surveys (Center Director Survey, Early Educator Survey, and Home Operator Survey), the authors describe their process for developing survey instruments, recruitment and administration procedures, response rates, characteristics of the target population and survey sample, and steps taken to weight, clean, and analyze the data. For administrative analysis, the authors describe the files obtained from OSSE and steps taken to clean and analyze the data.