Do you think child care educators should be paid more?
Our children are precious.
So let's pay them like the professionals they are!
Please call on Governor Hochul and your NYS legislators today to make the needed investment in our child care workforce, just Click Here!
Right now the NYS child care workforce makes less than 96% of all NYS occupations.
Because of these low wages, many child care jobs go unfilled, leading to programs unable to enroll new children.
Caring for and educating our young children is not babysitting. It is demanding work, calling for skill and knowledge and patience. The people who do this important work, generally women and often women of color, should be compensated like the professionals that they are.
The Council's new Child Care Survey reveals that Westchester teachers in child care centers earn 44% less than entry-level kindergarten teachers.
The Governor proposes another one-time workforce recruitment and retention initiative, using unspent federal funding. This will not fix the child care staffing crisis.
Time to invest NYS $ in a permanent child care compensation fund that reflects the true value of these indispensable educators.
For more info on the Child Care Council's new Salary Survey, Click Here!
For questions and/or more information, contact Kathy Halas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Do you think child care educators should be paid more?
Our children are precious. So are the people who care for and educate them.
So let's pay them like the professionals they are!
Right now the NYS child care workforce makes less than 96% of all NYS occupations.
Because of these low wages, many child care jobs go unfilled, leading to programs unable to enroll new children.
Caring for and educating our young children is not babysitting. It is demanding work, calling for skill and knowledge and patience. The people who do this important work, generally women and often women of color, should be compensated like the professionals that they are.
The Council's new Child Care Survey reveals that Westchester teachers in child care centers earn 44% less than entry-level kindergarten teachers.
The Governor proposes another one-time workforce recruitment and retention initiative, using unspent federal funding. This will not fix the child care staffing crisis.
Time to invest NYS $ in a permanent child care compensation fund that reflects the true value of these indispensable educators.
To call on Governor Hochul and your NYS legislators to make the proper investment in the child care workforce, Click Here!
For more info on the Child Care Council's new Salary Survey, Click Here!
For questions and/or more information, contact Kathy Halas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Invest in Our Child Care Workforce in the 24-25 NYS Budget
Our children are precious. So are the people who care for and educate them.
And yet the child care workforce makes less than 96% of all NYS occupations.
Because of these low wages, many child care jobs go unfilled, leading to programs unable to enroll new children.
Caring for and educating our young children is not babysitting. It is demanding work, calling for skill and knowledge and patience. The people who do this important work, generally women and often women of color, should be compensated like the professionals that they are.
The Council's new Child Care Survey reveals that Westchester teachers in child care centers earn 44% less than entry-level kindergarten teachers.
The Governor proposes another one-time workforce recruitment and retention initiative, using unspent federal funding. This will not fix the child care staffing crisis.
Time to invest NYS $ in a permanent child care compensation fund that reflects the true value of these indispensable educators.
To call on Governor Hochul and your NYS legislators to make the proper investment in the child care workforce, Click Here!
For more info on the Child Care Council's new Salary Survey, Click Here!
For questions and/or more information, contact Kathy Halas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Invest in Our Child Care Workforce in the 24-25 NYS Budget
Child Care Advocacy Day in Albany was Great....but the Budget Campaign Continues!
We were delighted to join hundreds of child care professionals, parents, advocates and others in Albany to call for increased child care funding. But we're not done yet, and neither are you!
The Governor's budget includes another one-time workforce recruitment and retention initiative, using unspent federal funding - no new NYS investment. And frankly, the amounts will be lower than in the prior rounds.
This will not fix the child care staffing crisis that exists because of persistently low salaries.
The Council's new Child Care Survey illustrates the problem - Westchester ECE teachers in centers earn 44% less than entry-level kindergarten teachers. 70% of the programs responding to the survey were below licensed capacity, citing between 4 and 10 open positions.
Parents can't use child care without a strong child care workforce.
To call on Governor Hochul and your NYS legislators to adequately fund a child care compensation fund to move these indispensable educators toward parity with the K-12 system, just Click Here!
For more info on the Child Care Council's new Survey, click here - Westchester Salary Survey
For questions and/or more information, contact Kathy Halas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Early Ed Hall of Heroes is Back!
Mark your calendars for the 2024 Early Education Hall of Heroes event taking place on Friday, September 27th, from 7pm to 9pm. We are excited to celebrate and induct a new slate of child care and afterschool professionals. It will be a fun-filled night of entertainment, dinner, awards, networking, and more. So be sure to mark September 27th on your calendar and be on the lookout for when nomination submissions open.
For questions or more information, contact Juanita Pope at 914-761-3456 x106 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Here's a quick flashback to last year's event:
View the full 2023 event gallery here.
