WEBINAR

We are pleased to announce our first webinar of the year, hosted in partnership with the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, UC Berkeley (CSCCE), focused on how states are improving compensation for the early childhood workforce.

Facilitated by CSCCE, the conversation will highlight members of the Compensation Capacity-Building Community of Practice. Panelists from Colorado and Louisiana will share how state advocates and policymakers are implementing innovative approaches to prioritize workforce stability through compensation reform across different political environments.

Join us Thursday, January 29 – 2:00-3:00 pm ET by registering here.

NEWSLETTER

The December newsletter highlights how we closed out the year and the conversations we helped move forward across the field. Inside, you’ll find highlights from our time at Grantmakers for Education and BUILD25, our A Decade of Change paper and webinar series, and our In Our Hands Narrative Change Campaign webinar.

Learn more about where we showed up, what we shared, and the progress we made this year here.

WEBINAR

Join The Collaborative and Community Change as we reflect on lessons from the In Our Hands Narrative Change Campaign. Hear from a few of our grassroots partner groups and parent and provider organizers across the country, all working together to build public support for higher compensation through coordinated digital organizing.

This session will highlight the impact of the campaign so far and explore how we can continue building momentum for fair compensation and lasting, systemic change. Learn more and register here.

NEWSLETTER

The November newsletter highlights where The Collaborative will be in December and the conversations we’re contributing to across the field. In this issue, you’ll find more information about our final webinar in the A Decade of Change series, details about our sessions at BUILD25 and our upcoming In Our Hands Narrative Change Campaign Webinar.

Learn more about what’s happening, where we’re showing up, and how these activities connect to our broader work here.

WEBINAR

To mark the 10-year anniversary of landmark research papers Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation and Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education we’ve partnered with leading organizations to release a series of reflection papers examining progress, persistent challenges, and strategies to strengthen and diversify the early childhood education workforce.

A companion webinar series will feature prominent voices from across the field, exploring the enduring relevance of this work and advancing conversations on equity and systemic change.The full set of papers will be released in mid-October.

Read the reflection papers and register for the webinar series here.

NEWSLETTER

The September newsletter introduces a new reflection paper and webinar series, A Decade of Change, created in partnership with leading organizations to revisit this seminal research. Together, these papers and discussions examine progress, surface lessons learned, and invite the field to engage in building a more equitable and sustainable future for early educators, children, and families.

We also highlight the fall conferences where you can find The Collaborative sharing insights and connecting with colleagues across the field.

Learn more about these exciting Fall activities here! 

NEWSLETTER

The June newsletter spotlights Colorado’s efforts to strengthen the early childhood workforce by improving educator compensation, recruitment, and retention. This work is led by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood and supported through our Compensation Capacity-Building initiative. In this issue, you’ll also find stories of local partnerships driving meaningful change, along with new tools and insights from our multi-state Compensation Capacity-Building Community of Practice—a national initiative led by the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley.

Learn more about this important work here.

RESOURCE

Have you checked out The Collaborative’s 2021-2024 Fund Cycle report yet? This report highlights the remarkable impact of our collective efforts and the progress we’ve made toward advancing our mission. You’ll also find insightful seasonal reflections from The Collaborative’s Executive Director, Dr. Ola J. Friday.

Dive into the report and hear more from Dr. Friday here. 

NEWSLETTER

Our May newsletter we spotlight the work of our Raising Child Care Fund grantee partners who are leading community-driven efforts to transform early childhood systems. These organizers are mobilizing families, educators, and allies to influence policy, shift public perception, and build lasting power at the local level. We also hear from LaDon Love, Executive Director of SPACEs in Action, and a key voice in the In Our Hands narrative change campaign, whose leadership shows how storytelling can be a powerful tool to shift narratives and advocate for fair compensation.These partnerships are helping reimagine what’s possible for early educators, families, and the future of child care—and The Collaborative is proud to be driving this work forward alongside them.

Learn more about this important work here.

NEW RESOURCE

We’re excited to share the launch a new quarterly newsletter series from the Compensation Capacity-Building Community of Practice—a national initiative led by the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley and supported by The Collaborative. Learn more about this initiative here.

Each issue will share highlights from Community of Practice convenings, expert-led office hours, and technical assistance sessions—all focused on strengthening compensation strategies for early educators.

Check out the first issue, watch the session recording, and explore practical tools and resources here.

NEWSLETTER

In our April newsletter, we’re diving deeper into our narrative change efforts. In partnership with Community Change, we’re amplifying the voices of parents and providers whose lives would be transformed by fair compensation—helping to build the public will needed to drive lasting policy change. We’re also previewing two dynamic sessions we’re supporting at the upcoming 2025 National Early Childhood Education Workforce Convening: one in partnership with the Council for Professional Recognition, exploring the power of credentials, and another with School Readiness Consulting and the Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children, focused on innovative strategies to improve access and retention in higher education for early educators.

Learn more about these exciting initiatives here! 

NEWSLETTER

Our February newsletter features the launch of the Compensation Capacity-Building Community of Practice in partnership with the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at UC Berkeley. This initiative builds on $11.4M in grants aimed at increasing wages and benefits for the early childhood education workforce. As we prepare for the February 27th launch, hear from our grantees and our partners at CSCCE about how the teams will explore innovative compensation strategies through peer learning, expert insights, and collaboration.

Learn more here.