2023 - Early Educator Investment Collaborative

Grantee Updates from BUILD 2023

December 14, 2023

The Collaborative is excited to share updates, reflections, and photos from our IHE Partnership grantee sessions at the BUILD Initiative’s 2023 Annual Conference! We are also pleased to share updates on our new Innovation in Early Childhood Education Compensation Grantees. Continued

In the News

ECE Workers Identify Issues Barriers to National Certification, Study Finds

December 13, 2023

“A majority of early childhood education (ECE) workers who would be most affected by the creation of a national teaching certification expressed support for such a system, according toa recent studyon advancing ECE compensation and equity…”READ MORE(Link may be broken —archived version) Continued

In the News

New Funding Initiative Aims to Boost Wages for Early Educators — And Help Fix a Broken System

December 12, 2023

“America’s child care system is broken,” the Annie E. Casey Foundation stated flatly when it released its Kids Count Data Book this year. Each year, the foundation provides an overview of American children and their wellbeing…” Continued

In the News

Early education coalition searches for answers to raise teacher pay, even as budgets are cratering

November 30, 2023

“The Early Educator Investment Collaborative, a coalition of philanthropies that provide grants to support early childhood programs, is sending about $9 million in grants to Louisiana, Colorado and D.C. to find long-term answers for raising early educators’ pay.…” Continued

Press Releases

Early Educator Investment Collaborative Makes $9 Million in Grants to Address Unjust Compensation for Early Childhood Education Workforce

November 15, 2023

“Today the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (The Collaborative) awarded $9M in grants to support public systems innovations in increasing wages and benefits for the early childhood education (ECE) workforce…” Continued

Newsletters

The Collaborative Awards $9M for Sustainable ECE Compensation

November 15, 2023

The Collaborative is excited to announce our new grantee partnerships! The Collaborative awarded $9M in grants to Colorado Department of Early Childhood, the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children to support systems innovations increasing compensation for the early childhood education workforce. Continued

Newsletters

Study Finds Compensation, Equity Are Key Steps for ECE Certification

October 12, 2023

The Collaborative is pleased to share a new brief summarizing the results of a feasibility study we commissioned to assess the viability of a national lead teacher certification for the ECE workforce. We are also excited to share an update on the Mary Pauper Papers. Continued

Newsletters

New Report: Strategies for Systems Change

September 22, 2023

The Collaborative is pleased to share a new report featuring the work of our IHE Partnership Grantees: Strategies for Systems Change: Lessons Learned from the Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation Grant Program. Continued

Newsletters

Grantee Updates + New Learning Community Resources

June 22, 2023

The Collaborative is excited to share resources from Year 2 of the Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grantee Learning Community. We are also pleased to share that our IHE Partnership grantees will be presenting at the BUILD 2023 Conference. Continued

Newsletters

Grantee Webinar + NEW RFP Due Date

March 17, 2023

Join us on April 4, 2023, for a webinar featuring The Collaborative’s Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grantees. We are also pleased to announce that the deadline to submit proposals in response to our ECE Compensation Capacity-Building Grant RFP has been extended to June 5, 2023. Continued

In the News

Investing in New Systems for Paying Educators What They Need and Deserve

February 21, 2023

“For U.S. children to realize their potential, the professionals who care and educate them need the training, respect and compensation that make for a fulfilling career. The Early Educator Investment Collaborative is dedicated to promising and innovative ways to make that happen…” Continued

On the Radio

Teaching the youngest: grant offering targets early-learning programs

February 14, 2023

“People who know about children and their care tell us often that taking good care of children EARLY in life pays big dividends later. That’s why so much attention is paid to quality childcare for working parents…”LISTEN HERE… Continued

Newsletters

ANNOUNCEMENT: Grant Opportunity from The Collaborative

February 1, 2023

In 2023, The Collaborative will fund a limited number of grants to support the capacity of state, local, municipal, territory, and tribal governments to innovate financing systems to increase the compensation (wages and benefits) of the ECE workforce. Continued

In the News

RAND Report Highlights Unique Challenges Facing Hawaii’s Early Child Care Workforce

January 3, 2023

“The early child care education workforce was strained even before the pandemic. Poor pay and benefits not only hurt recruitment and retention, but demoralized providers. While early childhood educators across the country are feeling the burden…” Continued

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Grantee Updates from BUILD 2023

ECE Workers Identify Issues Barriers to National Certification, Study Finds

New Funding Initiative Aims to Boost Wages for Early Educators — And Help Fix a Broken System

Early education coalition searches for answers to raise teacher pay, even as budgets are cratering

Early Educator Investment Collaborative Makes $9 Million in Grants to Address Unjust Compensation for Early Childhood Education Workforce

The Collaborative Awards $9M for Sustainable ECE Compensation

Study Finds Compensation, Equity Are Key Steps for ECE Certification

New Report: Strategies for Systems Change

Grantee Updates + New Learning Community Resources

Grantee Webinar + NEW RFP Due Date

Investing in New Systems for Paying Educators What They Need and Deserve

Teaching the youngest: grant offering targets early-learning programs

ANNOUNCEMENT: Grant Opportunity from The Collaborative

RAND Report Highlights Unique Challenges Facing Hawaii’s Early Child Care Workforce

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