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Grantee Webinar + NEW RFP Due Date

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

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Announcement: Conference Featuring ECE Workforce Research

The Early Educator Investment Collaborative is pleased to share that the Administration for Children and Families’ 2022 National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC) will feature research from the Child Trends report, Mary Pauper: A Historical Exploration of Early Care and Education Compensation, Policy, and Solutions. Continued

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NEW Research on the History of Racial Inequities in ECE Workforce Compensation, Preparation, and Stability

A new report from Child Trends commissioned by The Collaborative, Mary Pauper: A Historical Exploration of Early Care and Education Compensation, Policy, and Solutions, maps the history of systemic racism in the U.S. and how it has influenced early childhood education (ECE) policy and practice, with a particular focus on educator pay and benefits, preparation,… Continued

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The Collaborative Awards $10.4M For ECE Teacher Preparation Programs

We are excited to announce $10.4 million in awards to support partnerships of institutes of higher education (IHEs) and states or tribal nations in transforming their early educator preparation programs. These grants will elevate the early care and education (ECE) workforce while breaking down barriers in higher education for students of color and achieving professional… Continued

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Grant Announcement

The Collaborative is intensifying its efforts to elevate the early childhood workforce for early educators, in particular Black, Indigenous, and Latinx educators who do not have equitable access to professional compensation, higher education and professional development. Today, we are pleased to announce that we will be awarding grants to four organizations who answer this call. Continued

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An Update on Our Work

The Collaborative is working to accelerate the progress toward professionalizing the ECE workforce and ensuring every child has access to an early educator who is well-prepared and compensated. Continued

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The Collaborative Launch Announcement

We are excited to announce the Early Educator Investment Collaborative, a group of early childhood funders working as one to advance the highest standards of educator quality—and make them possible through equitable access to educator preparation, ongoing professional learning, and compensation that reflects the transformational value of early educators. Continued