Workshop on Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce

Workshop Agenda

Session 1: Defining and Describing the ECCE Workforce

Richard Brandon, Ph.D., Counting and Characterizing the ECCE Workforce

Dixie Sommers, Federal Statistical System

Jerry West, Ph.D., Learning from NCES and K-12 Data Systems

Harriet Dichter, J.D., Learning from State Data

David M. Blau, Ph.D., The Economics of Early Childhood Care and Education: Implications for the Child Care Workforce

Lynn A. Karoly, Ph.D., Using Benefit-Cost Analysis to Inform Early Childhood Care and Education Policy

Session 2: Efficacy – How the ECCE Workforce Affects Children and Families

Aletha C. Huston, Ph.D., Caregiver Characteristics, Process, and Children’s Development: Results of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Ellen Frede, Ph.D., Key Workforce Issues Around Diversity

Margaret R. Burchinal, Ph.D., Competencies and Credentials for Early Childhood Educators: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?

W, Steven Barnett, Ph.D., Preparing Highly Effective Pre-K Teachers

Marcy Whitebook, Ph.D., Stability, Stress and Skill in the ECCE Workplace

Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D., The ECCE Workforce and Children’s Stress Reactivity: Rethinking What is at Stake

Session 3: Building the Workforce and the Profession

Catherine Dower, J.D., A Template for Evaluating Emerging Professions

Marcy Whitebook, Ph.D., Many Routes, Varied Travelers: Implications for the 21st Century Professional Learning Infrastructure

Pamela J. Winton, Ph.D., Early Education and Training: Overview of Issues & Systems

Susan D. Russell, Building a Workforce that Makes a Difference

Catherine Dower, J.D., Proactive Practice and Viability of Professions: Learning from Healthcare