“A college professor in Kansas is paid an average of $85,000 a year. A childcare worker or early childhood educator is typically paid a third of that, although all the brain science tells us that those early years before the age of three are the most fundamental learning building blocks that a child will ever have. What is it that early childhood educators need to know? What are the tools that we need? What is the definition of quality? How do we bring this to scale across the country? And how do we make sure that, in this range of programs, which parents will choose, every child will be touched by individuals with a skill set that will get them ready to learn?” -- Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Read The Science of Professional Development in Early Childhood Education: A National Summit
Checkout the ZERO TO THREE’s website. ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.
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