Learning With, and From, Early Childhood Professionals
We work directly with the early childhood workforce—collecting and analyzing data from educators in Nebraska and across the country—to provide important insights into the everyday challenges early childhood professionals face and needed changes in policy and practice.
National CARES Partnership
The CARES Partnership is a trusted resource for information about the early childhood workforce. We collect data from more than 126,000 early childhood professionals nationally and provide critical analyses to state and federal policymakers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House, and more.
The partnership includes researchers and early childhood professionals from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale University, and the National Workforce Registry Alliance.
This project builds on the work of the Children and Adults Research in Early Education Study Team (CARES) that was established at Yale University early in the COVID-19 pandemic to understand the health, mental health, and well-being of young children and early educators.
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Nebraska COVID-19 Early Care and Education Provider Surveys
Within the first month of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Institute conducted the first of three surveys to assess the impact of the pandemic on early care and education providers in Nebraska. Subsequent surveys were distributed in June 2020 and February 2022.
Survey questions examined the impact of the pandemic on child care professionals in Nebraska to inform potential policy and practice interventions.
Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Survey
This survey was conducted to better understand the working conditions and attitudes of teachers responsible for children from birth through Grade 3 in Nebraska.
It is the largest, most comprehensive survey of Nebraska’s early childhood workforce.
Framework for Understanding Workforce Well-Being
The Ecological Framework for Early Childhood Professional Well-Being identifies elements that contribute to professional well-being of early educators.
The framework is designed to promote a more comprehensive approach to investigating and understanding the factors that influence workforce well-being.
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