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I believe that the recommendations above are all important steps towards improving the
early childhood education system and creating a more equitable future. In my view the
recommendations can be applied by counting by contract rather than by child to provide more
stability and predictability for early childhood education programs. This could be achieved by
moving towards contracts with eligible licensed and regulated programs in centers and homes,
which pay for a defined number of slots that programs can count on and use to serve children.
Also, covering the cost of quality would ensure that programs serving children from low-income
families have the resources they need to provide high-quality care. This could be achieved by
providing states with sufficient funding to pay programs at or above current market rates, which
would not only benefit the children but also result in economic benefits for the state and its
workers.
Additionally, paying early childhood educators what they are worth would recognize the
essential role they play in children's development and ensure that they are compensated
appropriately. This could be achieved through increased investments in the education and
compensation of early childhood educators, as well as policies that support fair wages and
working conditions. Also, using the unifying framework for the early childhood education
profession would help to standardize and professionalize the field, which would benefit both
early childhood educators and the children they serve. This could be achieved through initiatives
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such as the Early Childhood Workforce Index, which aims to establish a set of common
Furthermore, rethinking our investments to drive quality would involve focusing on high-
quality early childhood education as a priority, rather than an afterthought. This could be
achieved through policies that prioritize child care in federal and state budget planning and
to have skin in the game would involve creating financial incentives for employers to support
child care and early childhood education. This could be achieved through initiatives such as tax
credits or subsidies for employers who provide child care benefits to their employees, or through
policies that encourage employers to invest in high-quality early childhood education programs.
Overall, I believe that these recommendations have the potential to significantly improve the
early childhood education system and create a more equitable future for children and early
public, private, and philanthropic investment, as well as policy changes at the federal and state
levels.