{"id":528,"date":"2025-08-21T19:26:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:36:14","slug":"center-for-the-early-educator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/es\/what-we-do\/center-for-the-early-educator\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for the Early Educator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-wood-grain has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c0f7aa7a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-wood-grain--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--120);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--120)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-540e972b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9dc7e9cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9e9718ab wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CFEE-Primary-edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5623\" style=\"width:376px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CFEE-Primary-edited-1.png 397w, https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CFEE-Primary-edited-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CFEE-Primary-edited-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-large is-style-text-large--2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">The Center for the Early Educator is a workforce development and research innovation that is part of Child Care Associates. The Center for the Early Educator was established to address the critical need in Texas for early educators, specifically for ensuring that the North Texas region has a well-educated and supported early educator workforce essential for children (ages 0-5), for working families, and for industries in the growing economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-540e972b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purpose<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for the Early Educator seeks to support early learning professionals in achieving their full potential while addressing the workforce demands for quality care of young children. Through credential development, career development, professional development, community-centered research, and collective capacity-building, the Center for the Early Educator aims to develop pipelines, pathways, and retention strategies for early educators. The Center for the Early Educator will lead valuable research to further inform the early education sector.<a href=\"https:\/\/texasrisingstar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-540e972b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Center for the Early Educator is dedicated to:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Convening regional workforce boards, institutes of higher education in the North Texas region, and credentialing non-profit agencies to collaboratively develop and implement solutions that build and strengthen the early educator workforce in the region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying pathways, pipelines, and retention strategies for early educators by focusing on credentialing that can lead to career advancement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sourcing professional development opportunities through existing resources available throughout Texas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaging in community-driven research to better understand early educator needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborating with key stakeholders to enhance collective capacity and support the early educator workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/es\/contact-us\/\">Reach Out<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Texas Child Care Workforce Study<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North Texas Child Care Workforce Study provides a comprehensive picture of North Texas\u2019s early care and education (ECE) workforce, including workforce size, child care supply, educator characteristics, and experiences and challenges child care directors face. The findings support the development of data-driven strategies to improve families\u2019 access to child care and strengthen the early care and education workforce across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this report, we detail findings for child care programs across three local Workforce Development Board regions (Workforce Boards): Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas, Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, and Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County.<a href=\"https:\/\/texasrisingstar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FINAL-Executive-Summary_20251017.pdf\">Download the Executive Summary (3 pgs)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/childcareassociates.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FINAL-North-Texas-Workforce-Study-Report_20251017.pdf\">Download the Full Study (87 pgs)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for the Early Educator is a workforce development and research innovation that is part of Child Care Associates. 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