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Contents
Why this study? 2
Research questions 3
Findings 6
Limitations 13
Implications 14
References 16
Figure 1. Turnover rates among early childhood educators varied considerably across centers, with many centers experiencing no turnover and some experiencing rates of 20 percent or... 6
Figure 2. Turnover rates were higher in low-wage early childhood education centers than in higher-wage centers, 2012 7
Figure 3. Turnover rates were higher and wages were lower in early childhood education centers serving children ages 0-5 than in centers serving children ages 3-5, 2012 8
Figure 4. A greater proportion of centers where no families paid for early childhood education had low-turnover rates than of centers where some or all families paid, 2012 9
Figure 5. Early childhood education center-level turnover rates were highest in private-pay centers serving children ages 0-5, 2012 10
Figure 6. The characteristics of private-pay early childhood education centers serving children ages 0-5 differed from those of other centers in the sample, 2012 11
Figure 7. Black educators were more likely than educators of other races/ethnicities to work in low-wage early childhood education centers, 2012 12
Figure 8. Early childhood educators with lower educational attainment were more likely to be employed in low-wage and high-turnover centers than educators with higher educational attainment, 2012 12
Figure 9. Educators with lower educational attainment and Black educators were less likely than educators with higher educational attainment and educators of another race/ethnicity to work... 13
Boxes
Box 1. Key terms 3
Box 2. Data sources, sample, and methods 5