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Colorado Early Care and Education Workforce Compensation Patterns

Early Childhood Report
Descriptive Analysis

Using administrative data from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, this report presents findings from an analysis of wages among ECE professionals in center-based programs during the 2022–2023 school year. It serves as a foundation for CDEC to design, test, and evaluate targeted interventions aimed at increasing compensation and promoting workforce stability.

Authors

Emily Wiegand, Shannon Guiltinan, Thao Tran

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