Compensation remains one of the most urgent and complex challenges in early childhood education, with uneven progress despite widespread awareness and few approaches yielding meaningful, lasting change.
This Virtual Member Event offers a deep dive into early childhood educator compensation, grounded in what is showing measurable progress across states and communities. Drawing on the work of the Commission on Professional Excellence in Early Childhood Education, ZERO TO THREE’s Sarah LeMoine and Dr. Pamela Truelove-Walker of The TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health will share concrete examples, policy pathways, and lessons learned from jurisdictions that are advancing compensation in meaningful ways.
Participants will explore key strategies aligned with the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession, including parity, benefits, data infrastructure, and educator engagement. Join us to focus not only on what is changing, but also on how early childhood professionals can meaningfully participate in shaping, informing, and sustaining compensation efforts in their states and communities.
This conversation is designed to move beyond aspiration to action, while recognizing that progress requires sustained investment, collaboration, and accountability.
Member Exclusive Event Debrief
3:00-3:30 pm ET; 30 mins following each monthly Virtual Member Event
Reflect on the ideas and possibilities introduced in the Virtual Member Event with your fellow ZERO TO THREE Members. Consider together what left you curious, what excited you and inspired application potential. Construct individual and collective knowledge and forge connections within your Member Community. Not a member? Sign up Today!
Who should attend
- Discipline
- Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health
- Early Childhood Education
- Early Identification & Intervention
- Role Type
- Direct Service Professional (work directly with children and/or families)
- Program/Service Administrator
- Adult Educator
- Parent Education/Support Provider
- Policymaker/Advocate
- Researcher
- Student
Why?
As a result of participating in this event, learners will be able to…
- Identify key policy and funding strategies that have contributed to measurable improvements in early childhood educator compensation.
- Recognize core principles of the Unifying Framework that guide fair and equitable compensation across early childhood education settings.
- Select appropriate ways early childhood professionals can engage in and contribute to compensation reform efforts.
