"Roots of Decline: How Government Policy Had De-Educated Teachers of Young Children" pdf
Why have wages and benefits in early-childhood education remained consistently so low, during a period when other occupations have evolved quite differently? In particular, why has compensation remained stagnant in such a growth industry ? given the huge increase in demand for child care services and a sharply rising need for more child care workers? How can so important a service still be so undervalued?
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment - Dan Bellm, Marcy Whitebook, 12/1/2006