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Home > Early Childhood Data> Reports & Studies Good Beginnings Alliance - Reports & Studies Good Beginnings is proud to present Hawaii-based publications that will provide our community with information and strategies that will ensure that all of Hawaii's children are safe, healthy, and ready to succeed. How many children are in need? How much money does the state allocate for preventive early childhood programs? How many teachers in early childhood programs have their degrees? At Good Beginnings we believe it is essential to answer these and many other questions to accurately set a course to improve the well being of young children. The Economic Impact of the Early Care and Education Industry in Hawaii This study shows that early childhood education, as an industry cluster, is a critical component of healthy economies - a component that creates jobs, generates local income, and enables parents to work and local businesses to thrive. The study is a tool to inform the business and financial sectors that working with the early childhood sector not only benefits children, but also plays an integral role in Hawaii's economic sustainability.
Planning a Compensation Initiative for Hawaii's Early Care and Education Workforce: Key Policy and Design Issues This report explores key policy and design issues for Hawaii to consider in developing a compensation initiative. The report also provides an overview of current and recent initiatives launched in other states. The focus of this study is on statewide and local efforts that directly increase the wages, bonuses, and/or benefits that practitioners earn in the private sector early care and education workforce based on education levels. Related initiatives, such as professional development, quality improvement, and unionizing efforts, are also discussed in relationship to overall efforts to increase qualifications and compensation.Financing Strategies to Support a Coherent Early Care and Education System in Hawaii (July 2003) This report provides guidance for designing and financing a coherent system that ensures access to high-quality early care and education services for all of Hawaii's young children. The author suggests a framework for such a system and features an array of strategies to support it. Specific financing mechanisms and strategies used elsewhere in the nation are explored and discussed in the context of their potential application in Hawaii. Hawaii Community Foundation commissioned this report from early childhood policy consultant Teresa Vast and provided it to Good Beginnings Alliance for use in its various policy initiatives and related efforts.
The Hawaii Early Childhood Workforce Study The Hawaii Early Childhood Workforce Study, "Who Cares for Hawaii's Keiki in Centers?" began in 2000. Good Beginnings in partnership with Ho'owaiwai Na Kamalii distributed surveys to nearly 400 center-based early childhood centers in Hawaii. The responses have provided Hawaii with specific and current data on qualifications and compensation levels of the early childhood workforce; training and educational needs of these specific workforce; enrollment, capacity and demands of early childhood centers; and utilization rates for early childhood services.
Good Beginnings Alliance is a member of Voices for America's Children. |
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