Early Education Leaders, an Institute at UMass Boston

provides the leadership development opportunities and infrastructure that early educators need to support thriving children and families.

November 27, 2023
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Media: Massachusetts child care centers struggling with a shortage of workers. Why it’s happening

This piece explores how Massachusetts early care and education providers are faring amid a nationwide child care crisis. “This is happening across the country, and Massachusetts is struggling to retain early educators in the workforce,” said Anne Douglass, founding executive … Continue reading →

August 17, 2023
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WATCH: Reducing turnover and increasing retention

Sonja Crum Knight from the Carole Robertson Center Head Start program in Chicago is one of many early care and education leaders across the country innovating to retain their workforce. She sat down recently with the National Early Care and … Continue reading →

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