Profile of and evaluation results for the Wilder Child Development Center, a full-day child care and early childhood education program.
Like many early childhood education centers, Wilder’s Child Development Center has experienced challenges with recruiting, hiring, and retaining staff over the years, and especially in the wake of the pandemic. To understand the most recent challenges and opportunities for the workforce, Wilder Research reviewed and summarized existing literature.
In collaboration with the Wilder Foundation’s Child Development Center, Wilder Research conducted this study to better understand early childhood education (ECE) workforce conditions in Minnesota, focusing on the Twin Cities metro area. The study included a literature review and key informant interviews with representatives from 7 local ECE centers and 10 teacher preparation programs.
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