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Wilder Child Development Center

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Profile of and evaluation results for the Wilder Child Development Center, a full-day child care and early childhood education program.

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Recruiting and Retaining Local Early Childhood Education Workforce: A Review for Wilder’s Child Development Center

2025

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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Recruiting and Retaining Staff in the Early Childhood Workforce: A Summary of Minnesota and National Literature

2024

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.

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Wilder’s Child Development Center: Evaluation Results from the 2014-15 School Year

2015

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Child Development Center: A Program Transforming Children’s Lives

2011

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