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May 1 is Worthy Wage Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the dismal wages, benefits, and working conditions faced by many early childhood educators, and to working to change them.

Here are some facts to contemplate today, given that 63 percent of U.S. children under the age of five are in some form of non-parental care during the day:

The mean hourly wage for preschool teachers in 2004 was $11.81.
The mean hourly wage for child care workers in 2004 was $8.68.
Of 820 job descriptions surveyed by the U.S. Department of Labor, only 22 and 121 pay less than child care workers and preschool teachers, respectively.

To mark Worthy Wage Day, a bipartisan resolution in support of the day was introduced in both houses of Congress.

Posted by Beth on May 1, 2007 04:38 PM | Permalink

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