New Report: Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund (PEF) Workforce Impact Study
Posted by Mathematica on October 27, 2026
A new study from Mathematica on the Early Childhood Pay Equity Fund (PEF) in Washington, D.C. looked at the impact of the nation’s first dedicated public funding stream designed to sustain large compensation increases across a local child care and early education sector. Among the findings: “After two years, the PEF increased compensation in the amounts and patterns expected under the program’s design; strengthened staff attachment to their baseline facilities and facility workforce stability through retention and recruitment; and increased facility staffing primarily in existing licensed capacity, even as fewer centers remained open.”
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