About RIAEYC
Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children (RIAEYC) is the state affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Rhode Island AEYC and NAEYC are dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for young children.
RIAEYC currently manages several large programs in the state of Rhode Island:
- BrightStars: RI's Quality Rating and Improvement System
- T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Rhode Island
- RI Early Childhood Conference
- RI State PreK Evaluation Partner with Child Trends
- Moving the Needle State Team, with support from the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood National Center
PUBLICATIONS:
Improving the Compensation of Effective Infant/Toddler Educators in Rhode Island:
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT and the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children announce the release of a new report, Improving the Compensation of Effective Infant/Toddler Educators in Rhode Island, developed by a state task force that reviewed current data, researched national best practices, and developed a set of recommended strategies to improve the compensation of infant/toddler educators who work in child care, family home visiting, and Early Intervention programs. The early childhood professionals who provide the day-to-day services for infants and toddlers are supporting the development of healthy brain architecture upon which all future learning and development is built. Yet wages for infant/toddler educators remain well below the wages of kindergarten teachers and below the levels needed to meet the basic needs of individuals and families. Read the Final Task Force Summary here.
The Task Force received support from ZERO TO THREE’s Think Babies Campaign and the Moving the Needle on Compensation Initiative led by the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood National Center.
T.E.A.C.H. State Profiles
The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Initiative is heralded by experts in the field as a national leader in creating solutions for early childhood education workforce challenges. National outcomes can be found in the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® and Child Care WAGE$® 2018-2019 Annual Program Report.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood RI State Profile 2020
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood RI State Profile 2019
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood RI State Profile 2018
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