According to a recent economic study, the early care and education industry generates more than $1.7 billion annually and supports 47,000 jobs; the majority of which work directly with children ages birth to twelve.
North Carolina Workforce Data
- Adult Educators Endorsed to Provide CEUs in North Carolina
- Certified Early Educators
- Child Care WAGE$(R) (salary supplements & impact) Annual Report (2009-10)
- Children served by Workforce in Regulated Settings
- Head Start by the Numbers (CLASP summaries from PIR data)
- NC Community College Early Childhood Programs (Student & Faculty Highlights (2011 – in process)
- NC Community College Early Childhood Programs May 2010 (summary under development)
- NC Community College Early Childhood Programs (Student & & Faculty Highlights – May 2009)
- NC Professional Development & TA Specialists Survey (2011 – in process)
- NC Professional Development & TA Specialists Survey (2010)
- North Carolina Partnership for Children Performance Based Incentive System (PBIS) FY 2008-2009 EDU 10 – Lead Teacher
- NC Rated License Assessment Project: Comparison of Quality Assessment Tools (includes workforce education)
- NC Socioeconomic Data (including wages)
- T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood (R) Annual Report (2010-11)
- T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood(R) Annual Report (2009-10)
- Working in Child Care in North Carolina (NC infant/toddler workforce study 2003, CCSA)
- Who’s Caring for Our Babies Now? (NC infant/toddler workforce study (2008 update on 2005 study)
National Early Care & Education Workforce Data
- Building from Within (data on Early Head Start, Head Start & Migrant Head Start Teacher Credentials)
- Child Care: National Data Overview (including workforce qualifications)
- Early Care and Education Workforce Data Systems
- Early Care & Education Teaching Workforce: At the Fulcrum
- Head Start by the Numbers (CLASP summaries from PIR data)
- Institute of Education Sciences (USDOE) Fast Facts: Early Childhood
- Infant/Toddler Workforce (Zero to Three data summary & PD systems recommendations)
- NACCRRA Workforce Data
- QRIS Analysis re: Workforce Compensation, Benefits and Working Conditions
- Regulatory Requirements & Regulatory Staff Education, State by State
- State by State Workforce Registries
- T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood(R) (national data,comprehensive scholarship recipients) Annual Report (2009-10)
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Child Care Outlook 2010-2011
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wages
- US Department of Labor, Women Working (2009, including child care)
National School-Age Workforce Data



