IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1162 
Supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child Care Worthy Wage 
Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2008 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
and Mr. PLATTS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child Care 
Worthy Wage Day. 
Whereas approximately 63 percent of the Nation’s children 
under 5 are in nonparental care during part or all of the 
day while their parents work; 
Whereas the early care and education industry employs more 
than 2,300,000 workers; 
Whereas the average salary of early care and education work-
ers is $18,820 per year, and only 1⁄3 have health insur-
ance and even fewer have a pension plan; 
Whereas the quality of early care and education programs is 
directly linked to the quality of early childhood educators; 
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Whereas the turnover rate of early childhood program staff 
is roughly 30 percent per year, and low wages and lack 
of benefits, among other factors, make it difficult to re-
tain high quality educators who have the consistent, car-
ing relationships with young children that are important 
to children’s development; 
Whereas the compensation of early childhood program staff 
should be commensurate with the importance of the job 
of helping the young children of the Nation develop their 
social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills, and to 
help them be ready for school; 
Whereas providing adequate compensation to early childhood 
program staff should be a priority, and resources may be 
allocated to improve the compensation of early childhood 
educators to ensure that quality care and education are 
accessible for all families; 
Whereas additional training and education for the early care 
and education workforce is critical to ensuring high-qual-
ity early learning environments; 
Whereas child care workers should receive compensation com-
mensurate with such training and experience; and 
Whereas the Center for the Child Care Workforce, a project 
of the American Federation of Teachers Educational 
Foundation, with support by the National Association for 
the Education of Young Children and other early child-
hood organizations, recognizes May 1 as National Child 
Care Worthy Wage Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the goals and ideas of National Child Care Worthy Wage 
Day, and urges public officials and the general public to 
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honor early childhood care and education staff and pro-
grams in their communities and to work together to re-
solve the early childhood care and education staff com-
pensation crisis. 
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