IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 99 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Early Educator Worthy Wage 
Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2009 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. PLATTS) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Labor 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Early Educator 
Worthy Wage Day. 
Whereas approximately 60 percent of the Nation’s children 
under 6 are in nonparental care during part or all of the 
day while their parents work; 
Whereas the early childhood industry employs more than 
2,300,000 workers; 
Whereas the average salary of early care and education work-
ers is $18,917 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 child-
hood workforce is critical to ensuring high-quality early 
learning environments; 
Whereas early childhood educators should receive compensa-
tion commensurate 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 Early 
Educator Worthy Wage Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress supports the goals and 
ideals of National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day, and 
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urges public officials and the general public to honor early 
childhood care and education staff and programs in their 
communities and to work together to resolve the early 
childhood education staff compensation crisis. 
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