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I believe that the recommendations above are all important steps towards improving the

early childhood education system and creating a more equitable future. In my view the

recommendations can be applied by counting by contract rather than by child to provide more

stability and predictability for early childhood education programs. This could be achieved by

moving towards contracts with eligible licensed and regulated programs in centers and homes,

which pay for a defined number of slots that programs can count on and use to serve children.

Also, covering the cost of quality would ensure that programs serving children from low-income

families have the resources they need to provide high-quality care. This could be achieved by

providing states with sufficient funding to pay programs at or above current market rates, which

would not only benefit the children but also result in economic benefits for the state and its

workers.

Additionally, paying early childhood educators what they are worth would recognize the

essential role they play in children's development and ensure that they are compensated

appropriately. This could be achieved through increased investments in the education and

compensation of early childhood educators, as well as policies that support fair wages and

working conditions. Also, using the unifying framework for the early childhood education

profession would help to standardize and professionalize the field, which would benefit both

early childhood educators and the children they serve. This could be achieved through initiatives
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such as the Early Childhood Workforce Index, which aims to establish a set of common

standards and benchmarks for the early childhood education profession.

Furthermore, rethinking our investments to drive quality would involve focusing on high-

quality early childhood education as a priority, rather than an afterthought. This could be

achieved through policies that prioritize child care in federal and state budget planning and

allocate sufficient resources to support high-quality programs. Finally, Incentivizing employers

to have skin in the game would involve creating financial incentives for employers to support

child care and early childhood education. This could be achieved through initiatives such as tax

credits or subsidies for employers who provide child care benefits to their employees, or through

policies that encourage employers to invest in high-quality early childhood education programs.

Overall, I believe that these recommendations have the potential to significantly improve the

early childhood education system and create a more equitable future for children and early

childhood educators. Implementing these recommendations would require a combination of

public, private, and philanthropic investment, as well as policy changes at the federal and state

levels.