The Effects of COVID-19 on Oregon's Early Care and Education Workforce and Programs

The Effects of COVID-19 on Oregon's Early Care and Education Workforce and Programs

Author(s)
Katherine Pears
Alicia Miao
Mackenzie Burton
Beth Green
Bridget Hatfield
Deena Scheidt
Organizational Affiliation(s)
OSLC Developments, Inc.
Oregon Early Learning Division
Portland State University
Oregon State University
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Abstract

The Early Learning Division COVID-19 Early Educator Survey was conducted in March 2021. Licensed early childhood educators in publicly-funded and private programs across the state answered questions about: the types of services (if any) that they provided during the COVID-19 pandemic; the extent of program closures and job loss; whether closures and unemployment had disproportionately affected different types of programs, job positions, and educators from traditionally under-represented groups; the extent to which they had utilized various sources of relief funding; and potential supports and barriers to pandemic recovery.

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Katherine C. Pears