[YEP-DC] Fwd: FW: [ YEP-DC] MPI Webinar-April 28-Ready to Meet the Needs of All Children? A Closer Look at Diversity in the Early Childhood Workforce

 

Hi All,

Thought this webinar might be of interest to some on the list.  The webinar is free.  To receive information on how to join the webinar, register at: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=74755

Thanks,

Lisa  

Ready to Meet the Needs of All Children? A Closer Look at Diversity in the Early Childhood Workforce A webinar with Jeanne Batalova Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute Maki Park Policy Analyst and Program Coordinator, MPI Marcy Whitebook Director, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California, Berkeley And moderated by: Margie McHugh Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:30 P.M. ET / 11:30 A.M. CT / 10:30 A.M. MT / 9:30 A.M. PT Children of immigrants and refugees now account for one in four of all those under age 6, and extensive research has shown that for children from immigrant families in particular, high-quality early learning programs have the potential to improve academic performance and reduce future achievement gaps. Given the critical role of skilled workers in improving children's cognitive, socioemotional, and language development outcomes, the unprecedented diversity of children eligible to enroll in early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs makes the cultural and linguistic competence of the ECEC workforce a central concern.  Join MPI analysts as they discuss their new report, Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the Early Childhood Field: Taking a Closer Look, which shows that just as the number and share of children of immigrants have grown substantially, the foreign born also now represent nearly one-fifth of the overall ECEC workforce. However, these immigrant workers—and the linguistic and cultural diversity that they bring to the field—are over-represented in lower-skilled and lower-paid positions. The report provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of diversity within the existing ECEC workforce, along with recommendations for addressing barriers to entry and advancement that many immigrant workers appear to face. With urgent new demands to improve the  linguistic and cultural competence of the ECEC workforce, this analysis underscores the dual-generation benefits of better valuing and leveraging the skills and experience that immigrant and refugee ECEC workers bring to the field.

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