Pay parity issues continue to be an issue for early childhood education workers at community-based organizations and their counterparts who work at
The City Council’s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and the Day Care Council of New York released the report, “Why New York City Must Complete the Path to Parity for the Community-Based Early Childhood Education Workforce.” There was a press conference held the same day to discuss the report’s findings and recommendations.details the salary disparities impacting mostly women of color who are teachers, directors, and staff at city-funded, community-based early childhood education programs.
BLAC Co-Chair and City Council Member Kevin Riley stated that the caucus continues to stand behind the workers who provide crucial care for many children in New York City. The childcare centers and home-based programs are the only publicly funded, affordable places that offer extended day, extended year care, and programming for the youngest children up to five years old. Community-based early childhood provider staff often must leave their jobs to work at school-based programs or other higher-paying jobs instead.
“Our communities should be judged on how we care for our young and most vulnerable,” Gutiérrez stated. “A city that fails to invest in our children and our childcare economy is putting our future in danger.”to raise the salary floor in 2019 for certified public school teachers but did not include the same annual or longevity increases for childcare education program staff. Childcare workers in New York City earn a median annual wage of $35,491, according to the report.
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