State of the ECE Workforce Report
Written by the Children’s Learning Institute and leveraging aggregate data from TECPDS, the purpose of the State of the Texas Early Childhood Education Workforce Reports provide rich, descriptive information about the composition of the diverse workforce who support early childhood education in Texas.
Policies focused on meeting the needs of the ECE workforce have the potential to promote transformative change in children’s lives. As such, addressing childhood inequities also means addressing workforce inequities that exist across the state. Historically, the work of the early childhood education and care (ECE) workforce has been under-recognized, leading to low pay and high turnover, ultimately impacting our youngest learners. However, in the early 1990’s the concept of an ECE workforce registry emerged, and with it the ability to account for and provide recognition of the dedicated, hard-working ECE professionals in the field. Fast forward to today, there are approximately 40 state registries in use throughout the U.S., and one of the largest is here in Texas with more than 100,000 users: TECPDS.
Currently, TECPDS is the only platform with the capability to provide detailed information about the Texas ECE workforce across settings (child care, public school pre-K, and Head Start). The purpose of this report is to provide rich, descriptive information about Texas’ ECE workforce by leveraging aggregate data uploaded into TECPDS. This report utilizes data from TECPDS to provide a descriptive account of our ECE workforce.
Recent Reports
Review the reports to learn about our workforce and discover how to engage with TECPDS and workforce data:
- 2023 State of the Texas ECE Workforce Report
- 2022 State of the Texas ECE Workforce Report
- 2021 State of the Texas ECE Workforce Report
For more aggregate data, visit our ECE Reports section. NOTE: These reports may include duplicate data but provide de-identified snapshots from our workforce database.
About Workforce Data
Workforce data provides stakeholders with the accurate information required to make data-informed decisions, which ultimately expand and advance workforce quality, positively impacting outcomes for our youngest learners and school communities. TECPDS workforce data can be used to:
- Understand the ECE workforce and its professional development attainment
- Supply early childhood policy leaders with important data on the workforce, allowing data-driven decision making and targeting resources
- Support assessments such as Texas Rising Star Certification
- Provide data for the state Quality Progress Report and national data for the Early Childhood Workforce Index report