House Proceeding 04-27-09 on Apr 27th, 2009 :: 0:45:30 to 0:47:55
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Carolyn McCarthy: such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. mccarthy: madam speaker, i rise to support h.con.res 99 which recognizes may 1 as national early educator worthy wage day and urge public officials and the general public to honor early childhood care staff and programs in their communities.

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Speech By: Carolyn McCarthy

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Carolyn McCarthy: early childhood educators is among the lowest paid professions in education. more and more parents are tapping into early childhood education programs to meet their daycare needs and find the best opportunities to help their children get ready for their academic careers. we place a lot of trust in earlchildhood educators to

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Carolyn McCarthy: take care of the most vulnable among us and charge them with great responsibilities to care for and to educate our children. . they are highly skilled workers who are unfortunately rarely compensated at levels that are consistent with the skill and work ethic. this resolution asks congress to order early childhood educators and programs in

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Carolyn McCarthy: communities and work to resolve the early childhood educational staff compensation crisis. adequate compensation to early childhood workers should be a priority. they should receive compensation consummate with such training and experience. every day approximately 60% of children under the age of 6 are

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Carolyn McCarthy: cared for outside the home so that their parents are work. president obama has spoken extensively about the need to further expand early education and childcare programs. including in its proposal to include an early learning challenge grant initiative to promote quality care. the committed individuals who nurture and teach these young

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Carolyn McCarthy: children are undervalued despite the importance of their work. children begin to learn at birth and the quality of care they receive will effect their language development, math skills, behavior, and general readiness for school. the gross and inadequate level of wages for childcare staff, roughly $19,917 a year, has made

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Carolyn McCarthy: it hard to attract and retain high quality early childhood educators. the turnover rate for childcare providers is 30% a year. this high turnover rate interrupts consistency and stable relationships that children need to have with their caregivers. i join in recognizes the importance of the work early childhood professionals do and the need to increase their

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Carolyn McCarthy: compensation accordingly. the nation's childcare work