Studying the Implementation of DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund

Table of Contents

• Contents 3
• Acknowledgments 4
• Studying the Implementation of the District of Columbia’s Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund 5
• The Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund 5
• Structure of Report 6
• Survey Design: Early Educator and Home Operator Surveys 7
• Target Population 7
• Data Sources 8
• Survey Eligibility Requirements 8
• Survey Questionnaire 10
• Research Constructs 10
• Survey Development 12
• Recruitment and Data Collection Procedures 12
• Recruitment and Outreach 12
• Survey Administration and Reminders 13
• Response Rates 13
• Survey Design: Center Director Surveys 14
• Target Population 14
• Data Sources 14
• Survey Eligibility Requirements 14
• Survey Questionnaire 15
• Research Constructs 15
• Survey Development 16
• Recruitment and Data Collection Procedures 17
• Recruitment and Outreach 17
• Survey Administration and Reminders 18
• Response Rates 18
• Data Cleaning, Weighting, and Analysis 19
• Survey Data Cleaning and Linking 19
• Survey Weights and Response Bias 20
• Design Effects 24
• Survey Data Analysis 25
• Sample Characteristics 25
• Demographics of Early Educator and Home Operator Survey Samples 25
• Demographics of Center Director Survey Sample 28
• Notes 33
• References 34
• About the Authors 35
• Statement of Independence 36