Early Childhood Educators are Essential to Everyone
They are Waging Love while fighting the oppression of sexism, racism, and classism. They care for the children of our country.
Time to fight with them. Time to be a part of the solution. Time to make change
“I have spent twenty years in early childhood education. In every role, I have watched the same pattern: dedicated professionals doing essential work for wages that cannot sustain a life. This is not an accident. It is a policy choice. Waging Love exists to document this reality and build the case for change.”
— Tim Harper, Director
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Coming 2026
Waging Love documentary premiere. Location TBA.
December 5-8, 2026
Presenting on the ECE workforce — advocacy, equity, and the historical and present contributions of women of color.
Coming 2026
Episodes from 17 original interviews with ECE professionals.
2026-2027
Bringing the documentary to ECE programs nationwide.
ECE Workforce Data
Sources: CSCCE Workforce Index 2024, BLS OEWS 2024, NAEYC Workforce Survey 2026.
ECE Research & News
Research, policy analysis, and stories from the ECE workforce crisis. Updated weekly.
📈 Nearly 1 in 4 ECE Educators May Leave
22% of educators considering leaving. NAEYC 2026 survey of 7,000+ professionals reveals deepening burnout crisis.
🏛 New Mexico: First Universal Child Care Law
16,700+ children enrolled. Eliminates copays regardless of income. But supply-side workforce gap remains.
🌎 Immigration and the Child Care Crisis
39,000 fewer foreign-born child care workers in 2025. 1 in 5 ECE educators is an immigrant.
Blog
Evidence-based reporting on the ECE workforce crisis. Policy analysis, compensation data, and the voices of educators.
The Child Care Workforce Has an Immigration Problem — Just Not the One You Think
Between February and July 2025, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests increased under the…
New Mexico Signs the Nation’s First Universal Child Care Law
On March 10, 2026, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law what New Mexico…
Nearly 1 in 4 Early Childhood Educators May Leave the Field This Year
The latest NAEYC workforce survey, conducted in January 2026 with more than 7,000 early…