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It frames workforce well-being in a holistic way, covering physical health, mental and emotional health, workplace relationships, and respect, recognition, and compensation. 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CCEE teachers and caregivers have demanding jobs and receive low compensation for their work1—a combination that often negatively affects their well-being. Research has linked CCEE workforce well-being to several important outcomes, including staff turnover,2 responsiveness to children’s needs,3 and collaborations with families.4 CCEE teachers and caregivers also have roles outside of their profession, and deserve to be well for themselves and their families. Research on CCEE teacher and caregiver well-being points to the effects they can experience personally, including high levels of stress, low access to food, unstable housing, and putting off medical care because of cost.5 Historically, research on CCEE workforce well-being has primarily focused on poor mental health (specifically depressive symptoms) and its link to responsive caregiving.b,6  \na Child Care and Early Education (CCEE) refers to caregiving and educational services for children birth to 13 years. This includes center and home-based settings for infants, toddlers, preschool-and school-aged children. CCEE refers to a larger age group than Early Care and Education (ECE), which consists of services for young children (birth-5, not yet in Kindergarten) only. ECE programs are included in the definition of CCEE.  \nb Responsive caregiving “refers to a parenting, caregiving, and teaching practice that is nurturing and responsive to an individual child’s temperament and needs.” [https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/responsive-caregiving-effective-practice-support-childrens](https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/responsive-caregiving-effective-practice-support-childrens)social-emotional-development  \nChild Care and Early Education Policy and Research Analysis  \nOPRE Report \\#2023-339 | February 2024  \nThis research has focused on disparities in well-being among different types of teachers and caregivers, as well as disparities between the CCEE workforce and other sectors.7,8 Only in the past decade have researchers focused on a more holistic definition of well-being, on ways to improve well-being, and on tailored strategies that may be needed to improve CCEE workforce well-being across different types of settings.9 Below, we describe the various aspects of well-being that have been discussed in recent research and some examples of interventions or initiatives that promote CCEE workforce well-being.  \nEffects of COVID-19 on CCEE Workforce Well-being  \nThe COVID-19 pandemic created additional challenges for well-being for the CCEE workforce, including poor mental health, increased financial insecurity, fears for their physical safety, and a diminished sense of accomplishment.  \nPhysical Health. CCEE teachers and caregivers working in-person feared for their physical health. They reported worries about contracting COVID-19 from contact with children or coworkers with the virus, and fears of passing COVID-19 to those in their households.10  \nMental Health. The CCEE workforce e","cbCaih9D2IRF2ziq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih9D2IRF2ziq","pdf",1139178,"English","# Key Highlights\n# Overview\n# Child Care and Early Education Policy and Research Analysis\n# Effects of COVID-19 on CCEE Workforce Well-being\n## Physical Health\n## Mental Health\n## Workplace Relationships\n## Respect, Recognition, and Compensation","[{\"question\":\"How is CCEE workforce well-being defined in the research highlight?\",\"answer\":\"It uses a holistic definition that includes physical health; mental and emotional health; workplace relationships; and respect, recognition, and compensation.\"},{\"question\":\"What major COVID-19-related challenges are discussed for the CCEE workforce?\",\"answer\":\"The highlight describes added stress and trauma, poor mental health, increased financial insecurity, fears about physical safety, and a diminished sense of accomplishment.\"},{\"question\":\"Which workplace area saw reduced support for children during the pandemic?\",\"answer\":\"Workplace relationships and role perceptions were affected, including a diminished sense of helping children’s development due to limitations of virtual learning and reduced time for instruction and interaction.\"}]","Child Care and Early Education Workforce - Research Highlight - Aspects of Well-being | PDF",1792060066,23]