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Uses an econometric fixed effects approach with two waves of nationally representative Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey data, addressing the scarcity of empirical evidence linking turnover to developmental impacts. 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[https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ero](https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ero)  \nWithin-Year Teacher Turnover in Head Start and Children’s  \nSchool Readiness  \nAnna J. Markowitz  \nUniversity of California  \nTeachers in early childhood education (ECE) settings are central to providing children with high-quality experiences that promote both early development and long-term well-being; unfortunately, rates of teacher turnover are high in ECE settings. There are strong theoretical reasons to assume turnover is negatively linked with children’s academic and socioemotional development, but few empirical studies test this hypothesis. Using an econometric fixed effects approach in two waves of data from the nationally representative Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey, this study provides the first national estimate of the relationship between within-year lead teacher turnover and children’s development in Head Start. I find an annual within-year turnover rate of ~9%, about twice that of K–12, and that turnover is negatively associated with children’s language outcomes alongside suggestive evidence for behavioral outcomes.  \nKeywords: child development, early childhood, head start, regression analyses, secondary data analysis, staff development, turnover  \nChildren’s early experiences can have a meaningful influence on their life trajectories (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000), and for most children in the United States, these early experiences now include some form of regular, nonparental care (Magnuson & Waldfogel, 2016) . These early learning environments have the potential to both improve children’s immediate academic and socioemotional skills and their longer-term educational, health, labor market, and wellbeing outcomes—particularly when designed to support the early development of children from families who have low incomes (M. J. Bailey et al., 2021; Carneiro & Ginja, 2014;  \nDeming, 2009; Pages et al., 2023; Phillips et al., 2017) .  \nDevelopmental and educational research suggests that the adults who care for children in these settings play a pivotal role in shaping developmental trajectories. Children thrive in warm, secure settings staffed by teachers who are able to respond to their needs. There is evidence for the importance of both children’s relationships with their teachers and the nature of teacher-child interactions in supporting children’s development in early care and education (ECE) settings (e.g., Hamre, 2014; Pianta, 2007; Weiland & Yoshikawa, 2013) . Such evidence suggests that whether children experience the potential academic and socioemotional developmental benefits of ECE will be meaningfully linked to the stability of the adult in the room. Historically, however, the ECE workforce in the United States has been highly unstable; some estimates suggest that about 25% of ECE teachers leave their jobs each year, a turnover rate that is four times higher than that ofelementary school teachers (Bassok et al., 2013; Whitebook  \net al., 2014); recent data suggests rates closer to one-third (Bassok, Markowitz, et al., 2021) .  \nThere has been a rising public interest and investment in developing a more well-trained, well-paid, and stable ECE workforce (Institute of Medicine, 2015), particularly in settings that serve young children who are minoritized or from families with low incomes for whom high-quality early learning experiences can be most impactful. This is particularly true in federally funded Head Start—a two-generation, antipoverty program designed to provide developmental support for children from families with incomes under the federal poverty line—where there has been a sharp increase in attention to educator qualifications and professional learning over th","cbCaiuJjbFS2xMkl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuJjbFS2xMkl","pdf",471244,25,"English","# Introduction\n## Teacher turnover in early childhood education\n## Head Start context and policy motivation\n# Methods and Approach\n## Data source and within-year turnover definition\n## Econometric fixed effects strategy\n# Findings and Implications\n## Estimated turnover prevalence\n## Associations with children’s outcomes","[{\"question\":\"What does the study measure in Head Start?\",\"answer\":\"It measures within-year lead teacher turnover, defined as when a lead teacher leaves Head Start during the program year, and how this relates to children’s school readiness outcomes.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the study conducted statistically?\",\"answer\":\"It uses an econometric fixed effects approach with two waves of nationally representative Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey data.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the estimated annual within-year turnover rate and what outcomes are affected?\",\"answer\":\"The study finds an annual within-year turnover rate of about 9%. 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