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DCYF presents workforce definitions aimed at clearer counts of early‑learning workers
Summary
DCYF staff outlined two workforce definitions — a ‘big picture’ count of active professionals and a qualifications‑focused view tied to compliance — and said those definitions will guide forecasting for training, turnover and staffing supports while acknowledging important data limitations across Merit, ELMS and other systems.
DCYF officials on a provider‑supports call on March 25 explained a new two‑part approach to measuring Washington’s early learning and school‑age workforce.
Karma Hugo, workforce systems integration administrator, and Julie Dean, workforce data and systems manager, said DCYF will publish both (1) a ‘‘big picture’’ definition that counts unique professionals and active jobs and (2) a qualifications‑focused definition that counts jobs and professionals subject to ongoing staff‑qualification requirements. ‘‘We needed a clear, reproducible definition so we can compare…
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