Table 3 State-funded Pre-kindergarten Teachers: The Case of New York State
State-funded Pre-kindergartens in Public Schools | State-funded Pre-kindergartens in Community-Based EC Centers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Non-Profit | For-Profit | ||
Educational Qualifications | |||
Directors with a Master’s degree or above | 100% | 57% | 67% |
Teachers with a Master’s degree or above | 72% | 38% | 38% |
Teachers with a Bachelor’s degree or above | 100% | 89% | 100% |
Assistant Teachers with an Associate degree or above | 34% | 28% | 42% |
Wages/hr | |||
Directors | $22.41–$28.54 | $19.71–$22.97 | $17.75–$19.00 |
Teachers | $19.13–$29.87 | $10.09–$13.22 | $10.28–$12.39 |
Assistant Teachers | $8.83–$9.96 | $8.31–$10.44 | $7.81–$8.43 |
Programs offering fully-paid health insurance coverage | 50% | 11% | 0% |
Programs offering a pension plan | 90% | 71% | 11% |