Heather Sandstrom

Social policy researcher @urbaninstitute with expertise in child care, early education, and early childhood home visiting. Tweets are my own.

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

Thanks to @SenDuckworth for speaking @ Urban’s event w/ @diapernetwork. Sen. Duckworth shared a personal story that demonstrates #diaper need as an economic issue & how #policy can reflect that. More on the event: https://t.co/OuahtkFHeg

Photo by Abram Landes for Urban Institute

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

#nrcec2024

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

New Parent Study poster at #nrcec with @CatherineKuhns_ and Michelle Casas and Baby Henry. #childcare @urbaninstitute

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

#nrcec2024

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

Pay Equity Fund Study #nrcec poster shows nearly 2 out 3 early educators plan to stay at their jobs because of wage boost @EveMefferd @urbaninstitute

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

New fact sheets from our study of DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund highlight benefits to early educators' financial well-being, staff recruitment and retention, and program quality. @EveMefferd @EricaHGreenberg @JustinBDoromal @victoria_nels
https://t.co/41Otwo135L

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

“What can you do to inspire hope?”
#HVSummit

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

Vidya Ragoo on home visiting for home-based child care #hvsummit

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

Awesome talk from Anthony Barrows on the importance of lived experience in human services work. #hvsummit

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

Parents shared generally positive reactions to DC's Pay Equity Fund wage supplements, expressing their appreciation for the work that early educators do & how the wage supplements could help offset challenges such as low pay & high cost of living. https://t.co/hHQbKeWBxm

[Erica Greenberg @EricaHGreenberg]

Sometimes researchers are lucky enough to tell the story of pathbreaking policy. Our new case study of DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund offers important lessons for other jurisdictions seeking to improve compensation in #childcare. https://t.co/IUE66qEsoO

[Foundation for Child Development @fcdusorg]

"We know that turnover rates are high. Educators do not receive the living wages that they need to stay in the jobs that they want,” says @urbaninstitute's @JustinBDoromal. #YSPConvening Session 2: State and Municipal Innovations and Emerging Research

[Foundation for Child Development @fcdusorg]

The ECE workforce is primarily comprised of women of color "who are living in the same circumstances as the families for whom they are providing care," ⁦Brenda Jones Harden. "It's about time we recognize them gave them the money they deserve." #YSPConvening ⁦⁦

[Signe-Mary McKernan @SMMcKernan]

New @urbaninstitute analysis: With only 18% of infant-toddler teachers earning at least $15 an hour, efforts to ensure adequate wages and achieve pay equity could help recruit and retain qualified staff. #WOYC23 https://t.co/Nu6KeCYY2t

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

In celebration of Week of the Young Child, @HM_Sandstrom, Michelle Casas & @CaryTLou find that most infant-toddler teachers report a positive work climate with teamwork & respect. However, turnover intentions were fairly high due to low pay. #WOYC23 https://t.co/ecOQumzfky

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

Staff shortages. Reduced care hours. Parents looking for child care in the wake of the pandemic faced unusual circumstances. See new Urban reports. @urbaninstitute @EricaHGreenberg @CatherineKuhns_ @ellielauds https://t.co/WRJ6BwICB4 https://t.co/YEnkCHo7Aw

[Erica Greenberg @EricaHGreenberg]

Come work with us! @urbaninstitute is hiring a Senior Research Associate to support our growing child care and early education research portfolio. Ideal candidates will have advanced quant and project management skills. https://t.co/GJ3s6yx43N

[NHVRC @NationalHVRC]

Evidence-based #HomeVisiting reached women and families in more than half of U.S. counties in 2021. Learn more in our just-released yearbook! #HomeVisitingWorks
https://t.co/xLuGxccfhs

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

Come join our team @urbaninstitute! Early career positions. https://t.co/nbC9ltlN47
Policy Assistant, Wealth and Financial Well-Being
Research Assistant, Wealth and Financial Well-Being
Research Assistant, Child Welfare/Foster Care
Research Analyst, Child Policy

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

DC #earlyeducators are passionate about their work, yet 1 in 4 are somewhat or very likely to leave their jobs, primarily to find a job that pays more. See new @urbaninstitute research briefs with @EricaHGreenberg. https://t.co/HLHNWLYODc
#NationalProviderAppreciationDay