The pandemic exposed, compounded, and exacerbated the field-wide program quality and workforce issues that previously existed, making the work of ECE educators even more difficult. Stalled Progress in Staff Retention Low wages are a clear driver of staff turnover. As we begin the 2022-23 academic year, our nation has not yet recovered from the "Great Resignation" and the "She-cession" - phenomena that describes the record numbers of people, especially women, who left their jobs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ECE educators begin this new year once again without access to sufficient resources or infrastructure, and therefore are significantly reliant on both short term public initiatives or parents' capacity to pay (Center for Education & Workforce, 2019). [Extracted from the article]