B 26-0433 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This bill updates minimum pay scales for early childhood educators in Washington D.C. starting January 2026, directly affecting child care facilities and their assistant/lead teachers. It establishes specific annual salary tables based on credentials (e.g., $48,736/year for CDA-certified assistant teachers, $71,010/year for bachelor’s-level lead teachers). Child care facilities receiving funds from the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund must use those monies to meet these new minimums. The law also requires annual reports analyzing salary competitiveness, regional comparisons, and funding needs to adjust future pay scales.

Sub-Topics: Employment Discrimination Early Childhood Teachers

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Oct 2025

Signed into Law

Nov 2025

Introduced Oct 20, 2025 Signed Nov 10, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill updates minimum salary requirements for child care teachers in the District of Columbia starting in January 2026. The changes incorporate new pay equity programs, update reporting requirements, and adjust effective dates for salary scales. The bill also modifies how costs are modeled and reported to ensure fair compensation for early childhood educators.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on child development facilities in the District of Columbia, but it now includes updated references to new task force and fund mechanisms that were previously established in separate legislation.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date for salary scale implementation from September 30, 2026 to December 31, 2025, and changed the start date for minimum salary payments from January 1, 2026 to January 2026.

REQUIREMENT

Added new reporting requirements for OSSE to conduct cost modeling analysis and submit reports to the Council by February 1, 2024 and on a triennial basis thereafter.

DEFINITION

Updated definitions to incorporate new terms related to community-based organizations, subsidies, and references to the Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation Task Force and Pay Equity Fund.

FISCAL

Established minimum salary tables for assistant and lead teachers with specific hourly and annual wage amounts based on credential levels.

TECHNICAL

Removed outdated references to previous legislation sections and consolidated multiple related acts into a single comprehensive amendment.

Floor votes · Council Oct 21, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Oct 21, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Oct 21, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Oct 20, 2025

Introduced

B26-0433 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors