Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution (PR 26-0357) amends the Day Care Policy Act of 1979 to update minimum salary requirements for assistant and lead early childhood educators in District of Columbia child development facilities, effective January 2026. It incorporates the Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation Task Force and Pay Equity Fund into the law, aligning educator salaries with DC Public Schools' pay scales to address a $9 million funding shortfall. The key change adjusts the salary structure to ensure program viability within the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, directly affecting facilities participating in the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program. It does not create new funding but modifies existing program parameters to close a budget gap identified in FY2025.