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Alexandra Daro
Policy Fellow

Alexandra Daro, Ph.D.

adaro@nebraska.edu Title: Research Specialist Department:Research and Evaluation College/Organization: Buffett Early Childhood Institute Campus: University of Nebraska
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Research Type:
  • Applied
Age Group:
  • Lifespan
Population Focus
  • ECE Practitioners/Teachers
  • ECE Supervisors/Administrators
  • Policymakers
Research Keywords
  • Child care subsidy
  • Market rates
  • Narrow cost analysis
  • ECE workforce registries
  • EC professional wellbeing
Research Questions
  • How can state workforce registries contribute to understanding the characteristics of the workforce and the challenges they face?
  • What is the cost of providing care in Nebraska?
  • What factors (including compensation and benefits, but not limited to them) impact EC professionals\' decisions to leave vs. stay with/in their program/the field?
Research Approach
  • Qualitative methods
  • Quantitative methods
  • Mixed methods
Designs & Methods
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Multilevel Modeling
  • Policy Analysis
Research Tools
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
Research Content
  • Policy (Federal, State, Local, Program)
  • Workforce Development
  • Workforce Well-being and Self-sufficiency