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Photo by PFA Educators United on September 01, 2026. May be an image of poster, office and text that says 'PFA DOES HAVE OVERSIGHT PFA requires providers to participate in in coaching. PFA says it does monthly check-ins, quarterly site visits and an annual monitoring visit. Those visits look visits at at PFA requirements, health and safety, and curriculum.'.

Photo by PFA Educators United on September 01, 2026. May be an image of magazine, office and text that says 'WORKPLACE ISSUES ARE DIFFERENT PFA says providers are independent employers and make their own decisions about staffing, workplace policies, HR and other employment practices. PFA says that independence is the mixed-delivery model. part of'.

Photo by PFA Educators United on September 01, 2026. May be an image of poster and text that says 'THA MEANS PFA TEACHERS CAN HAVE VERY DIFFERENT WORKPLACES PFA includes child care centers, family child care homes, charter schools and school districts. Some educators have unions. Some don't. Some work for large organizations. Others others work for much smaller providers. of But we're all part the same publicly funded preschool program.'.

Photo by PFA Educators United on September 01, 2026. May be an image of office and text that says 'so WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TEACHER HAS A WORKPLACE CONCERN? PFA says educators should communicate directly with their center directors about things like schedules and routines. That may work in some workplaces. But what is the independent option for a teacher at a nonunion site?'.

Photo by PFA Educators United on September 01, 2026. May be an image of poster, office and text that says 'THAT'S THE PART I KEEP COMING BACK TO PFA has a way to check in with providers. Providers have a way to communicate with PFA. Where is the way for for PFA to hear directly from the teachers working inside these programs? And if there isn't one, where exactly does workforce oversight happen?'.

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Posted On: September 2nd 2026, 05:20 am

PFA has systems for checking in with providers and monitoring programs. I’ve been trying to understand where the same kind of direct connection exists with the educators working inside them.

This isn’t about PFA handling every workplace dispute or acting as HR. It’s about a pretty basic question: where does workforce oversight actually happen?

Especially for educators working at nonunion sites.

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Also, is there a mechanism to ensure the funds ARE going to teacher pay? What to do when a site is NOT paying those teachers according to the wage scale?

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