Specifications include, but are not limited to: To answer the guiding research questions, the Contractor will seek to gather the following information through whatever quantitative/mixed methods are deemed necessary to gather significant and reliable data about the following factors: Number of early childhood educators and caregivers employed in the State of Michigan. Number of people employed in centers and by each center, by position/scope, by type (full-time/part-time/seasonal/occasional), by race/ethnicity, region/geographic area (with area cost-of-living). Number of people employed in group homes and family homes, by position, by type, by race/ethnicity, region/geographic area (with area cost-of-living). Demographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity, have children and how many, household description (single, divorced, widowed, married or other domestic partnership), English as primary language/as other language (primary language spoken at home), etc.). How many positions are available, how many are filled, how many are unfilled, rate of turnover by position (by time in position). Credentials (certificate/endorsement, Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s degree) of the workforce, by credential type, by employment setting.