The Early Education Career Institute is an entity of TIPS for Child Care Institute established to build, recruit and preserve the childcare workforce. Founded in 2020 by Billie Green-Smith and Shawntel Green, the Early Education Career Institute works on many exciting projects helping to improve the day-to-day early childhood educator career experience. Understanding that early educators impact the economical flow of the nation, the Early Education Career Institute seeks to provide the tools and resources necessary to equip childcare providers with everything they need to reflect career competence and succeed. The Early Education Career Institute is very proud of the progress that they continue to make in impacting practitioners\' lives through career services, community partnerships, and resources.