The Child Care WAGE$ (R) Project awards education-based salary supplements to child care professionals to address the key issues of under-education, poor compensation and high turnover within the early childhood workforce. The WAGE$ supplements make the early childhood arena a more affordable and attractive professional option, thus reducing turnover rates. Higher financial awards are offered as more education is obtained, providing an important incentive to return to school. Many levels of education are funded on a temporary basis and ongoing awards are contingent upon completion of more coursework. In FY13, the Child Care WAGE$ (R) Project provided salary supplements to 4,402 child care professionals for education earned and for their commitment to their child care programs. These teachers, directors and home providers worked in 1,911 different programs serving approximately 71,138 children. (author abstract)