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e. Workforce information. For example, does the Lead Agency have data on the existing wages and benefits available to the child care workforce? Do any partners such as the Quality Improvement System, child care resource and referral agencies, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and universities and research organizations collect compensation and benefits data? Does the Lead Agency monitor child care workforce wages and access to benefits through ongoing data collection and evaluation? Can the data identify any disparities in the existing compensation and benefits (by geography, role, child care setting, race, ethnicity, gender, or age of children served)? The Lead Agency has data on the existing wages and benefits available to the child care workforce. Currently, no partners collect this data on behalf of the Lead Agency. The current data was collected through quarterly child care stabilization reporting from February 2022 through July 2024. The Lead Agency is currently implementing a comprehensive data strategy to continue regular monitoring and collection of child care workforce data since the stabilization reporting has ended. The available data can identify existing compensation and benefits by various geography, role, and child care setting. f. Financing. For example, has the Lead Agency set a minimum or living wage as a floor for all child care staff? Do Lead Agency-provider subsidy agreements contain requirements for staff compensation levels? Do Lead Agencies provide program-level compensation grants to support staff base salaries and benefits? Does the Lead Agency administer bonuses or stipends directly to workers? Through its Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) Scholars program, the Lead Agency provides wage supplements to child care staff who are pursuing a degree or credential in early childhood education. Recipients receive a $1,000 supplement for each semester they are enrolled in an eligible program. Additionally, upon graduation, recipients are eligible to receive an annual retention bonus (up to five years after graduation) for each year they remain with the same employer. The Lead Agency is responsible for administering Georgia’s Pre-K Program. The minimum salary for Georgia’s Pre-K lead and assistant teachers is set by the Lead Agency. The funds for salary and benefits for Georgia’s Pre-K lead and assistant teachers is included in the Pre-K grant funding provided by the Lead Agency. 6.3 Ongoing Training and Professional Development 6.3.1 Required hours of ongoing training Provide the number of hours of ongoing training required annually for CCDF-eligible providers in the following settings: a. Licensed child care centers: 10 b. License-exempt child care centers: 10 c. Licensed family child care homes: 10 d. License-exempt family child care homes: N/A e. Regulated or registered in-home child care: 10 f. Non-regulated or registered in-home child care: N/A 6.3.2 Accessibility of professional development for Tribal organizations