The Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Amendment Act of 2025 seeks to amend the Day Care Policy Act of 1979 by establishing updated minimum salary requirements for assistant and lead teachers in child development facilities, effective January 2025. The bill sets specific minimum salaries based on credential levels, such as $51,006 per year for assistant teachers with a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and $75,103 for lead teachers with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. It also creates the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, which will receive annual local funding to support the pay equity program and help reduce health insurance premiums for eligible employees.

Furthermore, the legislation establishes an Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation Task Force to recommend an employee compensation scale for child development facilities, comprising various stakeholders like parents and early childhood education professionals. The bill repeals the Early Childhood Pay Equity Fund Establishment Act of 2021 and the Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation Task Force Act of 2021, which were previously aimed at addressing compensation and equity issues for early childhood educators. The act will take effect after approval from the Mayor or a Council override of a potential veto, followed by a 30-day congressional review period as required by the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.