The University of Chicago - Center for the Economics of Human Development
LENS: Supporting the Child Care Workforce with Human-Centered AI
LENS is a human-centered AI framework where video-based coaching reduces administrative burden and improves job and systems quality in the female-dominated child care workforce.
Policymakers rely on research to define "quality" in early childhood education, yet many improvement efforts unintentionally increase educator burnout through added training, paperwork, and compliance demands. LENS responds by treating job quality as foundational to child care quality. In partnership with Building Blocks and WatchMeGrow, this project advances a human-centered, privacy-preserving AI framework that uses video-based coaching to reduce burden, strengthen professional practice, and improve workforce stability in a predominantly female sector.
Primary Barrier
Limited AI tools
Location
Illinois
Solution Region
Nation-wide
Community Type
Urban
