Early Learning in Pennsylvania: Child Care, Education, Early Intervention, Family Support, Head Star

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Early Learning in Pennsylvania Child Care,
Education, Early Intervention, Family Support,
Head Start and School

• FY 06-07 BudgetDepartments of Education
• Public Welfare
• February 2006

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Investing in Our Childrens Success

• An Investment in the Early Education and Care of
  Pennsylvanias Children is an Investment in the
  Future

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Our Challenge

• A million more students are graduating from
  college in India than they are in the United
  States
• An engineering graduate is six times more likely
  to come out of a Chinese college than an American
  college

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Our Work

• Pennsylvania has begun to emphasize and invest in
  the foundation for our childrens success
  quality early childhood programs

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Families Speak Out

• Pre-k is important because
• it gets children ready for
• kindergarten, and they get a
• head start on the things they
• need to know when they
• enter school in September.
• Miranda B, parent with child enrolled in Head
  Start
• My son has attended a
• program for children with
• autism and their typically
• developing peers for the past
• year. In that time his skills
• have improved.  This is due
• to the dedicated staff
• working tirelessly with him.
• He and his friends are
• learning so much together." 
• Wendy, a parent from Allegheny County

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Scientists Speak Out

• Early childhood programs produce economic
  benefits from 1.26 to 17 for each 1 invested
• Scientific research has demonstrated that early
  childhood interventions can improve the lives of
  participating children and families
• Karoly, Kilburn Cannon, Early Childhood
  Intervention Proven Results, Future Promises
  (Rand 2005)

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Highlights of Progress in FY 05-06

• Establish new early learning programs
• Build the capacity of child care as a partner for
  school readiness
• Improve professional preparation development of
  teachers administrators
• Assure access for most disadvantaged
• Engage parents and other stakeholders
• Fully coordinate efforts of Welfare Education
  Departments

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FY 05-06 Highlights Supporting Our New Early
Learning Programs

• Full-Day Kindergarten
• 52 of children are participating in full-day
  kindergarten
• Reduced Class Size in Early Grades
• 18,000 children in 93 school districts
• Quality Pre-Kindergarten through Schools
• 10,350 children in 76 districts
• Quality Pre-Kindergarten through Head Start
  Supplemental
• 4,710 children in 51 counties with 56 school 75
  child care partners
• Established PDE Early Childhood Capital Fund
  Linking Schools Community ECE Programs

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FY 05-06 Highlights Supporting Child Care as a
Partner for School Readiness

• Keystone Stars
• 62 of centers serving 133,485 children as of
  12/05
• 24 of family homes serving 6,018 children
• Teachers are improving credentials
• 1,000 new CDAs in progress at 11 colleges, 13
  training organizations, 2 IUs all articulate
  to college credit
• Resource alignment is helping programs
  practitioners
• Established Pennsylvania Key and 6 Regional Keys
  to Quality Centers

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FY 05-06 Highlights Improving Professional
Preparation Development of Early Childhood Field

• High Schools converting their Early Childhood
  Training Programs to Child Development Associate
  (CDA)-Ready 19 competing for new resources
• New Infant-Toddler CDA, with focus on inclusive
  practice- three times as many applicants as slots
• 228 new T.E.A.C.H. scholars of 1,106 total, an
  increase of 26 34 participating colleges, an
  increase of 9 colleges this year
• Developed career lattice for all early childhood
  education professionals

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FY 05-06 Highlights Improving Professional
Preparation Development of Early Childhood Field

• Provided training to over 1,500 professionals on
  the Early Learning Standards, Assessment and
  Curriculum Recommendations
• Published Kindergarten standards
• Developed early childhood career lattice
• Advanced new proposal to strengthen teacher
  certification for early childhood, special
  education, and elementary teachers

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FY 05-06 Highlights Assuring Access for the Most
Disadvantaged

• Child Care Works Subsidized Child Care Program
• 108,710 children served monthly this year
• 3,041 more than FY 04-05- TANF families in Career
  Development/Work
• 5,297 more than last year- Former TANF Working
  Families
• 1,570 more than last year- Low Income Working
  Families
• Successful implementation of new regulations
  removing barriers for families
• Successful implementation of improved payment
  levels (rates) for programs serving vulnerable
  young children

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FY 05-06 Highlights Assuring Access

• Early Intervention
• 28,742 children projected for Infant-Toddler
  Program
• 2,014 additional children from previous year FY
  04-05
• 38,189 children projected for Preschool Program
• 3,326 additional children from previous year FY
  04-05
• Successful Initial Implementation of Renewed
  Focus on Inclusion
• Preschool Grants Competition
• Infant-Toddler CDA Initiative
• Community Forums

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FY 05-06 Highlights Assuring Access for the Most
Disadvantaged

• Completed Independent Demographic Study on Early
  Intervention to guide future work, pointing to
• Significant continued growth in the Early
  Intervention program, birth-five, over the next
  several years
• Impact of child and family risk factors

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FY 05-06 Highlights Engaging Parents

• Nurse-Family Partnership serving 3,574 families
  in 33 counties
• Parent-Child Home Literacy Program serving 1,400
  children in 28 sites
• Parent Council successfully formed

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FY 05-06 Highlights Engaging Parents

• Kindergarten Here I Come parent-child home
  activity guide due for statewide release in April
• One Book, Every Young Child campaign featuring
  Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett
  George

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FY 05-06 Highlights Engaging Parents

• Successful incorporation of Keystone Stars local
  resource referral information for parents
  seeking early learning programs
• New Parent Handbook in English Spanish on Child
  Care Works Subsidy Program, publication expected
  April, 2006
• New brochures in English Spanish for parents
  explaining early learning programs, and their
  benefits, publication expected April, 2006

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FY 05-06 Highlights Engaging Community Leaders

• Community Engagement Initiative in every county
  linking 84 of schools with early childhood
  community leaders
• Partnership for Quality Pre-Kindergarten in 23
  local communities with early childhood partners
  (schools, child care, Head Start Early
  Intervention) local civic leaders

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FY 05-06 Highlights Engaging Early Childhood
Community Leaders

• Successfully established task forces to address
  critical issues
• Infant-Toddler Standards
• Kindergarten Standards
• Successfully supported advisory councils
• State Interagency Coordinating Council
• Early Care Education Advisory Committee
• Head Start Advisory Committee
• Keystone Stars Advisory Committee
• Parent Council
• Child Care Works Subsidized Child Care Committee
• School-Age Advisory Committee

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FY 05-06 Highlights Engaging Early Childhood
Community Leaders

• Successfully hosted three major early childhood
  conferences, attracting nearly 1,000 participants
  of early childhood professionals, parents
  community leaders
• Commissioned a respected economist to conduct
  analysis of the cost savings to K-12 special
  education programs from the initiation of
  pre-kindergarten programs.

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FY 05-06 Highlights Assuring Coordination
Between Education and Welfare

• Governors Early Learning Team
• Office of Child Development
• BUILD Initiative

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2006-07 Budget Overview

• Pennsylvania will continue to make investments in
  programs that will protect and serve our neediest
  citizens the elderly, children and those who
  are disabled.
• Governor Rendell

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Early Learning Funding Summary for 2006-07

• 250 million for Education Accountability Block
  Grant in addition, Basic Education Funding
  increase by 5, or 224.6 million
• 10 million for Science Its Elementary
• 45 million for Head Start Supplemental
  Assistance program
• 663 million for Child Care Access Learning
• 332.5 million for Early Intervention
• 11.4 million for Nurse-Family Partnership

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FY 06-07 Education Accountability Block Grant

• 250 million Accountability Block Grant, an
  increase of 50 million.
• Three Early Childhood Options
• Pre-Kindergarten
• Full-day Kindergarten
• Small Class size
• 70 of the ABG is currently invested in early
  childhood options

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FY 06-07 Basic Education Subsidy

• Basic education funding will increase by 5 -
  224.6 million. Selected funding components
  include
• 55 million Poverty Supplement for low-income
  school districts
• 64 million Foundation Funding to help all
  districts reach an adequate funding level,
  focusing on 159 school districts that spend less
  than 9,030 per student. Foundation resources
  are targeted to districts that already have high
  local tax efforts
• 10 million for Limited English Proficiency
  programs
• Largest improvement in basic education support
  since 1992

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FY 06-07 Science Its Elementary

• 10 million investment in future scientists
• Provides hands-on learning equipment intensive
  teacher training to up to 150 elementary schools
• When schools in SW PA used the strategies that
  make up Science Its Elementary, they out
  performed nations around the world

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FY 06-07 Head Start Supplemental

• 45 million in Head Start, an increase of 15
  million
• Adds 1,540 children, making this high quality
  program available to 6,250 at-risk children
  their families

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FY 06-07 Child Care Access Learning

• 663 million, an increase of 59.5 million
• 616 million for serving vulnerable, low-income
  children through Child Care Works subsidy, an
  increase of 53 million
• 284.3 million for 87,404 children of low-income
  working families, up from 85,544 children this
  year
• 164.3 million for 56,812 children of former TANF
  working families, up from 47,251 children this
  year
• 167.7 million for 76,970 children from TANF
  families, up from 71,422 children this year

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FY 06-07 Child Care Access Learning

• 2.9 million for unification of Child Care Works
  subsidy so that families have one door in local
  communities.
• 8.5 million to allow programs to align with
  established rate ceilings.
• 1.4 million to initiate an automated
  certification/licensing system to improve the
  productivity and efficiency of Pennsylvanias
  early learning providers.
• 2 percent COLA of 10.94 million is included.

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FY 06-07 Child Care Access Learning

• 47 million, an increase of 6.1 million for
  continued development of Keystone Stars/Keys to
  Quality
• Addition of 12,000 children to Keystone Stars
• Continued expansion of T.E.A.C.H. to at least 60
  more teachers serving 600 children
• Addition of Health Consultant Services to Keys to
  Quality Centers
• Pilot of Mental Health Consultants at Keys to
  Quality Centers through partnership with Heinz
  Endowments
• Continue to focus awards on most vulnerable,
  low-income children

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FY 06-07 Early Intervention

• 332.5 million for the Birth-Five Early
  Intervention Program, an increase of 27.2
  million
• Adds 5,174 children, making this program
  available to a total of 71,835 children
• Includes resources for improved amounts per child
  on state funds
• 2 for Infant-Toddler
• 2 for Preschool program, within new per child
  funding structure

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FY 06-07 Nurse Family Partnership

• 11.4 million for Nurse-Family Partnership, an
  increase of 1.9 million
• 2 general funds 5.3 federal funds 4.1 NBB
• Includes M.A. revenue for the first time
• Adds 511 families, up from 3,574 to 4,085
• Adds 4 counties, from 33 to 37 counties

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Highlights of Initiatives for FY 06-07
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FY 06-07 Highlights Establish New Early Learning
Programs

• Early Childhood Capital Fund partnership of
  schools with community early childhood programs
• Investigation of additional loan-grant capital
  program for community early childhood education
  programs through partnership of DPW, PDE,
  Governors Office, DCED, PHFA, Governors
  Housing Office

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FY 06-07 Highlights Support Child Care as a
Partner for School Readiness

• Continue to move towards full alignment of
  Stars/Keys to Quality with financing and
  professional development practice
• Fully implement new career lattice
• Support regulatory changes to child care
  certification regulations

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FY 06-07 Highlights Improve Professional
Preparation Development of ECE Field

• Teacher Certification Initiative
• Child Assessment Initiative
• Create statewide strategy for support from
  Reading First to other K-3rd grade programs
• Science math focus in Department of Education
  sponsored summer professional for prek-3rd grade
  teachers

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FY 06-07 Highlights Assure Access

• Unification of the Child Care Works Subsidized
  Child Care Program
• Set performance targets for increasing the number
  of children served by Early Intervention who are
  included in typical early childhood settings

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FY 06-07 Highlights Engage Parents Other
Stakeholders

• Focus on strategy to fully support
  relative-neighbor caregivers
• Continue public-private Partnership for Quality
  Pre-kindergarten, expand from 324 classrooms
  serving 6,019 to 450 classrooms with 8,350
  children
• Distribution of Kindergarten, Here I Come

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FY 06-07 Highlights Coordinate In Across
Welfare Education Departments

• Complete Infant-Toddler Standards
• Explore financing options to support Early
  Childhood Mental Health Consultants
• Promote use of developmental screening to
  identify children with behavioral/developmental
  challenges
• Work with adult serving system on parent-child
  relationship in context of adult treatment
• Sponsor school-age credential that focuses on
  improved coordination between after-school
  elementary schools

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All Children Succeeding in School in Life