State Perspective Kevin Bain

Why?

Where? What?

What – needs to be in place Two Questions Where – on key measures What – needs to be in place

Need

2/3 of children live in households where all parents work Need 2/3 of children live in households where all parents work 2/3 of young Hoosier children need some type of care.

330,000 children need to be somewhere

130,000 are in known (formal) care Need 130,000 are in known (formal) care We only know where about 1/3 of the children that have to go somewhere, where they are located.

Need Families have a lot of choice of provider types. While we have more homes, most of our capacity is in centers and schools.

Accessible The counties in red have less than 10 programs… not a lot of options or choices for families.

Children need a high-quality setting

High Quality Who knows and is familiar with this program?

High Quality

High Quality 13% of Children In Need of Care Are Enrolled in High Quality Care

Affordable The average cost of high quality care for 0-5 is more than the cost of tuition at Ball State University! $7,824

Affordable

Achieving Kindergarten Readiness Two Pre-K Pilots that give affordable access to high quality: Children outpace the comparison group on language comprehension, early literacy skills, executive functioning and social skills. Positive impact on families including improved earnings and/or education for parents. Of the children enrolled in OMW programs, 34% would be at home if not for the OMW program. Families of children enrolled in OMW programs report that they increased work or school hours (51%), were able to get a new job (35%), or began school or job training (33%).

Local Data

Kevin Bain, CEO and Executive Director Welborn Baptist Foundation, and Chairman, Indiana Early Learning Advisory Committee KBain@welbornfdn.org