Departments of Education and Public Welfare Office of Child Development and Early Learning Executive Budget

2 OCDEL’s Mission The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) promotes opportunities for all Pennsylvania children and families by building systems and providing supports that help ensure access to high quality child and family services. The office is a joint initiative between the Departments of Education and Public Welfare. Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

3 Selected OCDEL Programs Child Care Certification Child Care Works Children’s Trust Fund Early Intervention, birth- five Full-Day Kindergarten Head Start Supplemental Keystone STARS/PA Early Learning Keys to Quality Parent-Child Home Program Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Nurse Family Partnership Public-private partnerships Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

4 PA’s strategy for building a quality early education continuum Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

5 Building a quality early education continuum Our goal: a seamless system of quality early education from birth – age 5 What it takes: 1. Quality program design 2. Quality implementation & coordination 3. Meeting the diverse needs of families 4. Maximizing resources 5. Documenting positive impact and building accountability into the program Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

6 Progress: Planning, Monitoring & Accountability Creation of OCDEL Joining Infant/Toddler and Preschool EI under one office Identifying levels of risk and OCDEL program reach through statewide Reach and Risk Study Consistent monitoring for quality in early learning programs, including Environment Rating Scales, child assessment tools and ongoing integration of databases Progress since 2003

7 Progress: Standards for programs and practitioners Early Learning standards birth - 5 Infant-Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten, 1 st & 2 nd grade Alignment study Program quality standards Keystone STARS Early Intervention PA Pre-K Counts PA State Board of Education Regulations Early childhood professional standards Early Childhood Education Career Lattice Child Care Director and School-Age Credentials Progress since 2003

8 Progress: Assistance to meet standards and build capacity for excellence Building ECE staff capacity PA Early Learning Keys to Quality Growth of T.E.A.C.H. Program to Program articulation project Building programs’ capacity to serve all children Early Intervention Technical Assistance Early Childhood Mental Health Project Encouraging early education partnerships Pre K Counts Public-Private Partnership for Educational Success Progress since 2003

9 Progress: Community engagement and outreach Reaching out to ECE community OCDEL advisory committees Building public awareness of the value of quality early education Pennsylvania's Promise for Children Engaging leaders and communities to become children’s champions Early Childhood Community Engagement Groups (CEG) Pre K Counts Public-Private Partnership Executive Leadership Council Progress since 2003

10 Progress: Financing supports Creating new funding streams for ECE Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program ABG & Full day K supplemental Increasing funding for OCDEL programs Building public-private partnerships Pre K Counts Public-Private Partnership PA Build Initiative Early Childhood Mental Health Project Progress since 2003

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12 Moving Ahead: Planning, monitoring & accountability Refine and deepen OCDEL’s reach and risk assessment Develop a standard system of assessing child outcomes Early Learning Network (ELN) Unified plan, evaluation and monitoring tools for both Infant/Toddler and Preschool EI programs Promote racial and cultural equity in all programs Implementation of the Race Matters Toolkit; integrating examination of racial and cultural equity into our work Create cross-sector Early Childhood Mental Health Advisory Committee Moving ahead:

13 Moving Ahead: Standards for programs & practitioners Update Child Care Certification Regulations Alignment of early learning standards & assessments, birth – 3 rd grade Update to PA Pre-K Counts eligibility requirements Family providers with STAR 2 or higher would become eligible to participate After June 30, 2009: STAR 3 required for child care programs to participate in PA Pre-K Counts Moving ahead:

14 Moving Ahead: Assistance to meet standards & build capacity for excellence Build capacity of early childhood workforce Facilitate regional articulation of associate’s degrees to bachelor’s degrees Provide guidance to higher education to implement new Early Childhood Education certificate Continued professional development opportunities Moving ahead:

15 Moving Ahead: Community engagement and outreach Build leadership at all levels Broaden and deepen community outreach networks Continue to engage top business leaders Make it easier for parents to access child care assistance Make it easier for parents to search for and access early learning opportunities Moving ahead:

16 Moving Ahead: Financing supports Increase funding to expand several OCDEL programs PA Pre-K Counts Keystone STARS Child Care Works Early Intervention Nurse Family Partnership Task force to assure programs can most effectively access and coordinate multiple ECE funding streams Continue public-private partnerships Moving ahead:

17 New children served in FY Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts - additional $12.5 million to reach 1,000 more children and to respond to parent requests that some half-day programs be extended to full-day (12,000 total). Keystone STARS – $4.8 million increase will allow programs to provide higher quality early education to 170,000 children. Child Care Works Subsidized Child Care Program –$6.9 million increase will serve an additional 2,600 children, allowing services to 235,000 children total. Early Intervention - expansion will serve 1,450 more infants & toddlers (32,600 infants and toddlers total) and an additional 1,480 preschoolers (44,900 preschoolers total). Nurse Family Partnership – $1 million increase will serve up to an additional 240 families (up to 4,200 families total). Moving ahead:

18 Early Intervention Preschool program to provide services to an additional 1,480 children with new FY funding Infant/toddler program to provide services to an additional 1,450 children with funding available in current allocation and projected carry-over funding Moving ahead:

19 OCDEL’s work at a glance Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

20 Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future OCDEL’s work at a glance

21 OCDEL’s work at a glance Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

22 Children served by select OCDEL programs FY & FY Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

Highlights: State and Federal Investment (in thousands) Helping fulfill Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

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