Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services State of the State: Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Governor Wolf’s Education Proposals and OCDEL Update Early Learning Council April 1, 2015

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services PENNSYLVANIA’S FUTURE DEPENDS ON 3 THINGS: Jobs that Pay Schools that Teach Government that Works Strengthening the Commonwealth’s education system is central to Governor Wolf’s goal of rebuilding our Middle Class by expanding opportunities for all residents. 2

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Historic Investment in Education $400 million increase in Basic Education Funding $160 million in savings from Cyber Charter Reform $143 million increase in Higher Education Investment $20 million Career and Technical Education and Equipment Grants $9 million for Dual Enrollment $8 million for Career Counselors in middle and high schools 3

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Historic New Investment in Early Childhood $120 million for high-quality pre-k o $100 million increase in funding for Pre-K Counts. o $20 million increase in funding for Head Start Supplemental Assistance Programs. o Increase high quality slots by 75 percent – 14,000 seats o Down-payment on multi-year goal of universal pre-k for all 3 and 4 year olds 4

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS WORK Low-Income Kids Who Had Pre-K Outperform Peers by 3 rd Grade 5

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Child Care Initiatives Focus on health and safety: o Increase of $3.9 million in federal funds for an additional 60 staff for child care inspections. Focus on access to care: o Increase of $17.8 million in federal funds for the Child Care Works Subsidized Child Care Program to serve an additional 3,600 children. 6

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Child Care Initiatives Focus on quality: o Increase of $11.4 million in federal funds for Rising STARS tiered reimbursement for STAR 3 and 4 programs. o Increase of $2 million in federal funds to establish infant/toddler add-on rates for STAR 2, 3, and 4 providers. 7

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Intervention Services Maintaining the commitment to children with developmental delays and disabilities: Level funding for: o Early Intervention (3-5 years) - $238 million o Early Intervention (0-3 years) - $128 million 8

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Evidence-Based Home Visiting Nurse-Family Partnership – level funded at $12 million Federal MIECHV program funds : o Early Head Start o Healthy Families America o Nurse-Family Partnership o Parents As Teachers RFA responses for state NFP / MIECHV due 4/24 o MIECHV Competitive funds: 200 new families o MIECHV Formula funds: 240 new families 9

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Improving the Early Learning System Governor Wolf’s budget also focuses on support of other early learning initiatives intended to: o Enhance program quality o Improve how services work for families o Improve systems for providers o Support early learning educators o Make state government more efficient (see handout for more details) 10

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services P-3 Approach to children’s success in school and in life 11

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services New Infant/ Toddler Opportunities Early Head Start- Child Care Partnerships Infant/Toddler Steering Committee 12

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning Standards Distributed to Programs 13 Pennsylvania’s Early Learning Standards for Infants- Toddlers and Pre-Kindergarten are available for distribution in both hard copy and online.

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge: Early Childhood Education Community Innovation Zone Grants 50 grants awarded to schools and neighborhoods o 12 grants were awarded in Phase I o 38 grants will be awarded in Phase II Maximum grant award in Phase II is $75,000 per year for three years Phase II applications due April 3 14

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Governor’s Institutes for Educators Pre-K to Grade dates: June King of Prussia June Monroeville July Erie July Scranton 15

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Pennsylvania’s Kindergarten Entry Inventory 16 Register by August 15

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Family Engagement Opportunities Family Engagement Conference October 14, 2015 PaTTAN Harrisburg 17

Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Next steps 18 Stay informed! Help your neighbors and community members understand the importance of quality early education Urge school and community leaders and legislators to make quality early education a priority o Share outcomes, children served in communities o Collect and share success stories of children, families, teachers in programs Community Outreach