Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Office of Child Development and Early Learning Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | OCDEL Programs Certification Services: Licensing and Inspection of child care Information source on DPW regulations for child care Subsidy Services: Child Care Works Child Care Information Services (CCIS) with Parent Counseling and Referral Services Early Intervention Services: Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Preschool Early Intervention Early Intervention Technical Assistance Early Learning Services: Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Keystone STARS Keystone Babies PA Early Learning Keys to Quality Head Start State Supplemental Early Head Start Family Support Programs

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Early Intervention Services and Supports

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Why Early Intervention Services and Supports  Assures that all eligible children from birth to five with developmental delays receive services and supports which maximize their development.  Meets the developmental needs of eligible children and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child’s development in one or more of the following areas:  Physical development, including vision and hearing  Cognitive development  Communication development  Social or emotional development  Adaptive development

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Why Early Intervention Services and Supports continued  Enhances family/caregiver relationships with children, building on their strengths, and strives to maximize the experiences, opportunities, and resources within the routines and activities unique to each family and community.  Services are based on the strengths and needs identified on the child’s Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individual Education Plan (IEP), developed by a team of professionals which includes the family.

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Early Intervention Services and Supports at a Glance  Early Intervention services and supports are provided at no cost to families.  Services are provided during the activities that already exist in the child’s home, community or early education setting.  Serve children ages birth through five years:  33,288 children served in Infant/Toddler Early Intervention (ages birth to 3) in  48, 510 children served in Preschool Early Intervention (ages three to 5) in

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | How to receive Early Intervention Services and Supports  Families: Contact CONNECT Helpline,  Early education programs: Programs which feel a child may need Early Intervention services should discuss concerns with the family and have the family contact the CONNECT Helpline to access services. Please refer to “An Early Education Provider’s Guide to Early Intervention in PA” found at Visit or for family guides and other resources on Early Intervention.

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Early Intervention: Achievements in  Served over 80,000 children birth to five with developmental delays and their families.  70% preschool age children receive Early Intervention supports and services in the same settings they would be in if they did not have a developmental disability.  55% of infants and toddlers receive Early Intervention services in addition to their home, in the community or early education settings.

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Early Intervention: Achievements in  Children with transition plans in place by age 3 increased from 76% to 98%.  Children who had a transition conference before transitioning from Infant/Toddler Early Intervention to Preschool Early Intervention increased from 83% to 95%.  Over 80% of Preschool Early Intervention programs are implementing Positive Behavior Supports with at least one early education partner.  Trained and implemented new electronic child record in PELICAN for both Infant/Toddler and Preschool Early Intervention.

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Results: Early Intervention  Serves children from birth to age five with disabilities/ developmental delays and their families. Serving more than 34,000 infants and toddlers and more than 47,300 preschoolers in  Child assessment data from infants, toddlers and preschoolers who entered Early Intervention after July 1, 2008 and exited Early Intervention prior to June 30, 2009 shows that nearly every child (99%) made progress from entry to exit.  Preschool Early Intervention: Increase from 49% to 69% of children receive Early Intervention in typical early childhood settings  Infant/Toddlers: Increase from 18% to 55% of children receive Early Intervention outside the home in early childhood settings.

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Early Intervention: What’s Ahead  Continue increasing the number of Preschool Early Intervention children receiving their services in typical early childhood education settings.  Continue increasing the number of Infant/Toddler Early Intervention children receiving their services in addition to their home, in the community or early education settings.  Increasing strategies that support smooth transitions from the Infant/Toddler Early Intervention program to the Preschool Early Intervention program and from the Preschool Early Intervention program to school.

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Early Intervention: What’s Ahead PELICAN Early Intervention  Increase reporting capabilities for Infant/Toddler programs.  Enter all Preschool Early Intervention child records into PELICAN.

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Children served by program

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Highlights: State and Federal Investment (in thousands) FY FY Change Keystone STARS/Keys to Quality Child Care Services - State Funds$28,762 $0 Child Care Services - Federal Funds$38,967 $0 Total Funds$67,729 $0 Child Care Works Child Care Services - State Funds$142,959 $0 Child Care Services - Federal Funds$203,225$201,286($1,939) Child Care Assistance - State Funds$189,582$190,335$753 Child Care Assistance - Federal Funds$197,197 $0 Total State$361,303$362,056$753 Total Federal$439,389$437,450($1,939) Total ALL funds$800,692$799,506($1,186) Early Intervention Early Intervention Birth - 3 State Funds$103,700$117,800$14,100 Federal Funds$84,376$73,838($10,538) Total Funds$188,076$191,638$3,562 Early Intervention 3-5 State Funds$182,142$198,116$15,974 Federal Funds$70,072$60,611($9,461) Total Funds$252,214$258,727$6,513 Total Birth -5 EI Funds$440,290$450,365$10,075 State only Funded Programs Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts$83,620 $0 Head Start Supplemental$37,655 $0 Parent Child Home Program$2,084$0($2,084) Nurse Family Partnership (Includes Health Care Reform Home Visiting) State Funds$11,978 $0 Federal Funds$4,644$7,740$3,096 Total Funds$16,622$19,718$3,096 Funding amounts for FY reflect post budgetary freeze amounts and/or actual available amounts. References in Governor’s proposed budget Listed below are the appropriations by Department and the page number on which you can find these appropriations in the Governor’s budget proposal. The full document is available online at DPW programs Early Intervention – E35.9 Child Care Works/ Keystone STARS - Child Care Services – E Child Care Assistance - E35.9 Nurse Family Partnership – E35.9 PDE programs PA Pre-K Counts - E14.6 Head Start Supplemental - E14.6 Early Intervention - E14.6

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Useful links  Pennsylvania Department of Education –  Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare –  Pennsylvania Key –  Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children –

Office of Child Development & Early Learning Tom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare | Resources  OCDEL Annual Report: ools  Program Reach & Risk Assessment: Reach  BUILD ECE News: home_page

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