Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! State of the State: Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Making a Difference for ALL Children takes ALL of us! Barbara G. Minzenberg, Ph.D.

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! Getting here… my personal journey MOSAIC Pittsburgh Dissertation research UCLID 2

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! P-3 Approach to children’s success in school and in life 3

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! Nurse- Family Partnership Early Head Start Parents as Teachers Healthy Families America Keystone STARS Early Intervention Head Start Child Care Works Pre-K Counts Office of Child Development and Early Learning Programs 4

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! Early Intervention 5

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! Early Learning Standards to inform curriculum, instruction, assessment 6

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! 7 Early identification of children’s needs for greatest success 96% of more than 500 children at risk of expulsion remained in quality STARS programs thanks to Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation in All state-funded programs administer developmental screening within 45 days of enrollment

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! 8 Engaging families Family Engagement Conference October 14, % of parents use information on their child’s performance to support their child’s learning at home OCDEL Family Survey,

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! 9 Engaging families in their children’s early learning Watch the Intro video online App coming in fall 2015 Spanish in fall 2016

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! Local Education and Resource Network LEARN teams focus on – Family engagement – Kindergarten transition – Community outreach 10

Making a Difference for ALL Children Takes ALL of Us ! Questions? 11