1. State Perspective
Kevin Bain

2. Why?

3. Where?
What?

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

5. Need

6. 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.

7. 330,000 children need to be somewhere

8. 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.

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

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

11. Children need a high-quality setting

12. High Quality
Who knows and is familiar with this program?

13. High Quality

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

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

16. Affordable

17. 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%).

18. Local Data

19. Kevin Bain, CEO and Executive Director
Welborn Baptist Foundation, and Chairman, Indiana
Early Learning Advisory Committee