State of the State: Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today

1. The State of Early Learning in Pennsylvania February 2013 State of the State:Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today

2. Access to quality early education for Pennsylvania’s young children can: • Reduce public costs for special education, public assistance prisons and health care High quality pre-kindergarten can decrease special education rates by 50% and grade repetition by 33% Source: Pew Center on the States

3. Facilitate job growth Every dollar Pennsylvania invests in early childhood programs generates $1.06 in the local economy through local hiring and purchasing local goods & services. Source: America’s Edge

4. Effectively prepare students for new workforce demands 63% of jobs in the next decade will require some post-secondary education. “Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018,” Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University, June 2010.

5. More than half of PA’s young children children at risk of school failure

6. 38% of PA’s children under 5 served

7. Children making progress, entering Kindergarten ready to succeed

8. Children succeeding in kindergarten and beyond Pottstown School District Harrisburg School District

9. Families making solid choices for their children’s early learning

10. Families engaged in their children’s early learning 96% of parents use information on their child’s performance to support their child’s learning at home OCDEL Family Survey, 2011-2012 450,000

11. Families gaining access to high quality early learning programs

12. Why has Pennsylvania improved? • High quality, coordinated programs to best serve families • Providing high quality services early for the greatest impact • Aligning early childhood education with K-12 for lifelong achievement • Embracing accountability for results

13. 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.

14. OCDEL programs • Child Care Certification • Child Care Works • Children’s Trust Fund • Early Head Start • Early Intervention • Head Start • Healthy Families America • Keystone STARS/ PA Early Learning Keys to Quality • Parents as Teachers • Parent-Child Home Program • Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts • Nurse-Family Partnership • Public-private partnerships

15. Effective teachers and leaders • Early Childhood Education Career Lattice • Professional Credentials • Supports to earn credentials and degrees

16. Quality early learning environments 320 children at risk of expulsion remained in quality STARS programs thanks to Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

17. Specialized supports and technical assistance The odds of a STARS provider advancing a STAR level is 4.3 times greater when they receive STARS Technical Assistance than when they do not.

18. Providing high quality services early for the greatest impact Nearly 5,000 infants and toddlers who received Early Intervention services in 2011-12 no longer required these services by the end of the year

19. Aligning early childhood education with K-12 for lifelong achievement Pennsylvania is one of few states to include pre-kindergarten in its Common Core Standards

20. Embracing accountability for results 95% STARS Designator reliability in 2011-2012 • Increase in classroom assessments for quality • High reliability among staff designating STAR levels

21. Governor’s Budget Proposal for 2013-14 • Living within our means has put Pennsylvania back on solid financial footing • Time to reinvest in successful programs serving those in need • No new taxes

22. Governor’s Budget Proposal for 2013-14 • Total Budget Amount $28.4 billion • $679 million increase (2.4%)

23. Governor’s Budget Proposal for 2013-14Serve additional families in: • Child Care Works Subsidized Child Care Program – Expanding services to 123,275 children (monthly average), an addition of approximately 1,400 children from low-income waiting list. • Early Intervention – Expanding to reach 87,885 children (36,390 infants and toddlers and 51,495 preschoolers) by adding 1,500 preschoolers.

24. Governor’s Budget Proposal for 2013-14Serve additional families in: • Head Start Supplemental –Expanding services to reach 5,205 children, an addition of 210 children. • Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts – Expanding services to reach approximately 11,930 children, an addition of 580 children.

25. Governor’s Budget Proposal for 2013-14 Sustain services for children in: Keystone STARS – • Sustaining services to more than 179,285 children and • increasing investment in Rising STARS, making it possible for programs to achieve higher STAR levelsand serve more at-risk children.

26. Governor’s Budget Proposal for 2013-14 Sustain services for children in: • Nurse-Family Partnership – Sustaining to reach more than 5,000 children and families.* • Parent-Child Home Program – Sustaining services to reach more than 190 children and families. *Additional children served through federal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visitation (MIECHV) funding

27. Proposed “Passport to Learning” block grant • $1 billion over four years, beginning in 2014-2015 • Funded through privatization of state stores • Ready by 3 – enriching K- 3rd grade, including full-day kindergarten • School safety • Individualized learning • STEM initiatives

28. 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 www.budget.state.pa.us OCDEL programs can be found in the Governor's Executive Budget on pages: DPW programs E.37.6, E.37.7, E.37.9, E37.12, E37.34, E37.35, E37.40 PDE programs E15.4, E15.9, E15.10, E15.11, E15.18

29. Children served, 2011-12, est. 2012-13 and Governor’s proposed 2013-14