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Local Planning Council of Ventura County . State Mandates. Needs Assessment Strategic Plans Priorities for State Funding Voluntary Temporary Transfer of Funds. ECE Trends. Federal State Local Level. National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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State Mandates • Needs Assessment • Strategic Plans • Priorities for State Funding • Voluntary Temporary Transfer of Funds
ECE Trends Federal State Local Level
National Association for the Education of Young Children The Early Years are Learning Years
Federal Trends • President Obama’s Plan for • Early Education for all Americans • Providing High-Quality Preschool for every child • Growing the Supply of Effective Learning opportunities for young children • Extending and Expanding Evidence-based, Voluntary Home Visiting
State Trends • 1. California Comprehensive Early Learning Plan • Department of Education • Condition of Children Birth to Age 5 – Status of Early Childhood Services in CA • American Institute of Research • 3. CA Report Card / Setting the Agenda for Children • Children NOW
Population Projections Children 0-5 in California • Source: American Institutes for Research (AIR) • Synthesis of Recent Research: Condition of Children Birth to Age Five and Status of Early Childhood Services in California
Ventura County Subsidized Spaces $26.1 m CDE/Child Development Division 4,080 Children $12.9 m Head Start 1,368 Children $7 m Department of Social Services 974 Children $8.8 m CDE/Learning Support 6,392 Children $3.5 m First 5 1,377 Children $58.4 m Subsidized Funding 14,191 Children Served
Local Level • Source: American Institutes for Research (AIR) • Demographics, Risk Factors, and Program Participation of Children Birth to Age Five. County Profiles June 2012
Race to The Top Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) • Core • Child Development and School Readiness • Teachers and Teaching • Program and Environment • The Elements • Child Observation • Development and Health Screening • Teacher Qualifications • Teacher-Child Interaction • Ratios and Group Size • Environment Rating Scale(s) • Director Qualifications • The Outcome • Higher Quality Early Education & Care Settings • Children Ready for Kindergarten • Workforce Retention • Informed Parents • The Supports • Professional Development • Quality Improvement Plans • On-site Training • On-site Coaching • Incentives • Degree Attainment Support