ECEAP Expansion Think Tank Welcome! Please select an image that says something to you about: What you want to be different when ECEAP is expanded into an entitlement program and all eligible children can be served
ECEAP Expansion Think Tank Charge 1. Provide insights and advice about obstacles to becoming an ECEAP provider and how to overcome them 2. Serve as a venue to explore potential changes to ECEAP processes that can support expansion of high-quality ECEAP services along the legislatively-mandated timeline
Goals of ECEAP Comprehensive education, Whole child development family support, and health to enhance success in services school and life Strength-based Culturally-relevant support for families services
2020 Goal: 90% of children ready for kindergarten, with race and family income no longer predictors of success • 36% of ECEAP children are ready in 6 of 6 WaKIDS domains in the fall of their kindergarten year 59% in the spring. • To fill the gap, DEL is: Planning to pilot summer programs to fix drop off Increasing dual ECEAP/HS language instruction and programs Developing targeted math training and supports Expanding ECEAP
Minimum Wage DEL Exploration Projected Program Impacts • Increase eligibility level to Starting in 2017, some high- • Initiative 1433 130% FPL risk families, will suddenly Mandates increased become ineligible with the • Increase the threshold for minimum wage impact accelerating through over income slots for families 2020 with specific risk factors Eligibility for other/related • 2020 programs like WCCC will also $13.50 be affected Governor’s budget funds rate Program operation costs may • increases : +$467 (part-day), +$610 2019 increase as a result of higher $12.00 (full-day), +$953 (extended-day) staff wages Senate budget funds rate 2018 $11.50 increases: +$449 (part-day), +$612 (full-day), +$955 (extended-day) House budget funds rate increases: 2017 $11.00 +$220 (part-day), $610 (full-day), +$469 (extended-day)
Department of Children, Youth and Families Legislative Intention: • Improving child development and school readiness. • Preventing child abuse and neglect. • Improving child and youth safety, permanency, and well-being. • Improving reconciliation of children and youth with their families. • Improving adolescent outcomes. • Reducing future demand for mental health and substance use disorder treatment. • Reducing criminal justice involvement and recidivism. • Reducing racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparities in system involvement and across child and youth outcomes. Timeline: ü July 1, 2017 – New Office of Innovation and Alignment established to shape creation of the new agency ü July 1, 2018 – Assumed beginning of new agency ü November 1, 2018 & November 1, 2019 – Reports to legislature about specific additional child and youth programs outside DSHS and DEL
Moving Towards an Entitlement Program Slots needed for statutory The Governor’s budget entitlement requested some of what is SB 5901 proposes to needed extend the timeline for ECEAP entitlement 2018 - Add 1133 slots 19,120 to 2022-2023 • 227 part-day Slots School year 2020-21: • 793 full day +1,858 slots • 113 extended day • 320 part day summer pilot slots 17,262 2019 - Add 1577 slots Slots School year 2019-20: • 314 part-day +1,857 slots • 1105 full day • 158 extended day 15,407 • 320 full day summer pilot slots Slots School year 2018-19: +1,857 slots 13,548 Slots School year 2017-18: Senate budget funds +600 slots (360 part +1,857 slots day and 240 full day) in FY 2018 and +600 11,691 more in FY 2019 Slots School years 2015-16 and House budget funds +800 slots in FY18 2016-17 and +1243 slots in FY19 (~20% part-day, 60% full-day and 20% extended-day)
Facilities Facility Needs - • Many new renovated/new classrooms are needed by 2020 • Issues include: Governor’s Capital Budget o Ownership • $26.3M this biennium and $44.1M next to o Facility development issue bonds to fund ~240 projects expertise • Fund competitive grants and matching funds o Sequencing with slots for school facilities for a mix of o 40 immediate health and safety expansion improvements o Mix of part day and longer o 24 renovations ranging from minor to session classes major o 88 full commercial tenant improvements o 88 new construction
Think Tank Group Norms & Voting Suggested Norms - We commit to listening to understand, learning from each other, sharing openly and speaking constructively in all matters, even when disagreeing. Suggested Voting Method - Members use their “thumbs” to indicate their position o Thumbs Up - Means agreement o Thumbs Sideways - Means can live with it, and can support it publicly and privately o Thumbs Down - Means do not agree/cannot accept this proposal
Guiding Principles: Table Discussions Purpose: Identify principles to guide the process of expanding ECEAP into an entitlement o Choose a note taker o Review starting points principles o Note changes/additions on the worksheet
Issues Facing ECEAP Expansion into an Entitlement Program A. Set principles to guide ECEAP expansion B. Maintain and enhance ECEAP quality and intensity C. Enable the expansion of ECEAP D. Align and integrate early learning policy and programming
Issues Being Addressed by Others A. Early Childhood Workforce Council B. Contracting Work Group C. DEL alignment of Early Achievers and ECEAP
Partnership for Pre-K Quality Improvement WHAT: Multi-year initiative to improve state Pre-K quality WHO: Four states (Washington, Arkansas, Oregon and o Tennessee) with TA from the Ounce Support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation o WHY: To support each state’s Pre-K quality improvement o To learn how state Pre-K programs can strengthen o policy, systems and practice to achieve better results for young children
Identifying Barriers and Solutions Issues 1. Facilities 2. Provider recruitment 3. Eligibility Questions 1. From your perspective, what are the biggest barriers that need to be resolved before you can address your issue successfully? 2. What ideas do you have about the best way to address the barriers?
Issues to Address First Aim : Establish a four-year plan to expand ECEAP into an entitlement program Question: What needs to be done between now and June 2018? o Do the issues noted in blue type look right to you? o Do you have other ideas?
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Early Start Act Targeted Outcomes DEL will create assurances that early learning programs are available, • supported and appropriate for diverse communities across the state, and address barriers to participation. DEL will develop a single set of standards across licensing and ECEAP using • Early Achievers as the framework for quality. DEL will implement a 12-month authorization for Working Connections Child • Care subsidy to promote stability and high-quality for low-income children. ECEAP will be available to all eligible children by the 2020-21 school year. • ECEAP providers will offer part-day, full-school-day, and extended-day • models according to demand for services and availability of supply. All licensed child care providers serving non-school age children on subsidy • will rate an Early Achievers level 3-5 by 2020. All existing ECEAP providers will rate an Early Achievers level 4-5 by March • 2016 or begin remedial activities by September 2016 to rate a level 4.
Early Start Act Aims to Align Early Learning Services ü Current work: Aligning standards to support integrated service delivery o Dates draft Standards will be available are below. o Intensive community and racial equity review process to begin in May. April 1 May 1 June 15 Child Outcomes Administration & Oversight Environments (i.e.Developmental (i.e. Eligibility & Enrollment) (i.e. Indoors & Outdoors) Screenings) Family Engagement & Professional Development Interaction & Curriculum Partnerships (i.e. Staff Qualifications) (i.e. Curriculum Planning) (i.e. Family Support Visits) ü Potential future work : Aligning other shared functions such as coaching
Who is Eligible for ECEAP? Children are eligible if they are at least 3, but not yet 5 by August 31 of the school year and either: From families ≤110% FPL ($26,730 for family of 4). Qualified for special education services (on IEP). Receiving Child Protective Services (CPS), Indian Child Welfare (ICW) Services or Family Assessment Response (FAR) services. Above 110% FPL with specific risk factors related by research to school performance.
ECEAP Classroom Models Part Day Extended Day Full School Day • 10 hours per day • Minimum of 3 hours • Average of 6 hours per day * per day • 5 days per week • 30 weeks per year • At least 4 days per week • Year round - at least 2,370 hours per • 360 hours per year* year • 1000 hours per year * For Part Day slots awarded prior to 2015, minimum requirements are 2.5 hours per day and 320 hours per year,
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