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Ke ntuc ky E a r ly Childhood Cost of Qua lity Study

Nove mbe r 16, 2017

L a c k of infor ma tion a b o ut

the a c tua l c o sts o f pro viding q ua lity e a rly c a re a nd e duc a tio n in K e ntuc ky.

Challe nge

Infor m so und b udg e t

de c isio ns b y sta te a nd lo c a l le a de rs.

Goal

De ve lop a nd va lida te

e stima te s tha t re fle c t the c o st

• f pro viding pre sc ho o l a nd

c hild c a re a c ro ss K e ntuc ky a t va rio us le ve ls o f q ua lity.

Obje c tive

KY’s E a rly Ca re a nd E duc a tion L a ndsc a pe

Pr

• gr

am Ke ntuc ky Pr e sc hool Pr

• gr

am Child Car e Assistanc e Pr

• gr

am E ar ly He ad Star t/ He ad Star t Pur pose

Se rve c hildre n with disa b ilitie s (a g e s 3-4) & c hildre n fro m lo w- inc o me fa milie s (a g e 4) He lp wo rking fa milie s a ffo rd c hild c a re + impro ve q ua lity Pro mo te c hild de ve lo pme nt thro ug h se rvic e s to suppo rt e a rly le a rning , he a lth, a nd fa mily we ll-b e ing

Histor y

1990 - K E RA 1990 – CCDF 1965/ 2007 Re a utho riza tio n

F unding for KY State  Sc ho o l Distric ts

(~$90 millio n/ye ar)

F e de r al  Sta te 

Pro vide rs (~$91 millio n/ye ar)

F e de r al  L

• c a l Gra nte e s

(~$143 millio n/ye ar)

Numbe r

• f KY

Childr e n Se r ve d 9,200 4-ye a r o lds <160%

F PL

10,000 3- a nd 4-yr o lds

with disa b ilitie s

26,775

infa nts to sc ho o l-a g e

16,000

infa nts to 4-ye a r o lds

Pr

• gr

am Ke ntuc ky Pr e sc hool Pr

• gr

am Child Car e Assistanc e Pr

• gr

am E ar ly He ad Star t/ He ad Star t T e ac hing

L e a d te a c he rs ho ld BA de g re e a nd I E CE c e rtific a tio n (spe c ia l e d/ e a rly c hildho o d); sa me sa la ry sc he dule a s K

• 12 te a c he rs

Child c a re te a c he rs a nd a ssista nts ha ve a nnua l tra ining re q uire me nts E HS a nd HS te a c he rs a nd a ssista nts a re re q uire d to ha ve CDAs, a sso c ia te s, o r b a c he lo rs de g re e s (va rie s b y po sitio n)

T ime

F unde d a s ha lf-da y sc ho o l-ye a r pro g ra m; a c ro ss sta te , distric ts ha ve a b o ut 580 full-da y c la ssro o ms a nd 505 ha lf- da y c la ssro o ms Ye a r-ro und; re imb urse me nt b y a tte nda nc e , va ry b y ha lf-da y, full-da y, o r e xte nde d-da y With ne w pe rfo rma nc e sta nda rds, push to mo ve to full-da y, full-ye a r se rvic e s

KY’s E a rly Ca re a nd E duc a tion L a ndsc a pe

• Chr

ista Be ll, Ca b ine t fo r He a lth a nd F

a mily Se rvic e s

• Jay Br

e we r, Da yto n City Sc ho o ls

• Se nator

Danny Car r

• ll, E

a ste r Se a ls We st K e ntuc ky

• Dr

. Amanda E llis, K

e ntuc ky De pa rtme nt o f E duc a tio n

• L

inda Hampton, Go ve rno r’ s Offic e o f E

a rly Childho o d

• Cor

i Gadansky, 4C fo r Childre n, L

• uisville
• Amanda Gr

e e nwe ll, Unite d Wa y o f Gre a te r Cinc inna ti

• John Rode n, K

e ntuc ky Rive r F

• o thills
• Patr

ic ia T e nne n, K

e ntuc ky Yo uth Advo c a te s

• June Widman, E

a ste rn K e ntuc ky Child Ca re Co a litio n

• Sandr

a Woodall, 4C o f No rthe rn K

e ntuc ky

• Dr

. Rac he l Yar br

• ugh, We b ste r Co unty Sc ho o ls

Ke ntuc ky Advisory Group

T e c hnic a l Assista nc e a nd Cost Mode ls

Cost of Pr e sc hool Quality (CPQ) Pr

• vide r

Cost of Quality

Da ta Colle c tion a nd Site Visits

Child c a re surve y Child c a re site visit Pre sc ho o l site visit

F indings

Inputs to Qua lity

• 1. I

nc re a se q ua lity o f te a c he r-stude nt inte ra c tio ns

• 2. Suppo rt spe c ia lize d ne e ds o f c hildre n & the ir fa milie s

F indings

Cost E stima te s: Qua lity L e ve ls

Pr e sc hool

Minimum  I nte rme dia te  T a rg e t

Child Ca r e

L e ve ls 1  2  3  4  5

F indings

Cost E stima te s: Ke y Assumptions - Pre sc hool

Minimum Inte r me diate T ar ge t

Ma x. c hildre n/ c la ssro o m 20 18 16 Assista nts/ c la ssro o m 1.5 2 2 Assista nt sa la ry $15,000 $16,500 $18,000 F a mily c o o rdina to r No ne Pa rt-time F ull-time Spe c ia lists 0.2 F T E 0.3 F T E 0.4 F T E

Cost E stima te s: KY Pre sc hool Prog ra m

F indings

Cost E stima te s: Ke y Assumptions – Child Ca re

1 2 3 4 5

3 ye a r o lds : Ma x. c hildre n pe r c la ssro o m w/ 2 a dults 24 22 20 16 14 L e a d te a c he r wa g e / ho ur $8.73 $9.22 $9.70 $10.19 $10.67 F a mily c o o rdina to r No ne No ne No ne 0.20 F T E 0.25 F T E Spe c ia lists No ne No ne No ne 0.20 F T E 0.25 F T E

0- 24 months; rura l We st KY c ounty 3 ye a r olds; rura l We st KY c ounty

Cost E stima te s: Child Ca re

0- 24 months; urba n c e ntra l KY c ounty 3 ye a r olds; urba n c e ntra l KY c ounty

Cost E stima te s: Child Ca re

T hank you to the Gr e ate r Cinc innati F

• undation and

the Unite d Way of Gr e ate r Cinc innati for the ir ge ne r

• us suppor

t of this pr

• je c t, along with in- kind

suppor t fr

• m the Allianc e for

E ar ly Suc c e ss

T ha nk you to a dvisory g roup me mbe rs a nd othe r pa rtne rs for your que stions, g uida nc e , a nd support.

Spe c ia l tha nks to sc ho o l distric t le a de rs, c hild c a re c e nte r dire c to rs, a nd to 4C in No rthe rn K e ntuc ky a nd the Child Ca re Co unc il o f K e ntuc ky, fo r a ssista nc e in g a the ring da ta a nd c o nte xt fo r the pre sc ho o l a nd c hild c a re la ndsc a pe . T ha nk yo u to Dr. Vic to ria She rif fo r inva lua b le re se a rc h a ssista nc e thro ug h this study.