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First 5 School Readiness Update SR PreConference Institute April 27, 2005 Roberta Peck, SRPO Administrator

First 5 School Readiness Update SR PreConference Institute April 27, 2005 Roberta Peck, SRPO Administrator. SR Update. Purpose: Celebrate Accomplishments Network and Learn Plan for Action Agenda: First 5 CCFC Vision for SR Update on First 5 Initiatives/Projects

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First 5 School Readiness Update SR PreConference Institute April 27, 2005 Roberta Peck, SRPO Administrator

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  1. First 5 School Readiness Update SR PreConference Institute April 27, 2005 Roberta Peck, SRPO Administrator

  2. SR Update Purpose:Celebrate Accomplishments Network and Learn Plan for Action Agenda: • First 5 CCFC Vision for SR • Update on First 5 Initiatives/Projects • Policies, Process, Timeline for SR ReApp • Questions/Answers

  3. School Readiness (SR) is the overarching goal SR Programs are a First 5 CCFC core investment California’s children will be healthier and better prepared to reach their greatest potential in school and in life. First 5 CCFC Vision

  4. Diversity of CA’s Youngest Approx. 3.5 million children 0-5; 500,000 newborns /year

  5. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Principles that are the Foundation for ALL Programs: • Equity Principles • National Education Goals Panel School Readiness Definition • Five Essential and Coordinated Elements • Early Care and Education (ECE) • Parenting and Family Support Services • Health and Social Services • Schools’ Readiness for Children/ School Capacity • Program Infrastructure, Administration, and Evaluation

  6. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs MEES CARES Other Prog: Kit KCET School Readiness Initiative Preschool For All Health Access Project Special Needs Project

  7. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Special Needs Project To strengthen the School Readiness Initiative and other First 5 programs by demonstrating and disseminating comprehensive screening systems, improved access to coordinated services, and enhanced full inclusion for young children with disabilities and other special needs and their families. • $20M over 5 years • Ten demonstration sites selected late 2004. • El Dorado, San Diego, Sonoma, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, San Francisco, Riverside, LA, Orange

  8. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Health Access Project: $46.5M over 4 years • To provide matching funds to subsidize health insurance premiums for children who are ineligible for Medi-Cal and Healthy Families; family income =/- 300% of FPL ($42.5M) • To support outreach, enrollment and retention ($3M) • For evaluation and quality enhancement ($1M) Current Status: • 7 county apps approved • Apps can come in over the next year

  9. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Health Access Partners • Departments of Health, Social Services, and Mental Health • MRMIB • Foundations: California HealthCare, Blue Shield, Endowment, Packard (Institute for Health Policy Solutions), and Wellness

  10. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Educational Standards - CARES Provide matching funds to improve the quality and stability of the ECE workforce by supporting education and advancement on CDP Matrix to BA. • $164M State and County $ over 4 years; additional $30M/3 years First 5 CCFC approved Jan 2005 • 47 counties participate • Over 34,000 stipends (28,000+ for Center Staff and 5,500+ for FCCH) • 59% serve infants/toddlers; 56% serve children with special needs; 69% serve ELL children (2003 data)

  11. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs PFA Demonstration Project Purposes: • Demonstrate impact of voluntary preschool • Provide info re: strategies, funding, and partners in diverse settings • Reduce disparities in children’s achievement • Inspire public will and funding Proposal (over 5-7 years): • $90M for 6 PFA Demonstration Projects; $10M Quality, Evaluation, Workforce, Monitoring • Variety of strategies will test different approaches

  12. CA Public Supports PFA • Value early learning as key to development and school success • Believe PFA can strengthen K-12 system • Support comprehensive ECE – but PFA first • Support success for ALL young children • Believe State has role in closing achievement gap

  13. Preschool in California • Over 40 years of federal & state support for preschool • A focus on low income families • A history of programs with (+) diverse types of providers and (-) inconsistent quality and inadequate access

  14. Who Has Access to Preschool? 47 % of CA’s preschoolers enroll in public and private preschool • 58% of Caucasian children • 56% of African American children • 37% of Latino children 14 % of CA’s preschoolers enroll in publicly funded PreK • National average is 31% • CA ranks 47th • 76% have waiting lists Figure based on National Data

  15. CA Policy Momentum Universal PreK Task Force Report (1998) CA Master Plan for Education (2002) • voluntary access to preschool programs that offer group experiences and developmentally appropriate curricula AB 172 (2005); AB 1032 (Jones); AB1246 (Wolk) PFA Ballot Initiative (proposed 2006)

  16. Statewide Preschool Leadership • SPI Preschool for All Initiative • P-16 Council • Proposition 10 (1998) • First 5 Commissions

  17. Statewide Preschool Leadership • Packard Foundation • Flagships • Policy and Research • Preschool California and Fight Crime – Invest in Kids

  18. First 5 County Commissions Support PFA • First 5 LA – LAUP funded with $600M for 5 years • First 5 SF - $155M over 10 years via Prop H • First 5 San Mateo - $13M over 10 years • First 5 Santa Clara - $50M over 5 years • First 5 Alpine and Sierra Counties PFA offered • 11 First 5 PFA Planning Projects • 20+ County Commissions Initiating and Facilitating Local PFA Efforts

  19. SPI and CDE – PFA: First-Class Learning Initiative • Develop high-quality PreK content standards • Build professional learning system for PreK teachers • Implement a results-based accountability system • Create seamless transitions from PreK to K and first grade • Involve all stakeholders

  20. Resource = CDE-CCSESA CA PreK Instructional Networks • Purpose: Support professional development in research/standards- based preschool education for PreK administrators and teachers • Partners: • CDE funds – CDD and Special Education • CCSESA and CISC – COEs • First 5, Head Start, Even Start, Private Preschool Providers, Migrant Education • Sonoma State (CIHS) provides TA and support

  21. Resource = CDE-CCSESA CA PreK Instructional Networks • Year One (2004-05) Activities: • Establish 11 regional networks of ECE administrators and leaders to develop and support regional communication and collaboration among preschool systems on literacy • Provide or facilitate professional development opportunities for preschool staff on research-based language and early literacy development • Year Two: Disseminate preschool standards and frameworks in literacy and math; develop standards in history/social science (include social-emotional development) and science

  22. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Populations Being Served School Readiness Programs serve all children in communities with high priority schools as measured by Academic Performance Index (API). These are generally communities with high percentages of low-income families, children who are English learners and a significant number of children with disabilities and other special needs. Health Access serves children in SR communities. Special Needs Demonstration Sites in selected SR Programs. PFA Demonstration Projects will begin in these communities.

  23. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Standards & Criteria for Services and Screening Based On: • Evidence-Based Practices • Promising Practices • New Research To Promote: • Equity Principles • Continuous Program Improvement • Dissemination of Information Across Programs

  24. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Workforce Development Highly qualified & culturally/linguistically diverse. Preschool For All. Special Needs Project Demo Site Training Plan Site Training Curriculum CARES School Readiness Initiative

  25. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Statewide Evaluation Preschool For All Will build on the Statewide, SR, and SNP Evaluation. Health Access Project CARES School Readiness Initiative Special Needs Project

  26. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Training and Technical Assistance First 5 CCFC Including Regional TA, Statewide conference and Contractors School Readiness Initiative Preschool For All Health Access Project Special Needs Project

  27. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Training and Technical Assistance CARES • Child Development Training Consortium and W4QCC (CD Permit and TA Project) Informal Care • ETR (Informal Child Caregiver Support Program) • KCET (“A Place of Our Own”) Special Needs Project • Institute on Human Services, Sonoma State Univ • Department of Mental Health (Infant-Preschool Family Mental Health Program) PFA – AIR and First 5 San Mateo

  28. Connections Among First 5 CCFC Programs Training and Technical Assistance School Readiness • UCLA SR Listserve • SR Preconference, Regional TA via 6 regions and Statewide (First 5 Association), and ? Health Projects • School of Nursing, UCSF (Child Care Health Linkages Project) • Department of Health Services (Asthma Initiative) • CA Dental Association and Dental Health Foundation (Oral Health Project) • Attorney General’s Office (Safe from the Start) • California Smokers’ Helpline

  29. School Readiness Initiative To improve the ability of families, schools, and communities to prepare children to enter school ready to succeed. • All counties are participating; matching funds allocated for a four to six year program period • 206 SR Programs target high-priority communities with services in 5 Elements for children 0-5 in school-community • Over half of the children in target communities are English learners; 83% low-income

  30. SR ReApplication • Policies • Process • Timeline Stabilize - Improve - Adapt

  31. SR ReApp Policy Directions • County Allocations and SR Program Budget Levels • “Bridge” funding for 01/02 SR Programs • GFOA Definitions for Fiscal Terms and for Administrative Funds • SR Implementation Funds = Implications for SR Program and Expenditure Reports Stabilize - Improve - Adapt

  32. SR ReApp Policy Directions • Integration of First 5 projects in Health Access, Special Needs, PFA, CARES, and others • Research/Standards Menu for SR Strategies in all 5 Elements • SR Evaluation ReDesign Stabilize - Improve - Adapt

  33. SR ReApp Process and Timeline • 6 Regional Mtgs to gather input – Fall 2005 • Send draft ReApp policies and forms for input • Conference Calls; FAQs and TA

  34. SR ReApp Process and Timelinedraft – for discussion • ReApp Packet available (12/05) • ReApp due for 01/02 and 02/03 SR Programs (2/06) • Notification in 4/06 for 7/06 ReFunding • ReApp will be 4 years from initial approval

  35. A Systems Approach for School Readiness SCHOOL READINESS: Social, emotional, physical, cognitive POLICY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS Family Child Family support/ parent education Health & prenatal care Early care and education

  36. For more information: First 5 CCFC: www.ccfc.ca.gov CDE/CDD: www.cde.ca.gov Packard Foundation: www.packard.org Preschool California: www.preschoolcalifornia.org Fight Crime: Invest in Kids CA: www.fightcrime.org

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