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The Vision:

The Vision:. Make high-quality, early childhood programs available on a voluntary basis for all families with children under five

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The Vision:

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  1. The Vision: • Make high-quality, early childhood programs available on a voluntary basis for all families with children under five • Make sure the services are a part of a comprehensive system which is evaluated to ensure children have access to high-quality environments from birth to the day they start school

  2. The Mission • To support increased investment in early learning programs so that Kansas children are better prepared for success in school and beyond.

  3. Goals: • Our goals for the next two years are to: • Increase the number of children who have the opportunity to participate in early childhood programs • Improve quality and hold programs accountable to make sure every dollar is being maximized to provide the greatest impact

  4. Source: Carneiro, Pedro & Heckman, James J., 2003. "Human Capital Policy," IZA Discussion Papers 821, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

  5. Why is early investment more effective? • Brain Development • Ninety percent of children's brain development occurs before age five, but kindergarten starts after a child turns five. By making early childhood education available to all children, we take advantage of a crucial period in their development • Improve K-12 • Studies show that high-quality early childhood programs are the BEST way to support improved academic outcomes in K – 12 education. Children who attend early childhood programs are far more likely to enter kindergarten ready to learn, read at grade level by third grade, and graduate from high school and even college • Return on Investment • Decades of research proves that for every $1 invested in early childhood programs, the state saves $7.

  6. Brain Development • Synapse Development • Synapses: • 50 trillion at birth • 1000 trillion at 1 year • Pruned in adolescence • 500 trillion at 20 years • Synapses are created at an astonishing speed in the first three years of life. • Until they are about 10 years old, children’s brains have twice as many synapses as adults’ brains.

  7. Brain Development Positive and Healthy Environments – such as those found in quality early learning settings - greatly impact brain development Healthy ChildNeglected Child Images courtesy of Harry Chugani, MD, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University

  8. Improve K-12 • Early learning increases high school graduation rates • Chicago children who attended a pre-k program were 29 percent more likely to graduate from high school than their peers who did not have pre-k. (Source: Chicago Longitudinal Study) • Early learning helps children do better on standardized tests • Michigan fourth graders who had attended pre-k passed the state's literacy and math assessment tests at higher rates than their peers who had no pre-k. (Source: "State Efforts to Evaluate the Effects of Pre-Kindergarten", Yale University Child Study Center)

  9. Improve K-12 • Early learning reduces grade repetition • Maryland fifth graders who attended pre-k were 44 percent less likely to have repeated a grade than their peers who did not attend pre-k. (Source: "State Efforts to Evaluate the Effects of Pre-Kindergarten", Yale University Child Study Center) • Early Learning reduces the number of children placed in special education • Among Chicago children, those who attended pre-k were 41 percent less likely to require special education services than their peers who did not attend. (Source: Chicago Longitudinal Study)

  10. Perry Preschool Program Educational effects by treatment group Source: James J. Heckman, University of Chicago citing Barnett (2004). Notes: * High achievement defined as performance at or above the 10th percentile on the California Achievement Test (1970)‏

  11. Perry Preschool Program Arrests by treatment group Perry Preschool Program Arrests per person before age 40, by treatment group Source: James J. Heckman, University of Chicago citing Perry Preschool Program. Juvenile arrests are defined as arrests prior to age 19.

  12. Return on Investment “Early childhood development programs are rarely portrayed as economic development initiatives, and…that is a mistake.” $17.00 -- Arthur J. Rolnick, Senior Vice President & Director of Research,Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Source: Born Learning

  13. The Argument:Return on Investment Early learning School success High school graduation + College attendance _____________________________ Well-trained, well-educated workforce Source: Born Learning

  14. Current ContextLegislative Victories • Passed in 2006 • $2 million to establish Pre-K Pilots in six counties • $1.8 million to expand Kansas Early Head Start • $250,000 in Parents as Teachers • $200,000 in Tiny K • 4 YOAR caseloads (about $3 million a year) • Passed in 2007 • $3 million in PreK pilots to serve 14 additional counties • $1.6 million in Kansas Early Head Start • $500,000 in expanded funding for child care quality initiatives • Similar minimal increases in Tiny K and 4YOAR caseloads; no increase in PAT

  15. Current Context:2008 Legislative Victory Passed in 2008: $14.4 Million • $11.1 million investment in Kansas Early Learning Block Grant • Will help fund both public and private programs that meet rigorous quality standards • Administered by the Children’s Cabinet through an RFP process • $2.3 million in newborn screening • $1 million for tiny k • Kansas now has a dedicated funding stream for early learning in the Children’s Initiative Fund (CIF) • Increased percentage of the CIF supporting early learning programs, like Kansas Early HeadStart, Parents as Teachers, Tiny K, Kansas Preschool Program, Kansas Quality Rating System. • *Kansas 4 Year Old at Risk Program estimated in School Funding Formula to serve 6, 718 kids with 3,359 FTE at $20 million, over $17.8 million last year.

  16. Current Context:What Do We Want in 2009? • Increase the number of children and families who have the opportunity to participate in voluntary, high-quality early childhood programs • Improve quality and hold programs accountable to make sure every dollar is being maximized to provide the greatest impact Proposed Early Learning Investments • Continue to expand the Early Learning Block Grant. • The state’s investments will benefit early childhood programs that use research-driven approaches and emphasize quality and accountability. • Increase access and improve collaboration and coordination between pre-kindergarten programs, establishing a Kansas Preschool Program.

  17. The vision cannot happen without your energy and support www.KansasSchoolReadiness.org

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