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Our State of Child Care: The Quest for Higher Quality

Our State of Child Care: The Quest for Higher Quality. North Carolina Professional Development Connections October 1, 2009. North Carolina Child Care. As we approach the 10 th anniversary of the rated license how far have we come?. 22% of programs report that they are laying off staff

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Our State of Child Care: The Quest for Higher Quality

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  1. Our State of Child Care: The Quest for Higher Quality North Carolina Professional Development Connections October 1, 2009

  2. North Carolina Child Care As we approach the 10th anniversary of the rated license how far have we come?

  3. 22% of programs report that they are laying off staff 41% report that they are reducing staff hours 40% indicate that they are not hiring, 26% are freezing salaries, and 13% are reducing staff benefits NC Resource & Referral Child Care Economic Impact Study

  4. Star-Rated License 2005-2009

  5. # of Centers by Stars2001-2009

  6. Moving Forward…. 27% of our centers are 1-2 stars 73% of centers are 3-5 stars Quest for Quality Campaign (Step One) Focus on moving these programs (1370) to 3-5 stars Visits to 1 and 2 star programs

  7. 2-5 Star Education/Center Scores

  8. ECERS-R Scores by Education BS (ECE & Related) did not differ from one another but were sig higher than AAS degrees and Some College. AAS degree sig higher than some college

  9. ITERS-R Scores by Education BS (ECE & Related) and AAS did not differ in average scores but all were sig higher than some college

  10. SACERS Scores by Education BS Related Area and AAS degree did not differ; BS Related Area was sig higher in ave SACERS scores than some college and high school; AAS degree sig higher than HS

  11. 2001-2009 Homes by Stars

  12. FCCERS Scores by Education (May 08-Aug 09) No sig difference between 4 year, AA, and some college.

  13. Quest for Quality (Additional Steps)ARRA Enabled Projects • Workforce Study • Update of workforce data in NC. Previous survey in 2003 • Articulation Agreements between 2-and 4-year schools • Grants to 10 community colleges for accreditation

  14. ARRA (Continued) • Professional Development System local planning grants to 18 regions of NC • Certification of additional 9,000 early childhood professionals • Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (NC/CSEFEL) Public awareness, demonstration site implementation, & professional development on the CSEFEL model • IT Training for 15 Lead Consultants (to enhance IT Specialists) • TAB (They Are Back) Team (Workforce Pending List)

  15. Other Initiatives • QRIS Advisory Committee • Open Process of Funding New Initiatives

  16. Subsidy Issues 43% of children enrolled in centers are receiving subsidy Subsidy rate (Market Rate) covered the 75th percentile of private-pay-rates only 33% of the time Waiting list of over 35,000 children

  17. PD Connections:Connecting the Dots • Collaboration is no longer an option in our state • We must be unified in our support for higher quality through increased professional development & the nature of that professional development • Consistent Infant/toddler education that is specific to that age group

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