Transcript ECEAP Expansion & Washington Preschool New Opportunities for Children, Families and Programs February 2014

ECEAP Expansion & Washington Preschool
New Opportunities for Children, Families and Programs
February 2014
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Welcome
• Why is OSPI co-sponsoring this Webinar?
– Superintendent Dorn understands the critical
importance of Early Learning
– Many districts have recognized the benefits of serving
additional pre-K children
– School Districts are major players in ECEAP
• Approximately 60% of ECEAP sites are in school district
classrooms
– Once children start behind, they tend to stay behind
– It is the best time to reduce the opportunity gap
What is Washington Preschool and how does it relate
to ECEAP?
History of Washington Preschool
 6759 Legislative Taskforce and the Plan
Since 2011 –
 ECEAP Expansion plan – 2018 goal
 RTT-ELC, Early Achievers, WaKIDS –
 National UPK focus, the President’s Initiative
We’re ready for Phase One…
The foundation for building a universally available
preschool program is ensuring that our lowest income and
highest risk children have more access to high quality
preschool services
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Washington Preschool Phase One
ECEAP expansion slots and the Washington Preschool Plan
 More quality – provide high quality services that make
an impact on child outcomes using Early Achievers
 More services – An opportunity to offer higher dosage
programs to at-risk children and families
 More resources – Access more resources to implement
high quality services
 More integration - Streamline eligibility, enrollment and
program requirements
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Why Full Day Services?
Research shows that “More is Better”
 Adequate hours of instruction needed to impact child
outcomes
 Dosage and intensity has even more impact on vulnerable
children
 Dosage and intensity increases the impact of other quality
elements: adult-child interactions, stimulating
environments, professional development
Full day services – changing perspectives:
 More than meeting parents’ child care needs
 Important structural component of quality
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Funding Priorities
Program Model Priority
Full Day Models
Other priorities
Underserved areas:
o In full day K districts
o % saturation
Other demonstrated need
Special Populations
Capacity and Experience
Partnerships – including mixed delivery settings
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New Funding Strategy
Why a new funding strategy?
Increase instructional hours
Promote stable funding and continuity of care
Reduce administrative burden
Key Components
Braided WCCC and ECEAP funding
One contract from DEL
One cost per child
Aligned enrollment, eligibility & other program
standards
Streamlined monitoring, oversight, contract
requirements
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Eligibility Changes
• Washington CCDF Plan
– ECEAP families = eligible for WCCC subsidy
• ECEAP $ + ½ Day WCCC = 6 hour pre-k
• Resolve braiding issues at the state level
• Resolve issues related to immigration status, copayments, etc…
• Extended Day Services = 6-10 hour day
– Opportunities to partner with high quality local EA child
care
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2014 ECEAP Expansion/WPK Program Options
Goal: increase instructional hours; create administrative efficiency for grantees
Dosage
Funding
Braided Funding
WA Pre-K
Full Day
WA Pre-K
Extended Day
Current ECEAP
6 hours/day
School year
1080 hours
6-12 hours/day
12 months
Minimum session 2.5 hrs.
30 weeks
320 hours
ECEAP
WCCC ½ day
ECEAP
WCCC Full day
ECEAP Only
Yes: blended at DEL
Yes: blended at DEL
N/A
Target Population 110% of FPL or special
needs
• Families who don’t need
full time child care, working
part time or in job/training
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Conversion
Per Child Funding
Year round high quality preK with
flexibility in summer/holidays
Allowable to convert
existing slots
110% of FPL or special
needs
• Families
working/training full-time,
need fulltime child care
Allowable to convert
existing slots
Avg. $9,700/child
Avg. $14,000/child
*some regional variations due to WCCC
*some regional variations due to WCCC
110% of FPL or special
needs
Convert to higher dosage
programs by 201X??
Avg. $7,331/child
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Washington Preschool – Conversion
Washington Pre-K
CONVERSION
Full Day Conversion
Single DEL Contract
• WCCC $$ (½ day or full day)
• ECEAP $$
• Aligned standards, monitoring
and contract management
• Convert part day to 6 hours/day
• New space or convert existing
(Example: current space has 2 part day sessions
converts to 1 part day session and 1 6 hr session)
Extended Full Day Conversion
• Extended Full Day 6 – 12 hours
• Create partnerships with child care centers and
family homes that are EA Levels 3 - 5
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Sample Budget
Sample Budget Assumptions:
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Avg salaries from 2013 WA Head Start programs
36 wks instruction
1 FTE Teacher, 1 FTE Asst. Teacher
1 FTE FSW – caseload 40 families
1 FTE CD Coord/Coach/Supervisor for 4 classrooms
1 FTE FS Coord/Mgr for 4 FSWs, 160 families
Teaching staff – 40 wks
FS and Coord/Mgr Staff – 44 wks
1 FTE Other Coord/Consultants – per 8 classrooms
1 FTE admin/fiscal staff – per 8 classrooms
Subs – 10% of total teaching staff hours
Classroom matls - $700 per month per class
Professional Development - $1000 per direct service
staff +$2000 for other staff
Parent Involvement funds - $250 per child
Mental Health services - $250 per child
Facilities - $10,000 per class (utilities, maintenance)
Other (admin, indirect, transpo., facilities) – 15%
ECEAP/WaPrek Phase One 6 hr program - Sample Budget- 2 Classrooms
Personnel
Position
FTEs Hrs/dy
hrs/year*
hrly rate
annual salary
Lead Teacher
2
8
1600
$18
$57,600 use
Asst Teacher
2
8
1600
$14
$44,800 use
Family Support
Worker
1
8
1760
$18
$31,680 cas
1 FT
Coaching - Teaching
use
Supervision
0.5
4
880
$25
$22,000
1 FT
FS/Health
Coordination
0.25
2
440
$25
$11,000 use
Other Coord/Mgmt
0.25
2
440
$30
$13,200 for
Admin/fiscal Support
Classroom Subs
Total Salaries
Benefits
Total Personnel
Non Personnel
Classroom Matls
Professional Develop
Parent Involvement
Mental Health
Services
Facilities
Non personnel total
0.25
2
440
640
$14
$15
28%
$6,160 1 FT
$9,600 10%
$196,040
$54,891
$250,931
$12,600 $70
$9,000 $10
$10,000 $25
$10,000 $25
$20,000 util
$61,600
Program Total
Other - indirect,
admin,transpo.,
facilities
Grand Total
$312,531
cpc
$8,985.27 40
$9,983.64 36
ECEAP expansion
cost per child
DSHS part day subsidy
$46,880
$359,411
7331
2346
$9,677 (range from $9400-$10200)
*Assumes 36 week, school year program - with Teaching staff working 40 weeks and
*Assumes 1FTE coordination staff per 4 classrooms - director and other oversight st
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*addl facility & transportation costs included in "Other"
School District Considerations
Facilities
Alignment with P-3 efforts
Early Achievers – reciprocity with TPEP, other
program standards – in process
Partnerships with community child care
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What Programs Can Do Now
Explore full day options – new sites, potential to
convert existing slots/sites
Explore partnerships – especially with highly
rated EA participants in your community
Involve key staff – Increase staff understanding
of goals, learn about supports/resources needed
to move ahead
DEL follow-up- interest/demand survey
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RFA Process & Timeline
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RFA released early March
Intent to apply due to DEL by end of March
Bidder’s conferences – March
Application due – mid-May
Funding decisions – early June
Contracts begin – July 1, 2014
Services begin – ASAP and by Jan 1, 2015
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Questions & Feedback
 What do you think is the best way to provide high
quality preschool for children who need full-day child
care services as well?
 What resources and supports do you need from DEL to
implement Washington Preschool: Phase One?
 With the expansion of state funded full-day
kindergarten, how will you maintain support to
preschool with space in your building and support to
ECEAP staff?
 Are you likely to apply for these full-time slots?
 If not, why not?
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References
Research citations:
Dosage and full day services:
NIEER study of full day preschool services
Research Briefing - the Full Day Advantage
Overall evidence for quality Pre-K:
Evidence Base on Preschool Education
Expanding Access-What happens to state education budgets?
NIEER Research State programs
Current ECEAP Contractors and Counties Served
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For more information contact:
Nicole Rose – DEL PreK-3/ECEAP Administrator
[email protected]
Juliet Morrison – DEL Assistant Director for Quality
Practice and Professional Growth
[email protected]
Bob Butts – OSPI Assistant Superintendent of Early
Learning [email protected]
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Stay connected!
www.del.wa.gov
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