Turnaround Ohio Early Care & Education "Just For You: Supporting Inclusion in Preschool Classrooms September 6, 2007 Columbus, Ohio.
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Turnaround Ohio
Early Care & Education
"Just For You:
Supporting Inclusion in Preschool
Classrooms
September 6, 2007
Columbus, Ohio
Overview
Turnaround Ohio
Current Early Childhood System
Programs and Workforce Development
Supports
Questions and Answers
Ohio’s Children
884,593 children under the age of 6
62% of these children live in families with
all parents working
22% of children under 5 live in poverty
1 in 6 children is hungry or at risk of
hunger
Ohio’s Children
Nearly 1/3 of the 130,000 children
entering kindergarten are NOT prepared
36% of fourth graders read below grade
level
34% of fourth graders perform below
grade level in math
Turnaround Ohio
A Fair Start for Every Ohio Child
Work to make high quality early care and
learning for all children a reality in Ohio
Recognize the critical importance of a child’s
social, emotional and physical development to
school readiness and lifelong learning
Realign state government to promote healthy
early childhood development
Governor Strickland’s Commitment
Executive Order to create the Early Childhood
Cabinet in May 2007
Mission: The Early Childhood Cabinet will unite
key state agencies around the common goal of
promoting school readiness by setting and
coordinating state policy and programs which
serve Ohio’s children, prenatal to six years of
age.
Governor’s Early Childhood Cabinet
Ohio Department of Drug and Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Services
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disorders
State Early Childhood Development
System
Early Childhood System
Early Learning
Health/Mental Health/Nutrition
Family Support
Special Needs/Early Intervention
System Development Efforts
Build Ohio
School Readiness Solutions Group
Ohio Family & Children First
Groundwork
Child Care Resource & Referral
Build Ohio
7 states
Public/Private Partnership
Infrastructure Development
Professional Development
Social and Emotional
Communication and Public Will
Making Connections
www.build-ohio.org
School Readiness Solutions Group
State Board
18-month planning process
2020 vision
Major Recommendations
BA degrees
New teacher license
Change fiscal structure
Licensing that mirrors national accreditation
www.schoolreadiness.ohio.gov
Ohio Family & Children First
Created by Governor Voinovich
88 county collaborations
Service coordination for children birth-21
Commitments
Expectant Parents and Newborns Thrive
Infants and Toddlers Thrive
Children Are Ready for School
Children and Youth Succeed in School
Children and Youth Engage in Healthy Behaviors
Youth Successfully Transition into Adulthood
www.ohiofcf.org
Groundwork
Grassroots Advocacy
Focused on making ECE a priority for
elected officials
Instrumental in state budget process
www.groundworkohio.org
Child Care Resource & Referral
Movement began in early 1970’s
Statewide system funded in 1992
Core Services
Consumer education
Professional development
Recruitment
Technical assistance
Quality Initiatives
www.occrra.org
Early Learning
5 Major Programs
Federal Head Start
Early Childhood Education
Subsidized Child Care
Early Learning Initiative
Preschool Special Education
Early Learning-Federal Head Start
Administered by U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
Federal Head Start Bill
1-100% of Poverty (10% waiver)
In 2005-2006, $244,204,960 allocation
36,477 3-5 year olds
1,466 birth-2 year olds
National Performance Standards-comprehensive
services, including parent involvement
Early Learning-Early Childhood
Education
Ohio Department of Education
Formerly Public School Preschool
Targets families under 200% FPL, but school
districts have the ability to go higher.
12,000 3 & 4 year old children
Must meet ODE Program Guidelines
Early Learning-Subsidized Child Care
Administered by the Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services
Funded by the Child Care Development Fund and
TANF in centers and family child care homes
Serves 0-185% where a family is working or in an
approved training or educational program
Birth-13 years of age
Each month approximately 95,000 children receive
services
Early Learning-Early Learning Initiative
(ELI)
The Ohio Department of Education and the
Department of Job and Family Services
A collaboration to provide children, often
identified at risk of school failure with educational
experiences that will help them enter
kindergarten ready for success.
0-195% FPL
In May 2007, over 11,500 3 and 4 year old
children served.
Early Learning-Special Education
Preschool
Ohio Department of Education
Preschool received the first budget increase in
years.
Programs are provided to meet the needs of
children with disabilities as required by I.D.E.A.
Serves 23,455 three to five year old children
8:4 ratio with typically developing students
Early Learning-Step Up to Quality
Ohio’s Quality Rating System
3 steps above licensing for ODJFS centers
Benchmarks: ratios, group sizes, teacher
qualifications, on-going professional
development
Began with a pilot; now available statewide
Early Learning Workforce
2005 Workforce Study-Key Findings
Wages
Education
ODE average wage $18.90
ODJFS average wage $9.81
67% of ODE teachers have BA or higher
25% of ODJFS teachers have BA or higher
Benefits
66% of ODE teachers are offered fully or partially
paid health benefits
37% of ODJFS teachers are offered fully or partially
paid health benefits
Workforce and Professional
Development Supports
Ohio Professional Development Network
www.ohpdnetwork.org
Professional Profiles
Training/Trainer Registry
Core Body of Knowledge
Workforce Data
Workforce and Professional
Development Supports
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Ohio
23 states
Education, Compensation and Retention
Partnership
Centers and Family Child Care
CDA/Associates Degree
Technical Assistance Network
First Steps/ Infant & Toddler Specialists
Healthy Child Care Ohio
Literacy Specialists
Early Childhood Mental Health Specialists
SUTQ/ELI
Thank you
[email protected]
614-752-2196
Questions??