Jeff Kaczorowski, M.D. The Children’s Agenda · • 20% of U.S. workers are functionally...
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The Children’s AgendaRepresenting
Winning Beginning NY
The Bottom Line on Early Childhood
Investment in New York State
April 5, 2011
Jeff Kaczorowski, M.D.
April 5, 2011
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• Early Childhood Development Initiative
• Rochester’s Child
• Healthi Kids• Winning
Beginning NY• America’s Edge
• Greater Rochester After-School Alliance
• Healthi Kids• New York
State Afterschool Alliance
• Center for Governmental Research• Committee for Economic Development• Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
Youth (9+)
Evidence-based programs and policies
Young Children(0-8)
TheChildren’s
Agenda
You Are Here:
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Kids whose brains are stimulated show greater brain development.
Positive Stimulation
Negative Stimulation
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If 50 first graders have problems reading, then 44 of them still have problems reading in fourth grade
First Graders Fourth Graders
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Who Pays When Kids Are Behind?Business and Taxpayers!• 20% of U.S. workers are functionally
illiterate
Costs up! Worker availability down!
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We Want to Pay Less and Get a Return on our Investment
Focus on early childhood, especially• Child care for 0-5• Proven home visiting programs for new
parents
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WHY NOW?? Recession impacting government: Need to make tough choices
VS.
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WHY NOW?? Recession impacting government: Need to make tough choices
Budgets are not just about more or less, they are about WHAT WORKS and they are about PRIORITIES
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Economic Rationale: Part 1Don’t Waste Money
• D.A.R.E.
• “Scared Straight”
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Economic Rationale: Part 2 Is NOW too long to wait?
• Fully funding early learning in New York would generate $1.86 in additional sales for every dollar invested; Creates new jobs; reduces the millions of dollars businesses lose from absenteeism caused by employees' child care problems.
~America’s Edge Report, August 2010
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Economic Rationale: Part 2 Is NOW too long to wait?
• Nurse Family Partnership Home Visitation Program: Starts saving taxpayer dollars immediately and revenue neutral at child age 2 ½, then accrues savings
~ CGR and The Children’s Agenda 2010
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Economic Rationale: Part 3 “You can pay me now or you can pay me later” ?!? Really??
“Every dollar invested in high quality early education returns between $7 and $17 because of tax savings from reduced services needed for these children as they grow.”
James HeckmanUniversity of Chicago Economist
Nobel Laureate
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Where We Are
Greater RochesterPreK enrollment (4-year-olds)
71%
Kids in quality early childhood care and education
~20%
Home visitation available to eligible families
~30%
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What We Need to Do
• Increase Capacity for Home Visiting• Increase Capacity for Early Childhood
Education• Support NYS Implementation of
QUALITYstarsNY• Stronger Workforce
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Increase Capacity for Home Visiting
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Increase Capacity for Early Childhood Education
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QUALITYstarsNY
• Five-star rating system – like movies or restaurants
• Increases competition to drive improvement
• Accountability, cost-effectiveness to maximize state’s limited resources
• 24 states have it – NY is behind
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Stronger Workforce: High Quality Early Care and EducationNeeded• Professional development system for
staff• Scholarships/loan forgiveness• Comparable pay
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Thank you!