Local Planning Council of Ventura County

Needs Assessment

Strategic Plans

Priorities for State Funding

Voluntary Temporary Transfer of Funds

State Mandates

FederalState

Local Level

ECE Trends

THE EARLY YEARS ARE LEARNING YEARS

National Association for the Education of Young Children

President Obama’s Plan for Early Education for all Americans

• Providing High-Quality Preschool for every child• Growing the Supply of Effective Learning opportunities for

young children• Extending and Expanding Evidence-based, Voluntary Home

Visiting

Federal Trends

1. California Comprehensive Early Learning Plan• Department of Education

2. Condition of Children Birth to Age 5 – Status of Early Childhood Services in CA

• American Institute of Research

3. CA Report Card / Setting the Agenda for Children• Children NOW

State Trends

2010 20200

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

2770000

3,240,000

Population Projections Children 0-5 in California

Source: American Institutes for Research (AIR) Synthesis of Recent Research: Condition of Children Birth to Age Five and Status of Early Childhood Services in California

CA Report Card 2011-2012

Legislative Analyst Office CAL FACTS January 2013

Local TrendsSubsidized Spaces

CDE/CDD 52%

Head Start 17%

DSS 15%

CDE/LS10%

First 5 5%

$26.1 m CDE/Child Development Division 4,080 Children

$12.9 m Head Start 1,368 Children

$7 m Department of Social Services974 Children

$8.8 m CDE/Learning Support 6,392 Children

$3.5 m First 51,377 Children

$58.4 m Subsidized Funding14,191 Children Served

Ventura County Subsidized Spaces

Source: American Institutes for Research (AIR) Demographics, Risk Factors, and Program Participation of Children Birth to Age Five. County Profiles June 2012

Demographics, Risk Factors, and Program Participation of Children Birth to Age Five

Ventura County n Ventu ra

n S tatew ide Early Care and Education Program s

In fan ts /todd le rs in any licensed care settin g , 2010

P resch oo le rs in any licensed care settin g , 2010

Incom e-elig ib le in fan ts /toddle rs ser ved in pub lic ly co n trac ted e a r ly ca re and

educa tion p rogram s, 2010

Inco m e -e lig ib le p reschoo lers se rved in pub lic ly co n trac ted e a r ly ca re and

educa tion p rogram s, 2010

C hildren 0–5 rece iv ing spe cia l educa tion serv ices 2009 –10

0.8%

3.5%

2.5% 2.4%

14.5% 12.8%

29.5%

37.0%

48.7% 44.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Local Level

Race to The Top Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS)

Core• Child Development and

School Readiness

• Teachers and Teaching• Program and Environment

The Elements• Child Observation• Development and Health

Screening• Teacher Qualifications• Teacher-Child Interaction• Ratios and Group Size• Environment Rating Scale(s)• Director Qualifications

The Supports• Professional Development• Quality Improvement Plans• On-site Training• On-site Coaching• Incentives• Degree Attainment Support

The Outcome• Higher Quality Early Education & Care

Settings• Children Ready for Kindergarten• Workforce Retention• Informed Parents

LPC Public Forum

The Heckman Equation