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Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services
State of the State:Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today
Governor Wolf’s Education Proposals and OCDEL Update
Early Learning Council
April 1, 2015
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PENNSYLVANIA’S FUTURE DEPENDS ON 3 THINGS:
Jobs that Pay
Schools that Teach
Government that WorksStrengthening the Commonwealth’s education system is central to
Governor Wolf’s goal of rebuilding our Middle Class by expanding opportunities for all residents.
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Historic Investment in Education
• $400 million increase in Basic Education Funding• $160 million in savings from Cyber Charter Reform• $143 million increase in Higher Education Investment• $20 million Career and Technical Education and
Equipment Grants• $9 million for Dual Enrollment• $8 million for Career Counselors in middle and high
schools
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Historic New Investment in Early Childhood
• $120 million for high-quality pre-ko $100 million increase in funding for Pre-K Counts.o $20 million increase in funding for Head Start Supplemental
Assistance Programs.o Increase high quality slots by 75 percent – 14,000 seats o Down-payment on multi-year goal of universal pre-k for all 3 and
4 year olds
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PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS WORKLow-Income Kids Who Had Pre-K
Outperform Peers by 3rd Grade
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Child Care Initiatives
• Focus on health and safety:o Increase of $3.9 million in federal funds for an
additional 60 staff for child care inspections.
• Focus on access to care:o Increase of $17.8 million in federal funds for the Child
Care Works Subsidized Child Care Program to serve an additional 3,600 children.
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Child Care Initiatives
• Focus on quality:o Increase of $11.4 million in federal
funds for Rising STARS tiered reimbursement for STAR 3 and 4 programs.
o Increase of $2 million in federal funds to establish infant/toddler add-on rates for STAR 2, 3, and 4 providers.
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Early Intervention Services
• Maintaining the commitment to children with developmental delays and disabilities:
Level funding for:o Early Intervention (3-5 years) - $238 milliono Early Intervention (0-3 years) - $128 million
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Evidence-Based Home Visiting• Nurse-Family Partnership – level funded at $12 million
• Federal MIECHV program funds :o Early Head Starto Healthy Families Americao Nurse-Family Partnershipo Parents As Teachers
• RFA responses for state NFP / MIECHV due 4/24 o MIECHV Competitive funds: 200 new familieso MIECHV Formula funds: 240 new families
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Improving the Early Learning System• Governor Wolf’s budget also focuses on support
of other early learning initiatives intended to:o Enhance program qualityo Improve how services work for familieso Improve systems for providerso Support early learning educatorso Make state government more efficient
(see handout for more details)
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P-3 Approach to children’s success in school and in life
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New Infant/ Toddler Opportunities
• Early Head Start- Child Care Partnerships
• Infant/Toddler Steering Committee
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Early Learning Standards Distributed to Programs
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Pennsylvania’s Early Learning Standards for Infants-Toddlers and Pre-Kindergarten are available for distribution in both hard copy and online.
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Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge: Early Childhood Education Community Innovation Zone Grants
• 50 grants awarded to schools and neighborhoods o 12 grants were awarded in Phase Io 38 grants will be awarded in Phase II
• Maximum grant award in Phase II is $75,000 per year for three years
• Phase II applications due April 3
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Governor’s Institutes for Educators Pre-K to Grade 3
2015 dates:• June 14-17 - King of Prussia • June 21-24 - Monroeville • July 12-15 - Erie • July 26-29 - Scranton
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Pennsylvania’s Kindergarten Entry Inventory
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• Register by August 15
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Family Engagement Opportunities
Family Engagement Conference
October 14, 2015PaTTAN Harrisburg
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Next steps
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• Stay informed! • Help your neighbors and community
members understand the importance of quality early education
• Urge school and community leaders and legislators to make quality early education a priorityo Share outcomes, children served in
communitieso Collect and share success stories of
children, families, teachers in programs
Community Outreach