1. Support for children and their families before students arrive at school 15-16 May 2015 Kentucky Rising: Gap Analysis

2. Top Performing States Massachusetts – universal preschool, free community college for EC educators, curriculum and program standards for birth to 3 programs New Jersey – Pre-k guarantee, NJ Council on Young Children

3. Shanghai, Singapore, Finland and Ontario offer – at least 3 months of paid maternity leave –meals and healthcare at preschools Singapore and Finland offer a child allowance Singapore, Finland and Ontario offer universal child care subsidy Support for Children and Their Families

4. Kentucky –Capped at 150 % of federal poverty level (as of June 2015) New Jersey and New Hampshire –Capped at 250% of federal poverty level Massachusetts –Up to state median income Finland, Singapore and Ontario –Up to and including all middle income households Subsidies for Child Care

5. Finland – 59% of 4-year-olds – 68% of 5-year-olds – 98% of 6-year-olds Ontario – 48% of 4-year-olds – 92% of 5-year-olds – 99% of 6-year-olds Proportion of Children With Access to High Quality Early Childhood Education

6. Shanghai – 98% of 0-6-year-olds Singapore – 88% of 4-6-year-olds Proportion of Children With Access to High Quality Early Childhood Education

7. Massachusetts - 59% of 3-4-year-olds New Hampshire - 54.6% of 3-4-year-olds New Jersey - 63.1% of 3-4-year-olds Kentucky - 43% of 3-4-year-olds Proportion of Children With Access to High Quality Early Childhood Education

8. Lead Teachers – IECE in Birth to Primary (Bachelors) Associate Teachers – Associate degree, CDA or vocational diploma for preschool Assistant or Aide – high school Child Care – high school “Ky requirements for child care workers lag behind those in (other states)… Salaries of child care workers are lower than in the benchmark states…” What are qualifications for Preschool Teachers

9. Where does Kentucky want to be in 10 years? How do we get there?