> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today State of the State: Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today The State of Early Learning in Pennsylvania 2015

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Quality early education works 2

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Children enter kindergarten ready to succeed Source: Office of Child Development and Early Learning,

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Children succeed in kindergarten and beyond Nearly half (42%) of children in Pottstown SD live in economically at-risk families earning up to 300% of poverty. 4 Source: Pottstown School District, 2015

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Effectively prepare students for new workforce demands There is a mismatch between projected future jobs requiring STEM skills and the projected supply of qualified workers to fill them. 5 Access to quality early education for Pennsylvania’s young children can:

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today High quality pre-kindergarten can decrease special education rates by 50% and grade repetition by 33% Source: Pew Center on the States 6 Reduce public costs for special education, public assistance prisons and health care

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today The rate of return for quality early childhood education is 10% per year. An $8,000 investment at birth brings nearly an $800,000 return over the child’s life. - James Heckman to the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and budget Reform, September

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today For best return, Pennsylvania needs early learning programs available that all families can 8 QUALITY ACCESS

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today P-3 Approach to children’s success in school and in life 9

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Making quality early childhood education programs available 10 QUALITY

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Nurse- Family Partnership Early Head Start Parents as Teachers Healthy Families America Keystone STARS Early Intervention Head Start Child Care Works Pre-K Counts OCDEL Programs 11

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Effective teachers and leaders 12

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Instructional tools that support positive child outcomes 13

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today 14 Quality learning environments

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today 15 Engaged families Family Engagement Conference October 14, 2015 PaTTAN Harrisburg 95% of parents use information on their child’s performance to support their child’s learning at home OCDEL Family Survey,

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today 16 Continuous quality improvement The odds of a STARS provider advancing a STAR level is 4.3 times greater when they receive STARS Technical Assistance than when they do not. Source: OCDEL Research Brief: Keystone STARS Technical Assistance, February 2013

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> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Providing all families access to quality early education 18 ACCESS

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today More than half of PA’s young children at risk of failing in school 19 Source: Office of Child Development and Early Learning, 2013 Supporting at-risk families

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Supporting at-risk families 20 Early Childhood Education/ Early Intervention Local Interagency Coordinating Councils School Districts Housing Coordinators Children and Youth Agencies Homeless Coalitions

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today 21 Early identification of children’s needs for greatest success 96% of more than 500 children at risk of expulsion remained in quality STARS programs thanks to Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation in

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Early Childhood Education Community Innovation Zones 22 Leveraging local collaborations

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge 23 Purpose: Enhance quality early learning practices Increase access to quality early childhood education Focus on at-risk children

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today 24 Source: Office of Child Development and Early Learning, 2013 Only about one-third of PA’s children served in publicly-funded quality early education programs

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Governor’s Proposed 2015 ‐ 16 Early Education Budget Highlights Jobs that Pay Schools that Teach Government that Works The Commonwealth’s education system is central to Pennsylvania’s agenda to build a better future. 25

> Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Governor’s Proposed Budget Serve additional families in: Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts – Expanding services to reach approximately 24,519 children, an increase of 11,600 children. Head Start Supplemental – Expanding services to reach approximately 8,043 children, an increase of 2,400 children. Multi-year goal: universal pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year olds

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Governor’s Proposed Budget Serve additional families in: Child Care Certification – 60 additional child care certification licensing staff Child Care Works Subsidized Child Care Program – Expanding services to 211,360 children (monthly average), removing approximately 3,600 children from low-income waiting list. 27

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Governor’s Proposed Budget Expanding services for children in: Keystone STARS – Provides $11.4 million in federal funding to increase the Rising STARS tiered reimbursement for STAR 3 and 4 programs. Provides $2 million in federal funding to establish Infant/Toddler add-on rates for STAR 2,3, and 4 providers. 28

> Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Early Learning in Pennsylvania Today Governor’s Proposed Budget Sustain services for children in: Early Intervention – Sustaining services to reach 88,336 children (37,800 infants and toddlers and 50,536 preschoolers). Nurse-Family Partnership/ MIECHV – Sustaining to reach 9,870 children and families.* Parent-Child Home Program – Sustaining services to reach approximately 200 children and families. 29

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