1. Discussion about PreK Systems in the United States

2. Parent What are my options? How much will it cost? What type of program do I want my child in?

3. Options? Home-based care Nanny/Au pair Home school Center-based care ◦Head Start ◦State funded preK ◦Family Friend Neighbor Care ◦co-op ◦District preschool (if available) ◦Private preschools - religion, language, Montessori, reggio

4. Options? – Related to your income 25%Median75% US34K64K107K Seattle56K102K165K http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/15poverty.cfm http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/23/middle- class-varies-from-30000-in-detroit-to-100000-in-san-francisco/

5. How much does childcare cost? Average cost in King County The average annual cost of care in Washington for an infant in a child care center is $10,920 (the 16th highest in the nation) and is only slightly less than the average annual rent of $10,848

6. Teacher Pay Scales (OSPI) http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/PUB/PER/SalAllocSchedule.pdf

7. ◦Federal funding services to young children with disabilities regardless of income ◦At or below the federal poverty level ◦Head Start ◦Some state preK

10. Washington State child poverty level is 16.4%

11. Low income families ◦child care subsidies that can be used at any facility that will accept them. ◦State PreK Middle Class 25%Median75% US34K64K107K Seattle56K102K165K

12. Middle class ◦Won’t qualify for Head Start or State PreK ◦Pay for any other type of preschool ◦Family Friend & Neighbor ◦Bright Horizons/Kindercare ◦Montessori’s ◦Language immersion schools ◦Nanny’s/ Au Pairs ◦Traditional preschool ◦Public School preschool if it is available

13. Seattle Preschool for All The goal is to make voluntary high-quality preschool available and affordable. 4 year demonstration phase that will build toward serving 2,000 in 100 classrooms by 2018. Tuition will be free for children from families earning less than 300% of the federal poverty level. Tuition will be on a sliding scale for families earning more than 300% of the federal poverty level with at least some level of subsidy for all families.