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Welcome



Today’s Agenda

• Welcome• Getting Started• Developing the CCELP• Clarifying and Building on Plan Elements• Prioritizing Final Plan Elements• Meeting Follow-Up / Next Steps• Evaluation / Final Comments• Closing and Thank you



Getting Started

Imagine you found a genie in a bottle and that genie granted you three wishes to:

• make a difference for California’s youngest children, their families and educators, and other early learning and care stakeholders and

• develop or transform the early learning and care system in California



Getting Started

What three things would you wish for that would help create an extraordinary future for California’s children?



Developing the CCELP

Overview of:– CCELP Background, Purpose, and Timeline– CCELP Planning Team– Meta-Analysis Report – Stakeholder Engagement Process



CCELP Background, Purpose, and Timeline– The federal Head Start Act requires California to maintain a

State Advisory Council (SAC) on Early Childhood

Education and Care

– SAC is responsible for providing guidance and

recommendations on the state’s early learning and care

system

– U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocated

to CA funding to support its work in these areas including

development of a comprehensive statewide plan for an

integrated early learning system, the “California

Comprehensive Early Learning Plan (CCELP)”



CCELP Background, Purpose, and Timeline– The California Comprehensive Early Learning

Plan (CCELP) will:• Articulate a long-term vision for early learning in

California• Provide a set of practical recommendations for

achieving that long-term vision• Address policies and programs affecting children

from birth through age five• Provide a design for the future of the state’s early

learning system



CCELP Background, Purpose, and Timeline– Spring-Summer 2012: Conducted a meta-

analysis of the status of existing services for children from birth to age five;

– Summer-Fall 2012: Implement an interactive and participatory statewide strategic planning process, including local/virtual stakeholder meetings; and

– Winter 2012-Spring 2013: Develop a comprehensive plan for California’s early learning and care system including a monitoring process and resource allocation plan



CCELP Planning Team

Organization Role

San Mateo County Office of Education Coordinating the development of the plan

American Institutes for Research Conducting research and policy analyses

Glen Price Group Facilitating stakeholder engagement process

EducationCounsel / Ounce of Prevention Fund Writing of the actual plan

Council of Chief State School Officers Providing state and national advice on school readiness



Meta-Analysis Report

American Institutes for Research

• 81 reports reviewed– California-based– Published since 2000

• Executive Summary, Full Report, and County level data (Appendix)

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Meta-Analysis Report Part I

Condition of Children in California– Population growth– Poverty– Family risk factors– Dual language learners– Community risk factors– Health risk factors



Meta-Analysis Report Part II

• Access to early learning and care

• Program quality assessment• Facilities• Family engagement• Dual language learners• Developmental screening• Assistance to children with

special needs

Summary of Reports on Early Care and Education in California• Early childhood mental health• Child assessments • Effective data practices• Food and nutrition• Kindergarten transition• Finance and governance issues• Early childhood workforce

development

Appendix: Statistics by county



Meta-Analysis Report: Some Key Data

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 of Children 0-5 in California*

*Source: California Department of Finance

17% increase



Meta-Analysis Report: Some Key Data

Children 0-5 in families earning less than 70% of the State Median Income, 2010*

Kindergarteners classified as English Learners, 2010**

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

61%

36%

Conditions of Children in California

*Source: American Community Survey **Source: California Department of Education



Meta-Analysis Report: Some Key Recommendations

• Target programs first to children who are currently income-eligible.

• Create preschool programs to reach and support language-isolated dual language learners.

• Establish nutrition and physical activity requirements for child care programs.

• Streamline and centralize the process for eligibility determination at the county level rather than the state.

* All recommendations summarized from AIR’s review of 81 recent reports on early care and education in California. Sources listed in full report.





• Determine eligibility for part-day developmental programs at the time of application, and maintain eligibility even if family circumstances such as employment change.

• Increase reimbursement rates for Title 5 programs such as State Preschool to be at least equivalent to those for voucher programs, which are held to lower quality standards than Title 5.





• Create a tiered-reimbursement system to evaluate and accordingly reimburse programs based on quality elements.

• Provide additional training for ECE teachers in particular areas of need, including children with special needs, dual language learners, and effective teacher-child interactions to support cognitive development.





• Create child care–friendly land use policies and procedures that encourage child care facility development .

• Remove barriers to blending and braiding funding sources in order to cover the full cost of a quality program.

• Restore or increase funding to early childhood services in the state.



Stakeholder Engagement

• The CCELP planning process envisions stakeholder engagement through four principal mechanisms: – Key Informant Interviews (completed)– Survey (closed)– Regional Workshops (during October)– Local and Virtual Stakeholder Meetings

(October – November 16th)



Four Regional Workshops

• Fresno – October 2, Fresno County Office of Education

• Sacramento – October 8, California Department of Education – Wait Listed

• Los Angeles – October 18, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce - Wait Listed

• Oakland – October 29, California Endowment Oakland Conference Center – Wait Listed



Clarifying and Building on Plan Elements

Building upon the emerging vision and information we presented earlier today, we will begin identification of what CCELP should recommend as key priorities moving forward



Definition

CCELP Element:A policy area or infrastructure component of the early learning and care system that will be addressed in the California Comprehensive Early Learning Plan



CCELP Elements• Access to Quality Early Learning and Care• Attention to Food and Nutrition• Child Assessment to Support School Readiness• Collecting and Tracking Child Data• Developmental Screening and Services to Children with Special Needs• Dual Language Learners• Early Childhood Mental Health/Health• Facilities• Family and Community Engagement• Finance, Governance, and Other Systems Issues• Kindergarten Transition• Program Quality Assessment• Workforce Development




Facilitator Instructions

ScribeInstructions

Tally SheetElement Recommendation

Worksheet

1 per person+

Final for Group




1

2

3

How I ranked these:Also, I think that we should…




1C1

Child Assessment to Support School Readiness

C2

11 11

11111

5 6 1120 3 23




Reasons for our results:Additional recommendations:

3

12




These recommendations and the scoring activity are starting points for discussions with your group and providing input on the development of the CCELP.




Please move to the table with the element you are most interested in.

Who would like to volunteer to be a facilitator or scribe at your table?




Approximately 45 minutes• Introductions (5 mins)• Individual worksheets (10–15 mins)• As a group, share and tally your individual

rankings. Record final results. (10 mins)• Discuss results and reasons for rankings.

(15 mins)



Prioritizing Final Plan Elements

– We know we need to do all of this eventually but what do you think is the highest priority to focus on right away?

– Please vote using your dots. You may use up all your dots for one element or distribute them.

Access Child Data Dual Language Facilities Food &

Nutrition Workforce


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Meeting Follow-Up / Next Steps

Results of votes

Facilitator’s follow up:• Submit notes to CCELP planning team• Ways to stay up to date with CCELP

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Evaluation / Final Comments

Please fill out individual evaluation forms

Then discuss as a group:

1. What was useful about our work today?

2. What suggestions do you the other regional planning workshops?

Report out 1–2 key points by table for Question 1, then 2



Closing

Thank you!


Documents

CCELP Local Meeting For more information about CCELP: //glenpricegroup.com/ccelp The California Comprehensive Early