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CT Office of Early Childhood: An Update on Progress Made
& Upcoming Endeavors
CT Office of Early Childhood: An Update on Progress Made
& Upcoming Endeavors
Myra Jones-TaylorExecutive Director, CT Office of Early
ChildhoodSTONE SOUP CONFERENCE
October, 22, 2013
Myra Jones-TaylorExecutive Director, CT Office of Early
ChildhoodSTONE SOUP CONFERENCE
October, 22, 2013
CT’s Goals forRace to the Top – Early Learning
Challenge
CT’s Goals forRace to the Top – Early Learning
ChallengeBy 2017 we will:•Increase the number of children with high needs who are enrolled in high quality early learning and development programs by 9,500;•Double the current number of high quality programs for children with high needs by moving 500 programs to the highest levels of quality; and•Decrease the readiness gap at kindergarten by 5 percent.
By 2017 we will:•Increase the number of children with high needs who are enrolled in high quality early learning and development programs by 9,500;•Double the current number of high quality programs for children with high needs by moving 500 programs to the highest levels of quality; and•Decrease the readiness gap at kindergarten by 5 percent.
Payment Matrix for CentersProgram Size
based on Total Enrollment
Tier 1Base
Tier 1Subsidized Enrollment (per child amount)
Tier 2Base
Tier 2Subsidized Enrollment (per child amount)
Tier 3Base
Tier 3Subsidized Enrollment (per child amount)
Tier 4Base
Tier 4Subsidized Enrollment (per child amount)
SmallUp to 59 children
$250 $100 $500 $200 $1,000 $400 $2,000 $500
Medium60-99 children
$300 $100 $550 $200 $2,000 $400 $3,000 $500
Large100 – 159 children
$350 $100 $800 $200 $3,000 $400 $5,000 $500
Very Large160 or more
children$500 $100 $1,000 $200 $5,000 $400 $7,000 $500
ANNUAL QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
ConneCT 2 QualityConnecticut’s Early Childhood Quality Rating and
Improvement System
Payment Matrix for Family Child Care ProvidersTier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
$500
$700 $1,000 $2,000