Report to the Sonoma County

Board of Supervisors

December 2014

A Portrait of Early Care & Education

A PORTRAIT OFSONOMACOUNTYSONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014

A PORTRAIT OFSONOMACOUNTYSONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014

COMMISSIONED BYCounty of Sonoma Department of Health Services

AGENDA FOR ACTION:

Population-based interventions• Make universal pre-school a reality

• Redouble anti-smoking efforts

•Place-based interventions• Improve neighborhood conditions to facilitate healthy behaviors• Mend the holes in the safety net for undocumented immigrants• Address inequality at education’s starting gate• Prioritize on-time high school graduation• Reduce youth disconnection from school and work• Boost educational attainment for higher earnings• Improve pay and quality of low-skill jobs

August, 2014: C2C brings over 40 community members together around Cradle to Career Sonoma County ‘s Goal 1–

Every Child Enters Kindergarten Ready to SucceedThese members formed the Goal 1 Network working to increase access to high quality preschool for all Sonoma

County children.

Members represent:• Community Child Care Council | Health Services | First 5 Sonoma County | Child Care Planning

Council Healdsburg Education Foundation | River to Coast Children's Services | Sonoma County Office of Education Old Adobe Union School District | West Ed | Human Services | Desired Results Access Project | Healdsburg Unified School District | Sonoma Valley Unified School District | Sonoma State University | North Bay Children’s Center | Community Action Partnership | KRCB | Conservation Corps North Bay | Sonoma Wine Country Weekend | Chop's Teen Club | Community Foundation Sonoma County | Sonoma County Free Bookmobile United Way of the Wine Country | Sonoma County Library

Studies show high-quality preschool can:

• Erase achievement gaps for most at-risk children

• Increase overall academic achievement for all kids

• Increase graduation rates• More than double the odds

of enrollment in a 4-year college

For every $1 spent on Preschool there is a $7 return

Source: _James Heckman

Portrait of Disparity• 84.7% of White 9th graders graduate 4

yrs. later, compared to 72.8% of Latino students

• 59% of White third graders read proficiently at 3rd grade, compared to 27% of Latino students

• 65% of White 3-4 year old children enrolled in preschool, compared to 38% of Latino children

Average annual cost of center-based preschool per year for one child: $9,888

NEED IN SONOMA COUNTY

COST OF PRESCHOOL ACCESS

Immediate Action - Policies• Initiate policies to include child care

facilities- planning in affordable housing and commercial developments

Immediate Action – Facilities• Partner with First 5 Sonoma County

to create Facilities Fund• Leverage state, federal, and private

funds to expand preschool and child care facilities in areas of high need

• Require applicants to have matching funds (private or state/federal contracts)

Immediate Action - Dedicated Local Funding• Direct department(s) to analyze and

explore potential for supporting local revenue options

• Department returns in 6 months with detailed report

Timeline for Increasing Preschool Access in Sonoma County

SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: 2014 Property tax increase Funds slots in existing preschool programs 280 students in the 2015-2016 school year and 2,000 slots by

2018-2019

PRESCHOOL FOR ALL SAN FRANCISCO: 2004 Property tax increase serving all four-year-olds Since 2005 served 25,000 students at 150 sites

PRE-K 4 SAN ANTONIO: 2012 - 1/8 cent sales tax increase estimates to serve 1,500–1,700 children annually and 2,000 by

2016/17

DENVER PRESCHOOL PROGRAM 2006 passed .03% sales tax and in 2014 increased to a 1% sales

tax Preschool for all 4-year olds through tuition credit