P RESENTATION TO EEC F ISCAL C OMMITTEE Dec 3, 2012 “Everyone needs a place that is furnished with...

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PRESENTATION TO EEC FISCAL COMMITTEE Dec 3, 2012 “Everyone needs a place that is furnished with Hope” -- Maya Angelou

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PRESENTATION TO EEC FISCAL COMMITTEE

Dec 3, 2012

“Everyone needs a place that is furnished with Hope”

-- Maya Angelou

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BACKGROUND ON FACILITIES INVENTORY

Review of 182 ECE & OST sites Random sample of non-profit

centers All programs had children on EEC

subsidy Standards developed by 22

member Advisory working with Wellesley Centers for Research

Field visits done by OnSite Insight 2010-2011

Report released October 2011

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OUTREACH DURING 2011 - 2012

26 meetings across the state Distributed 2500 + copies of

report Conducted legislator visits to

centers PR: 18 articles, blogs, etc. Presented to EEC Board Met with Commissioner Killins,

Secretary Reville, Secretary Bialecki

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POSITIVE FINDINGS

Most sites met 80% of regulatory standards Most sites met 50% of professional standards

(accreditation & preliminary QRIS) Most sites met 50% of best practice standards

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KEY CONCERNS

Building code 12-17%

Classrooms without windows 20%

Indoor air quality 22%

Lack adult workspace 22%

Thermal comfort 34%

Lack active play space 54%

Lack technology for teachers 65%

Lack classroom sinks 70%

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UNDER-INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES Substandard space is the norm

Lack of resources in program budgets Competing demands: teacher pay, rates Few have experience working in good settings

Good space is a critical factor in program quality Supports meaningful interactions Supports parent engagement Supports staff professionalism, morale, & commitment

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Funding Source

Total Funding Pool

Eligibility Center Match

# of Projects

Connecticut School Readiness Act 1997

Revenue bond financing30 year term

$4 M per year $94 M since 1997

Nonprofit ECE in high need areas

20%

29

5141 children

IllinoisEarly Childhood Construction Act Grants2011

State funded capital grants$5 M limit

$45 M –

Nonprofit ECE or public schoolsin high need areas

10%TBD – new program

Pennsylvania Child Care Challenge Grants2002 - 2004

State funded capital grants$1 M limit 1st Year, $500K 2nd & 3rd Year

$30 MNonprofit ECE In high need areas

25%

55

3315 children

CAPITAL FUNDING IN OTHER STATES

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THE BUILDING QUALITY CAMPAIGN

Goal is to secure $45 M public bond financing for ECE & OST facility improvements

Partnership with United Way of MA Bay & Merrimack Valley

CHAPA to include our request in its 2013 Housing & Community Development Bond Bill

Children’s Investment will also file a separate placeholder request

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ELIGIBILITY

Eligible expenses: acquisition, design & planning, site development, construction

Eligible borrowers: licensed non- profit providers serving 25% children on subsidy

Financing to range from 50 - 80% of the total development costs, based on # of subsidy-eligible children

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DEFERRED PAYMENT LOANS

Permanent deferred payment loan for a term of 30 years

Extensions may be granted for successive terms as long as the provider continues to serve eligible children

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DEVELOPING COALITION

Various ECE & OST advocacy groups Meeting with legislators Seeking endorsements for the bill

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“It (the facility) is a place where children and staff spend long hours each day; where routine needs are met; where relationships develop, skills are learned, abilities are enhanced and attitudes toward school and learning are formed. For all these things to happen well, program planners must carefully design the physical environment and pay attention to the quality of the space and its systems.”

Ritchie R, Willer, B. eds. Physical Environment: A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC, 2005:9.

 

Mav Pardee, Program Manager Children’s Investment FundOne Center Plaza, Suite 350, Boston MA 02108617-727-5944 mpardee@childrensinvestmentfundma.orgwww.childrensinvestmentfundma.org