State and FederalLegislative and Policy Updates

Alameda County Early Care and

Education Planning Council

July 18, 2014

OVERVIEW --UPDATES

1. State Budget Outcomes

2. Federal Update

STATE BUDGET Signed on June 20th $156.4 billion in total state spending Reduce debt by up to $10.7 billion in 14-

15 $1.6 billion transfer to rainy day fund Small increases for child care and

CalWORKs Higher state corrections spending trend continues

STATE BUDGET: EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION $264 million increase for early care and

education Increases 4 year old access to preschool:

for low and moderate income families. 13,000 slots total ($102 million)

7,500 preschools slots beginning 2014-2015 AND 4,000 more slots to be added on June 15, 2015 ($70 million)

1,000 General Child Care and 500 Alternative Payment ($17 million) slots

Eliminates fees for part day preschool ($15 million)

STATE BUDGET: CHILD CARE

Funds Quality Improvement for Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten

$50 million for QRIS block grants $25 million in one time professional development

for preschool and TK teachers $10 million in one time loans for facility

expansion $7.5 million for Community Care Licensing for

71.5 positions—10% rate increase

STATE BUDGET: CHILD CARE

Provider Rate Increase SRR (CDE programs) 5% increase ($49 million)

$34.38 per child per day to $36.11 per child per day (still less than the going rate for doggy day care)

RMR (Vouchers)-($19 million)Increases rates from the 2005 survey to the

2009 survey MINUS 13%Many counties will not get increases

STATE BUDGET: CONTEXT Budget restores 13,000 out of 110,000

lost since 2007-2008 $264 million vs. $429 million Assembly,

$625 million Women’s Caucus, and $713 Senate budget proposals

Does not update income eligibility limits or provide increases to provider rates that would stabilize programs

STATE BUDGET: RELATED PROGRAMS

Early Start restored to pre-2009 levels;

$7.9 million in budget Increases CalWORKs grant by 5% ($46

million in 14-15/$184 million in 15-16)

FEDERAL CONTEXT:EARLY LEARNING PLAN

Goal: to provide high-quality early learning opportunities to all children so that they enter kindergarten ready

Plan: Provide access to high-quality infant/toddler

care through Early Head Start-child care partnerships;

Expanding voluntary evidence-based home visiting;

Developing a new partnership with states to provide voluntary, high-quality, full-day preschool for all 4-year-olds from families at or below 200% of the federal poverty line.

FEDERAL LEVEL-EARLY HEAD START

$650M to expand number and quality of early learning experiences for infants and toddlers

Great resources available at http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/programs/programs_ehsccp.html

Deadline: August 20, 2014 Register on grants.gov and sam.gov

FEDERAL LEVEL—STRONG START

Strong Start for America’s Children Act of 2013

10-year federal-state partnership to expand and improve early learning opportunities for children across the birth-to-age-five continuum Will re-authorize Child

Care and Development Block Grant

Co-sponsored by all CA House representatives

FEDERAL LEVEL- PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

$500M for Preschool Development Grants + $250M through the Opportunity, Growth, and Security Initiative

Goal: will help states, local education agencies, and local governments build the fundamental components of a high-quality preschool system or expand proven early learning programs.

FEDERAL LEVEL- PRESCHOOL GRANTS

To be eligible for funding, prospective grantees must:describe how they will expand access to

children from low- to moderate-income families;

ensure an adequate supply of high-quality preschool slots and qualified teachers;

monitor for continuous improvement;partner with local education agencies and

other providers;sustain high-quality services after the grant

period.