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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.