EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF DUVALHelping parents choose, preparing children to learn

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a look back a look ahead

GSOD 1.0

GSOD 2.0

Presentation at the Board Meeting – Wednesday – April 24, 2013

Acknowledging all our partners and stakeholders

Our Providers and Families

Early Learning Coalition of Duval Board Members

Jacksonville Children’s Commission

Episcopal Children’s Services

Family Support Services of North Florida

Duval County Public Schools

United Way of Northeast Florida

Florida Institute of Education at UNF

Florida State College of Jacksonville

Jacksonville Urban League Head Start

Nemours Children’s Clinic

Child Guidance Center

Jacksonville Public Library

Duval County Health Department

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2002-2003 – 2003-2004North East Florida Professional

Development Consortium / JELP –

Jacksonville Early Literacy Partnership

2003-2004 – QRS PilotFrom Consortium to planting the seeds

for a pilot QRS – Quality Rating System –

14 Pilot Sites / centers

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2004-2005 – 2005-2006From 14 Pilot sites / centers – expanded

to an ambitious100 sites / centers – still

in pilot – success!

From QRS to QRIS – Multi County Collaborative culminating in GUIDING STARS OF DUVAL

Unveiled it to the public with a big event with Mayor Peyton on

Nov 7, 2007 – GSOD was official.

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Quality Rating and Improvement System

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Peyton presents literacy program for 4-year-olds; $10 million plan would send instructors into city's child-care centers.(Metro)Article from: The Florida Times Union | June 25, 2004 | Palka, Mary Kelli  

Businesses rally to bolster child-care centers; Mayor names realty group and its tenants the first champion sponsors.Article from: The Florida Times Union | June 19, 2006 | Palka, Mary Kelli  

Star ratings aim to help child care reach higher; OFFICIAL START IS TODAY Duval's Guiding Stars helps care centers focus more on education. GUIDING PARENTS The hope is that ratings will show them places that fit their children.Article from: The Florida Times Union | November 7, 2007 | Mitchell, Tia

Mar 19, 2007, State may copy Duval's star rating system for child care The system is designed to help parents discern between qualified and nonqualified child care centers, Main said.http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2007/03/19/story10.html?page=all

IN THE NEWS – MAIN SAID…Newspaper headlines…..2004 to 2007

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• Market intervention for early education & careGood Outcomes Higher StandardsHigher Standards Higher CostsHigher Costs Higher Prices

• QRIS helps address this tension between

standards, outcomes and affordable prices for

families.

What is a Quality Rating and Improvement System

Core Elements of a Quality Rating and Improvement System

Provider/practitioner support

to offer technical assistance and promote

professional development

Monitoringto track program performance and results based on

standards

Communicationsto inform families, providers, and the

public

Financingsufficient to assure

comprehensive quality services based on

standards

Parent Leadership

development

Research & development

includes cross-system data, planning, analysis,

and evaluation

Standardsreflect effective practices, programs, & practitioners and are aligned across

the system

Governanceto set policy direction for

the comprehensive system

Families Supported

and Children Thriving

Guiding Stars of Duval - Outreach

1. Learning Environment – ITERS & ECERS

2. Staff Qualifications/ Professional Development

3. Ratio and Group Size

4. Curriculum

5. Program Operationsa. Family Engagementb. Program Administration

How were the stars assigned?GSOD 1.0 - 5 Domains of Guiding Stars of Duval

(Accompanied by a 75-page manual)

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2008-2009 to 2011-12 – GSOD 1.0How many centers have a star rating in Duval?

1 STAR 2 STARS 3 STARS 4 STARS 5 STARS

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GSOD - STAR RATINGS DISTRIBUTIONTOTAL 163 CENTERS

1 STAR 2 STARS 3 STARS 4 STARS 5 STARS0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

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GSOD - Star Rated Centers - Star Rating Distribution - Percentages

Approx. 50% of the centers which serve school readiness children have a star rating

89% of the centers with a star rating have a 3-star rating or higher

1. Learning Environment – FCCERS

2. Staff Qualifications/ Professional Development

3. Program Operationsa. Family Involvementb. Business Practices

2010-11 / 12 – Enter Family Child Care HomesGSOD 1.0 - 3 Domains of Guiding Stars of Duval

Family Child Care Homes with a star rating

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Approx. 8% of the FCCHs have a star rating

100% of the family child care homes have a 3-star rating or higher

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CHILD-CARE CENTERS; A learning environment that reaches for the stars The

Early Learning Coalition's guidance program almost a guarantee of success.Article from: The Florida Times Union | February 21, 2009 | Palka, Mary Kelli

HOPE: Raising Our Children; An Exercise in Trust Finding the right child care: Ratings, reports, hunches Parents often are unaware of resources that can help them during their search.Article from: The Florida Times Union | April 3, 2011 | Howard, Kate

Jacksonville education commissioner to be keynote speaker at Guiding Stars graduation Read more at Jacksonville.com: by Teresa Stepzinski on November 14, 2011

Will Florida raise the bar for child-care centers? A new rating system, fewer exemptions, smaller classes are among the recommendations. Posted: April 4, 2011 Read more at Jacksonville.com:

IN THE NEWS – MAIN SAID…Newspaper headlines….2009 to 2011

GSOD 1.0

GSOD 2.0

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look ahead

Why did we put a pause on GSOD 1.0

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Provider Focus Groups – Summer 2011 and Summer 2012 – we

listened and made changes.

Providers’ concerns about ITERS and ECERS

Teacher-child interaction to be measured better in GSOD

CLASS – Classroom Assessment and Scoring System – measure of

teacher-child interaction

Research suggests that children in classrooms with higher CLASS

scores have better outcomes

Race To The Top Challenge Grants’ expectations – CLASS

All of the above required a revisit of GSOD 1.0 standards

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GSOD 2.0 – A Brief Preview

GSOD 1.0 GSOD 2.0

Learning Environment – ITERS / ECERS

Structure Quality indicators within a classroom - checklist

Staff Qualifications and Professional Development

Staff Qualifications and Professional Development

No Change

Ratio and Group Size Ratio and Group Size No Change

Curriculum Curriculum Better organization of indicators – makes it stronger

Program Operations Program Operations No Change

Teacher Child Interaction – Infants and Toddlers

Missouri Responsive Caregiver Checklist

Teacher Child Interaction – Preschool

CLASS – PRE K – Classroom Assessment and Scoring System

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Guiding Stars of Duval

Moving the Goal Post Quality Rating and Improvement System

• An investment in quality early learning

• Changing from ‘day care’ to early learning centers

• Goal post - from child care supply to child care quality

• Children better prepared to learn and succeed

Licensing

VPKVoluntary Pre-K

Head Start

Work Source

School Readiness

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a look ahead

GSOD 2.0

GSOD 2.0 journey begins in August 2013

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