Office of Child Development and Early Learning

Office of Child Development & Early LearningTom Corbett, Governor | Ronald Tomalis, Secretary of Education | Gary D. Alexander, Secretary of Public Welfare www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us

Office of Child Developmentand Early Learning

Because every child is Pennsylvania’s future


OCDEL ProgramsCertification Services:• Licensing and Inspection of child care • Information source on DPW regulations for child care

Subsidy Services:• Child Care Works• Child Care Information Services (CCIS) with Parent Counseling and Referral Services

Early Intervention Services:• Infant/Toddler Early Intervention• Preschool Early Intervention• Early Intervention Technical Assistance

Early Learning Services:• Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts• Keystone STARS• Keystone Babies• PA Early Learning Keys to Quality• Head Start State Supplemental• Early Head Start• Family Support Programs


Early Intervention Services and Supports


Why Early Intervention Services and Supports

Assures that all eligible children from birth to five with developmental delays receive services and supports which maximize their development.

Meets the developmental needs of eligible children and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child’s development in one or more of the following areas: Physical development, including vision and hearing Cognitive development Communication development Social or emotional development Adaptive development


Why Early Intervention Services and Supports continued

Enhances family/caregiver relationships with children, building on their strengths, and strives to maximize the experiences, opportunities, and resources within the routines and activities unique to each family and community.

Services are based on the strengths and needs identified on the child’s Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individual Education Plan (IEP), developed by a team of professionals which includes the family.


Early Intervention Services and Supports at a Glance

Early Intervention services and supports are provided at no cost to families.

Services are provided during the activities that already exist in the child’s home, community or early education setting.

Serve children ages birth through five years: 33,288 children served in Infant/Toddler Early Intervention (ages birth to 3) in

2009-2010. 48, 510 children served in Preschool Early Intervention (ages three to 5) in

2009-2010.


How to receive Early Intervention Services and Supports

Families: Contact CONNECT Helpline, 1-800-692-7288

Early education programs: Programs which feel a child may need Early Intervention services should discuss concerns with the family and have the family contact the CONNECT Helpline to access services. Please refer to “An Early Education Provider’s Guide to Early Intervention in PA” found at www.pattan.net.

Visit www.dpw.state.pa.us or www.dpw.state.pa.us/forchildren/earlyinterventionservices/index.htm for family guides and other resources on Early Intervention.


Early Intervention: Achievements in 2009-2010

Served over 80,000 children birth to five with developmental delays and their families.

70% preschool age children receive Early Intervention supports and services in the same settings they would be in if they did not have a developmental disability.

55% of infants and toddlers receive Early Intervention services in addition to their home, in the community or early education settings.


Early Intervention: Achievements in 2009-2010

Children with transition plans in place by age 3 increased from 76% to 98%.

Children who had a transition conference before transitioning from Infant/Toddler Early Intervention to Preschool Early Intervention increased from 83% to 95%.

Over 80% of Preschool Early Intervention programs are implementing Positive Behavior Supports with at least one early education partner.

Trained and implemented new electronic child record in PELICAN for both Infant/Toddler and Preschool Early Intervention.


Results: Early Intervention Serves children from birth to age five with disabilities/ developmental delays

and their families. Serving more than 34,000 infants and toddlers and more than 47,300 preschoolers in 2010-2011.

Child assessment data from infants, toddlers and preschoolers who entered Early Intervention after July 1, 2008 and exited Early Intervention prior to June 30, 2009 shows that nearly every child (99%) made progress from entry to exit.

Preschool Early Intervention: Increase from 49% to 69% of children receive Early Intervention in typical early childhood settings

Infant/Toddlers: Increase from 18% to 55% of children receive Early Intervention outside the home in early childhood settings.


Early Intervention: What’s Ahead

Continue increasing the number of Preschool Early Intervention children receiving their services in typical early childhood education settings.

Continue increasing the number of Infant/Toddler Early Intervention children receiving their services in addition to their home, in the community or early education settings.

Increasing strategies that support smooth transitions from the Infant/Toddler Early Intervention program to the Preschool Early Intervention program and from the Preschool Early Intervention program to school.


Early Intervention: What’s Ahead

PELICAN Early Intervention

Increase reporting capabilities for Infant/Toddler programs.

Enter all Preschool Early Intervention child records into PELICAN.


Children served by programProgram FY 09-10 FY 10-11 1 FY 11-12 1 Program FY 09-10 FY 10-11 1 FY 11-12 1

Child Care Works Head StartTANF 34,845 38,612 37,623 Total Head Start in PA 36,602 36,561 36,561

Former TANF 33,807 31,854 32,611

Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program 5,632 5,500 5,500

Low Income 61,085 64,615 64,615 Keystone STARS 168,530 172,520 172,520TOTAL (monthly average) 129,737 135,081 134,849 Nurse-Family Partnership 4,635 4,635 4,635

Early Intervention PA Pre-K Counts 11,863 11,500 11,500Birth to 3 Program 33,288 34,385 35,3003 to 5 Program 45,442 47,300 48,800

1 Fiscal Year End Goal or Projection


2011-2012 Highlights: State and Federal

Investment (in thousands)

FY 2010-11 FY 2011-2012 Change

Keystone STARS/Keys to Quality

Child Care Services - State Funds $28,762 $28,762 $0

Child Care Services - Federal Funds $38,967 $38,967 $0

Total Funds $67,729 $67,729 $0

Child Care Works

Child Care Services - State Funds $142,959 $142,959 $0

Child Care Services - Federal Funds $203,225 $201,286 ($1,939)

Child Care Assistance - State Funds $189,582 $190,335 $753

Child Care Assistance - Federal Funds $197,197 $197,197 $0

Total State $361,303 $362,056 $753

Total Federal $439,389 $437,450 ($1,939)

Total ALL funds $800,692 $799,506 ($1,186)

Early Intervention

Early Intervention Birth - 3

State Funds $103,700 $117,800 $14,100

Federal Funds $84,376 $73,838 ($10,538)

Total Funds $188,076 $191,638 $3,562

Early Intervention 3-5

State Funds $182,142 $198,116 $15,974

Federal Funds $70,072 $60,611 ($9,461)

Total Funds $252,214 $258,727 $6,513

Total Birth -5 EI Funds $440,290 $450,365 $10,075

State only Funded Programs

Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts $83,620 $83,620 $0

Head Start Supplemental $37,655 $37,655 $0

Parent Child Home Program $2,084 $0 ($2,084)

Nurse Family Partnership (Includes Health Care Reform Home Visiting)

State Funds $11,978 $11,978 $0

Federal Funds $4,644 $7,740 $3,096

Total Funds $16,622 $19,718 $3,096

Funding amounts for FY 2010-2011 reflect post budgetary freeze amounts and/or actual available amounts.

References in Governor’s proposed budgetListed below are the appropriations by Department and the page number on which you can find these appropriations in the Governor’s budget proposal. The full document is available online at www.budget.state.pa.us

DPW programs Early Intervention – E35.9Child Care Works/ Keystone STARS - Child Care Services – E35.9 - Child Care Assistance - E35.9Nurse Family Partnership – E35.9

PDE programs PA Pre-K Counts - E14.6Head Start Supplemental - E14.6Early Intervention - E14.6


Useful links Pennsylvania Department of Education –

www.education.state.pa.us

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare – www.dpw.state.pa.us

Pennsylvania Key – www.pakeys.org

Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children – www.papromiseforchildren.com


Resources

OCDEL Annual Report: http://www.pakeys.org/pages/get.aspx?page=EarlyLearning_Tools

Program Reach & Risk Assessment: http://www.pakeys.org/pages/get.aspx?page=EarlyLearning_Reach

BUILD ECE News: http://paprom.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Build_home_page


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