our state of child care: the quest for higher quality
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Our State of Child Care: The Quest for Higher Quality. North Carolina Professional Development Connections October 1, 2009. North Carolina Child Care. As we approach the 10 th anniversary of the rated license how far have we come?. 22% of programs report that they are laying off staff - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Our State of Child Care: Our State of Child Care: The Quest for Higher The Quest for Higher
QualityQualityNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina
Professional Development ConnectionsProfessional Development ConnectionsOctober 1, 2009October 1, 2009
North Carolina North Carolina Child CareChild Care
As we approach the 10As we approach the 10thth anniversary of the anniversary of the rated license how far have we come? rated license how far have we come?
22% of programs report that they are laying 22% of programs report that they are laying off staffoff staff
41% report that they are reducing staff hours41% report that they are reducing staff hours 40% indicate that they are not hiring, 40% indicate that they are not hiring, 26% are freezing salaries, and 26% are freezing salaries, and 13% are reducing staff benefits13% are reducing staff benefits
NC Resource & Referral Child Care Economic Impact Study
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Moving Forward….Moving Forward….
27% of our centers are 1-2 stars27% of our centers are 1-2 stars 73% of centers are 3-5 stars73% of centers are 3-5 stars
QQuest for Quality Campaign (Step One)uest for Quality Campaign (Step One)
Focus on moving these programs Focus on moving these programs (1370) to 3-5 stars (1370) to 3-5 stars
Visits to 1 and 2 star programsVisits to 1 and 2 star programs
2-5 Star 2-5 Star Education/Center ScoresEducation/Center Scores
Star-LevelStar-Level Ave Staff Ave Staff EducationEducation
Ave Program Ave Program StandardsStandards
Ave Rating Ave Rating Scale ScoreScale Score
Average Average Total PointsTotal Points
One-Star One-Star (20%)(20%)
Two-Star Two-Star (7%)(7%)
1.831.83 1.951.95 4.054.05 4.624.62
Three-Star Three-Star (21%)(21%)
3.703.70 2.832.83 4.684.68 7.477.47
Four-Star Four-Star (25%)(25%)
4.49 4.49 (5pts– Lead (5pts– Lead
teachers—NCECC; 75% teachers—NCECC; 75% 9 hrs in ECE & enrolled in 9 hrs in ECE & enrolled in 3 hrs) 3 hrs)
5.315.31 4.84 4.84 10.7510.75
Five-Star Five-Star (27%)(27%)
6.24 6.24 (Lead teachers-(Lead teachers-
50% AAS in ECE/CD in 50% AAS in ECE/CD in any major with 12 hrs in any major with 12 hrs in ECE; 60 hrs toward BS ECE; 60 hrs toward BS [12 hrs ECE]; Directors-[12 hrs ECE]; Directors-Level II Credential; 18 hrs Level II Credential; 18 hrs ECE)ECE)
6.706.70 5.53 5.53 (5.0=Good)(5.0=Good) 13.9313.93
BS (ECE & Related) did not differ from one another but were sig higher than AAS degrees and Some College. AAS degree sig higher than some college
ECERS-R Scores ECERS-R Scores by Educationby Education
Education LevelEducation Level NN MeanMean
High SchoolHigh School 3838 4.8954.895
Some CollegeSome College 11601160 4.9984.998
AA & AAS DegreeAA & AAS Degree 758758 5.1745.174
BS Related AreaBS Related Area 762762 5.3635.363
BS ECE/CDBS ECE/CD 522522 5.4045.404
Graduate WorkGraduate Work 432432 5.3975.397
TotalTotal 36723672 5.2145.214
BS (ECE & Related) and AAS did not differ in average scores but all were sig higher than some college
ITERS-R Scores ITERS-R Scores by Educationby Education
Education LevelEducation Level NN MeanMean
High SchoolHigh School 4242 4.2124.212
Some CollegeSome College 12331233 4.5544.554
AA & AAS DegreeAA & AAS Degree 415415 4.7584.758
BS Related AreaBS Related Area 280280 4.9254.925
BS ECE/CDBS ECE/CD 9393 4.9304.930
Graduate WorkGraduate Work 4444 4.8094.809
TotalTotal 21072107 4.6594.659
BS Related Area and AAS degree did not differ; BS Related Area was sig higher in ave SACERS scores than some college and high school; AAS degree sig higher than HS
SACERS SACERS Scores by EducationScores by Education
EducationEducation NN MeanMean
High SchoolHigh School 136136 5.1075.107
Some CollegeSome College 723723 5.2655.265
AA & AAS DegreeAA & AAS Degree 230230 5.3495.349
BS Related AreaBS Related Area 201201 5.4475.447
BS ECE/CDBS ECE/CD 4949 5.4375.437
Graduate WorkGraduate Work 5252 5.3385.338
TotalTotal 13911391 5.2985.298
2001-2009 2001-2009 Homes by StarsHomes by Stars
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No sig difference between 4 year, AA, and some college.
FCCERS Scores FCCERS Scores by Education by Education
(May 08-Aug 09)(May 08-Aug 09)
EducationEducation NN MeanMean
High SchoolHigh School 1919 3.9583.958
Some CollegeSome College 277277 4.5394.539
AA & AAS DegreeAA & AAS Degree 108108 4.6664.666
BS Related AreaBS Related Area 4545 4.7914.791
BS CD/EDEBS CD/EDE 1717 4.6144.614
Graduate WorkGraduate Work 2020 4.6824.682
TotalTotal 486486 4.5764.576
Quest for Quality Quest for Quality (Additional Steps)(Additional Steps)
ARRA Enabled ProjectsARRA Enabled Projects Workforce StudyWorkforce Study
Update of workforce data in NC. Previous Update of workforce data in NC. Previous survey in 2003survey in 2003
Articulation Agreements between 2-and 4-Articulation Agreements between 2-and 4-year schoolsyear schools
Grants to 10 community colleges for Grants to 10 community colleges for accreditationaccreditation
ARRA (Continued)ARRA (Continued) Professional Development System local planning grants Professional Development System local planning grants
to 18 regions of NCto 18 regions of NC Certification of additional 9,000 early childhood Certification of additional 9,000 early childhood
professionalsprofessionals Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for
Early Learning (NC/CSEFEL) Public awareness, Early Learning (NC/CSEFEL) Public awareness, demonstration site implementation, & professional demonstration site implementation, & professional development on the CSEFEL modeldevelopment on the CSEFEL model
IT Training for 15 Lead Consultants (to enhance IT IT Training for 15 Lead Consultants (to enhance IT Specialists)Specialists)
TAB (They Are Back) Team (Workforce Pending List)TAB (They Are Back) Team (Workforce Pending List)
Other InitiativesOther Initiatives
QRIS Advisory CommitteeQRIS Advisory Committee Open Process of Funding New InitiativesOpen Process of Funding New Initiatives
Subsidy IssuesSubsidy Issues
43% of children enrolled in centers are 43% of children enrolled in centers are receiving subsidyreceiving subsidy
Subsidy rate (Market Rate) covered the Subsidy rate (Market Rate) covered the 7575thth percentile of private-pay-rates only percentile of private-pay-rates only 33% of the time33% of the time
Waiting list of over 35,000 childrenWaiting list of over 35,000 children
PD Connections:PD Connections:Connecting the DotsConnecting the Dots
Collaboration is no longer an option in Collaboration is no longer an option in our stateour state We must be unified in our support for We must be unified in our support for
higher quality through increased higher quality through increased professional development & the nature of professional development & the nature of that professional developmentthat professional development• Consistent Infant/toddler education that is Consistent Infant/toddler education that is
specific to that age group specific to that age group