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

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North Carolina Child Care

• As we approach the 10th anniversary of the rated
  license how far have we come?

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NC Resource Referral Child Care Economic Impact
Study

• 22 of programs report that they are laying off
  staff
• 41 report that they are reducing staff hours
• 40 indicate that they are not hiring,
• 26 are freezing salaries, and
• 13 are reducing staff benefits

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Star-Rated License 2005-2009
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of Centers by Stars2001-2009
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Moving Forward.

• 27 of our centers are 1-2 stars
• 73 of centers are 3-5 stars
• Quest for Quality Campaign (Step One)
• Focus on moving these programs (1370) to 3-5
  stars
• Visits to 1 and 2 star programs

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2-5 Star Education/Center Scores
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ECERS-R Scores by Education
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ITERS-R Scores by Education
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SACERS Scores by Education
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
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2001-2009 Homes by Stars
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FCCERS Scores by Education (May 08-Aug 09)
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Quest for Quality (Additional Steps)ARRA
Enabled Projects

• Workforce Study
• Update of workforce data in NC. Previous survey
  in 2003
• Articulation Agreements between 2-and 4-year
  schools
• Grants to 10 community colleges for accreditation

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ARRA (Continued)

• Professional Development System local planning
  grants to 18 regions of NC
• Certification of additional 9,000 early childhood
  professionals
• Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations
  for Early Learning (NC/CSEFEL) Public awareness,
  demonstration site implementation, professional
  development on the CSEFEL model
• IT Training for 15 Lead Consultants (to enhance
  IT Specialists)
• TAB (They Are Back) Team (Workforce Pending List)

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Other Initiatives

• QRIS Advisory Committee
• Open Process of Funding New Initiatives

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Subsidy Issues

• 43 of children enrolled in centers are receiving
  subsidy
• Subsidy rate (Market Rate) covered the 75th
  percentile of private-pay-rates only 33 of the
  time
• Waiting list of over 35,000 children

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PD ConnectionsConnecting the Dots

• Collaboration is no longer an option in our state
• We must be unified in our support for higher
  quality through increased professional
  development the nature of that professional
  development
• Consistent Infant/toddler education that is
  specific to that age group