Professional Association for Childhood Education 19552005

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Professional Association for Childhood
Education1955-2005
Preschool For All Then and Now

• California Preschool for All
• Presented by
• Dennis Vicars

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History of Child Development Programs in
California

• 1913 Licensure required
• 1929 Parent Participation CO-OP Preschool
  program established
• 1943 State Lanham Child Care program
  established
• 1946 California took over funding for the state
  child care center program
• 1965 State Preschool program established
• 1972 California Department of Education
  designated the single state agency in the Child
  Development Act

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History of Child Development Programs in
California (contd)

• 1976 Alternative Payment Programs (subsidized
  child care)established
• 1976 Resource and Referral agencies established
• 1988 Proposition 98 passed
• 1991 Federal Child Care and Development Grant
  implemented in California
• 1997 CalWORKs Child Care established

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History of Child Development Programs in
California (contd)

• 1998 - CDEs Universal Preschool Task Force
  Report released
• 1998 Education Code 8203.3 added, authorized
  the development of the Pre-kindergarten Learning
  and Development Guidelines (Published in 2000)
• 2003 CDDs Desired Results System
  implementation begins
• 2005 Performance Standards/Desired Results
  Revised

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In France Preschool is Free

• France has offered public preschool programs
  since 1881
• Early education and care viewed as a public good
  and responsibility, there is broad public support
  for the universal pre-kindergarten system
• Nearly 100 of all 3-5 year old children, rich or
  poor, attend public preschool.
• Costs are shared between national and local
  governments
• Teachers must earn a BA and MA in order to teach
  in early childhood and elementary education
• France has little turnover of personnel, whereas
  US has 30 of workers who leave their jobs each
  year
• Wrap-around services (subsidized by local
  government) available for children with 2 working
  parents

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Interest in Pre-kindergarten Initiatives has
Grown Significantly

• Before 1980 only 10 states had funded
  pre-kindergarten initiatives (including CA)
• Survey shows that 32 states had developed
  pre-kindergarten initiatives by 1991-1992
  totaling 665M and serving 290,000 kids
• In 1991-1992 CA spent over 50M in
  pre-kindergarten initiatives

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The Status of Preschool For All Movement
Nationally

• 5 states have established a policy goal to make
  preschool available on a voluntary basis to all
  children, regardless of income
• Georgia 70 of 4-year-old participate
• Oklahoma 65 of 4-year-olds enrolled
• New Jersey 3-and-4 year olds participate from 30
  high poverty school districts
• New York 25 of 4-year-olds participate from
  high needs districts
• Florida All 4-year-olds will be eligible for
  free preschool services by 05-06

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Preschool For All has Been in the Making for
Several Years in CA

• Delaine Eastin Ready to Learn in 1997
• Ortiz (AB2332) in 1998, (SB277) 1999, and 2000
• First 5 Commitment of 100M Pilots County Level
  (10M to San Mateo County)
• Spot Bills in 2001 and 2002
• 2002 Master Plan for Education
• AB56/AB712 in 2003 and Reiner/CTA Initiative
• LAUP on 5 Year First 5 Grant of 600M

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Recent History Continued

• 2003 Reiner/CTA Initiative public only
  (teachers, curriculum, and union membership)
• Engineered Obsolescence for the private sector
• AB56/AB712 and the filler language for the
  initiative

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New Reiner Initiative Preschool for All
AB172

• Reiner Initiative for June 2006
• 3 hours a day, 180 days a year
• All 4 year olds
• Governance from Superintendent of Public
  Instruction to each county offices
  Superintendent
• County Superintendent constructs plan with public
  input
• Priorities to Providers as per COE Plan
• Parental Choice based upon countys plan
• Audits by CDE and Governor's office
• Parent Ombudsman
• State Oversight Committee

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New Reiner Initiative Preschool for All
AB172 Continued

• Financed at 2.5B per year
• 1.7 tax on combined incomes of 800k per year
• 1.7 tax on single incomes of 400k per year
• First 4 years reserved fund build-up
• Staff by July 2014 must hold a BA
• Prior to 7-1-2014, Title 5 requirements
• Loans for teachers
• Compensation commensurate with public school
  teachers
• Union representation and collective bargaining
  procedures comparable to charter schools

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New Reiner Initiative Preschool for All
AB172 Continued

• COE plans by July 1, 2007 and every 5 years
  thereafter
• Potential revenue for public construction,
  renovations of private with public priority
• Approximately 5,900 per student tuition
• No transportation
• No wrap around services
• Priority for public facilities

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Potential Unintended Consequences

• Reduced Capacity
• 0-3 years population
• Public COE discrimination against private
  providers
• Unionization of private providers
• Private guaranteed participation
• In home provider challenges
• Staffing Shortages
• 0-3 year population
• K-6 Population
• BA degree time table
• Workforce realities for educational attainment

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Potential Unintended Consequences, Continued

• Lack of Finance / Parent co-pay potential
• Transportation Issues
• Summer and full day concerns
• Public school readiness curriculum
• COE governing while participating (SPI to COE)
• Outside auditing with accountability authority
• Lawsuits to assure private participation on
  equitable basis

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Questions?

• Contact Dennis Vicars, PACE Policy Liaison
  PACEAPP Executive Director at
• dennis_at_paceapp.org
• -or-
• PACE Administrative Office
• 1-800-924-2460