Early Childhood Initiatives in Kentucky 2019 - Comprehensive Overview

GOVERNORS OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD GOVERNOR S OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERIM JOINT EDUCATION COMMITTEE INTERIM JOINT EDUCATION COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2019 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2019

Preschool and Child Care Enrollment Numbers Preschool and Child Care Enrollment Numbers Preschool Enrollment Numbers Child Care Enrollment Numbers December 1 March 1, 2019- Three and four year old with disabilities and at risk four year olds: 21, 276 As of May 31, 2019- Families enrolled: 14,166 Children enrolled: 25, 660

Early Childhood Advisory Council Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) 2019 2019- -2024 Strategic Plan 2024 Strategic Plan (ECAC) Vision Statement: All children in Kentucky will have the foundation that enables school and personal success and are supported by strong families and communities. Mission Statement: The ECAC provides leadership and direction for the Commonwealth of Kentucky by providing a comprehensive and sustainable prenatal to age five early childhood system that will ensure a strong foundation for all children.

Early Childhood Advisory Council Goals Early Childhood Advisory Council Goals Goals: Advance comprehensive early care and education through strategic messaging. Grow and strength the early care and education workforce by providing a career pathway for advancement and professional learning opportunities. Increase coordination, program quality, and service delivery by fostering effective collaboration between agencies and stakeholders Promote a comprehensive framework to effectively partner with families. Inform funding and resource allocations, policy recommendations, and programming by consistently apply data driven systems and processes. Secure new, diverse funding and utilize existing resources more effectively.

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Preschool Development Grant (PDG B Preschool Development Grant (PDG B- -5) 5) Goal is to strengthen early childhood system alignment, coordination, efficiency and best practices that will benefit the health and development of young children in Kentucky Kentucky Governor s Office of Early Childhood was awarded $10,620,000 One-year grant operating from January 1, 2019 Dec 31, 2019 Opportunity for renewal funding - competitive application process for states to apply for three additional years of funding

PDG B PDG B- -5 Goals 5 Goals

PDG B PDG B- -5 Grant 5 Grant Partners Partners Kentucky Governor s Office of Early Childhood (KYGOEC) Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) Education & Workforce Cabinet (EDWC) Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYStats) Kentucky Head Start Association (KHSA) Community Early Childhood Councils (CECCs)

PDG B PDG B- -5 Vision 5 Vision Statement Statement The purpose of Kentucky s Preschool Development Grant is to strengthen its comprehensive early childhood system, to support all young children and their caregivers but especially highly vulnerable children and children in rural or limited accessibility areas of the state. Kentucky will build on its existing partnerships to leverage resources across programs and agencies, to build capacity of state and local leaders and programs, enhance outreach to families, and to ensure all children receive timely, effective, and high quality services that are responsive to their needs.

PDG B PDG B- -5 Project Activities 5 Project Activities

National Governors Association Grant (NGA) National Governor s Association Grant (NGA) Through the NGA grant Integrating and Advancing State Prenatal to Age Three Policies GOEC will collaborate with partner agencies to align policies aimed at enhancing cognitive and socio-emotional development. The NGA grant continues Kentucky's initiative for innovative and impactful re-visioning of Kentucky's early care and education system that will include services for infants, toddlers, and expectant families The PDG and NGA awards will allow GOEC to lead the collaborative efforts among the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), and Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC) to create Kentucky's first aligned prenatal through third grade standards.

Early Childhood Institute 2019 Early Childhood Institute 2019 June 19 June 19 - -21, Galt House Hotel 21, Galt House Hotel Empowers professionals who impact and shape Kentucky's youngest children and their families. High-quality professional development is the pathway to high-quality early care and education. The strength of the Commonwealth depends upon the healthy development of our youngest citizens! Keynote Speakers: Malcolm Mitchell, Former NFL Player and Children s Book Author Mark Shriver, Senior VP, U.S. Programs & Advocacy, Save the Children, CEO, Save the Children Action Network Sonia Manzano, Actress, Screenwriter and Author 250 Scholarships were awarded to early childhood professionals 18 hours of professional development hours

Kentucky Governors Office of Early Childhood Kentucky Governor s Office of Early Childhood 125 Holmes Street 125 Holmes Street Frankfort, KY 40601 Frankfort, KY 40601 502 502- -782 782- -0200 https://kidsnow.ky.gov https://kidsnow.ky.gov 0200 Linda Hampton Linda Hampton Executive Director, Kentucky Governor s Office of Early Childhood Executive Director, Kentucky Governor s Office of Early Childhood Linda.Hampton@ky.gov Linda.Hampton@ky.gov