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COLORADO Head Start & Early Head Start 2014-2015 Overview

CLASSROOM QUALITY SCORES

AVERAGE SALARY OF TEACHERS WITH A BA DEGREE

FEDERAL FUNDING PER CHILD

PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN SERVED BY HEAD START

PERCENT OF TEACHERS WITH BA OR HIGHER

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL-DAY, 5-DAY/WEEK PROGRAMS

NUMBER ENROLLED

PERCENT OF STATE

PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME

TOTAL 11,136 3% 8%

Pregnant Women 150 N/A N/A

< 3-Year-Olds 1,663 1% 2%

3-Year-Olds 4,157 6% 13%

4-Year-Olds 5,166 8% 18%

FUNDING

Total Federal Funding $90,137,162

Early Head Start Funding $22,345,000

Head Start Funding $67,792,162

2%2%

18%13%

20%18%

National averageColorado

0

40

20

60

80

100

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

30%22%

73%63%

National averageColorado

0

40

20

60

80

100

Head StartEarly Head Start

National averageColorado

31%

42%

11%

44%

0

20

40

60

80

100

Head StartEarly Head Start

National averageColorado (adjusted COL)Colorado

$12,603 $12,532 $12,575

$7,271 $7,230$8,038

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

Head StartEarly Head Start

✔ Significantly above threshold ✘ Significantly below threshold

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Classroom OrganizationEmotional SupportInstructional Support

National average Research-based thresholdColorado

✔ ✔5.75.96.06.2

2.93.1

National averageColorado

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

Public elementary schoolHead StartEarly Head Start

$32,970 $29,769$36,173 $33,387

$49,828$57,092

FEDERALLY FUNDED ENROLLMENT

ENROLLMENT

TEACHER DEGREE

PROGRAM DURATION

FEDERAL FUNDING

QUALITY

TEACHER SALARY

FUNDING

$12,575

$8,038

National average

$8,014 $7,739 $7,957 $8,274$7,443 $7,940

$12,178

$7,324

$12,066

$7,057

$11,824

$7,412

$12,603

$7,271

$12,532

$7,230

$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

2015National average

2015adjusted COL

201520142013201220112010200920082007

Head StartEarly Head StartHead Start and Early Head Start combined

FEDERAL FUNDING PER CHILD (2015 DOLLARS)

COLORADO Head Start & Early Head Start

ENROLLMENT

FUNDING

NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENROLLED OVER TIME, BY AGE

PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN THE STATE SERVED

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN THE STATE SERVED

TOTAL EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START

Total Funded Enrollment 11,136 1,813 9,323

Federally Funded 10,945 1,773 9,172

State Supplemental 0 0 0

MIECHV Funded 0 0 0

American Indian/ Alaska Native 191 40 151

Cumulative Enrollment 13,688 2,315 11,373

In Center-Based Child Care Partner 426 206 220

TOTAL EARLY HEAD START HEAD START

Total Funding $90,137,162 $22,345,000 $67,792,162

Total Federal Funding $90,137,162 $22,345,000 $67,792,162

Head Start Federal Funding $88,256,806 $22,345,000 $65,911,806

American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Funding $1,880,356 Not available $1,880,356

Head Start State Supplemental Funding $0 $0 $0

201520142013201220112010200920082007

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

201520142013201220112010200920082007

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds 4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

96

Dental homeUp-to-date on age-appropriatepreventive and primary health

Medical homeHealth insuranceUp-to-dateimmunizations

Mental health servicesAdult educationEmergency/Crisis interventionHealth educationParenting education

23%

62%

At end of enrollmentAt enrollment

92% 96% 95% 96%91%

97%

48%

85%77%

37%45%

19%8% 9%

91%

COLORADO Head Start & Early Head Start

CHILD AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS

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CHILDREN RECEIVING HEALTH SERVICES

FAMILIES’ USE OF SUPPORT SERVICES

CHILDREN RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION

FAMILIES RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE SUPPORT SERVICE

97

Other/Unspecified

African

Middle Eastern

East Asian

Spanish

English

Other/Unspecified

Biracial/Multi-racial

White

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Asian

American Indian/Alaska Native

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino

Hispanic/Latino 64%

36%

3%

1%

8%

0%

73%

8%

7%

67%

30%

1%

1%

1%

0%

Parental unemployment

Single parent family

Child experienced homelessness

Child was referred to Head Startby child welfare

Child has an IEP/IFSP

Meets income requirement

SNAP

WIC

SSI

TANF

Less than HSD/GED

HSD/GED

AA, vocational school, some college

BA or higher 6%

30%

37%

27%

12%

7%

44%

50%

88%

2%

13%

46%

27%

8%

Assistant teacher degree qualifications Home visitor degree qualifications ECD management degree qualifications

■ English ■ Spanish■ East Asian■ European & Slavic■ Other/Unspecified

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ American Indian/Alaska Native■ Asian■ Black or African American■ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander■ White■ Bi-racial/Multi-racial■ Other/Unspecified

Staff language proficiency Staff race

COLORADO Early Head Start

EARLY HEAD START STAFF

PERCENT OF TEACHERS BY HIGHEST DEGREE IN ECE OR RELATED FIELD

2015201420132012201120102009200820070

20

40

60

80

100

BA AA CDA No ECE-related credentials Not reportedAdvanced

Difference$16,858

Public elementaryschool teacher

Teachers with aBA or higher

Teachers with an AA

Teachers with a CDAor no ECE credentials

All teachers

All assistant teachers

Speaks a languageother than English

Current/FormerHead Start parent

Hispanic orLatino

Home visitorvacancies filled

Home visitor vacaniesover 3 months

Home visitor left forbetter compensation

Home visitor left

Teacher vacanciesfilled

Teacher vacanciesover 3 months

Teacher left forbetter compensation

Teacher left

$49,828

$32,970

$31,442

$26,473

$28,589

$21,521

29%

16%

40% 33%

7%

0%

76%

27%

1%

11%

89%

STAFF TURNOVERAVERAGE TEACHER SALARY

ADDITIONAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

STAFF DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

STAFF CHARACTERISTICS

98

COLORADO Early Head Start

TYPE AND DURATION OF EARLY HEAD START SERVICES

PROGRAM TYPE AND DURATION

Enrollment by program type Enrollment in center-based programs by operating schedule Number of years enrolled in Early Head Start

■ Center-based■ Home-based■ Combination■ Family care■ Locally-designed■ Pregnant women

■ School-day, 5 days/week■ School-day, 4 days/week■ Part-day, 5 days/week■ Part-day, 4 days/week

■ 1 year■ 2 years■ 3+ years

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL-DAY, 5-DAY PER WEEK PROGRAMS

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIPS

ADDITIONAL TYPE AND DURATION INFORMATION

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

46% 43% 45%38% 35% 33% 33% 36%

31%

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

26% 24%

14%21% 23% 20% 20% 18% 17%

62%

38%

Child turnover rate Percent of children receiving a child care subsidy

Percent of pregnant women wholeft program before giving birth

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

13%8%

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

17%10%

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

99

COLORADO Head Start

HEAD START STAFF

PERCENT OF TEACHERS BY HIGHEST DEGREE IN ECE OR RELATED FIELD

2015201420132012201120102009200820070

20

40

60

80

100

BA AA CDA No ECE-related credentials Not reportedAdvanced

Difference$13,655

Public elementaryschool teacher

Teachers with aBA or higher

Teachers with an AA

Teachers with a CDAor no ECE credentials

All teachers

All assistant teachers

Speaks a languageother than English

Current/FormerHead Start parent

Hispanic orLatino

Home visitorvacancies filled

Home visitor vacaniesover 3 months

Home visitor left forbetter compensation

Home visitor left

Teacher vacanciesfilled

Teacher vacanciesover 3 months

Teacher left forbetter compensation

Teacher left

$49,828

$36,173

$24,601

$23,163

$32,949

$19,570

32%

28%

38% 21%

4%

11%

82%

47%

0%

44%

89%

STAFF TURNOVERAVERAGE TEACHER SALARY

ADDITIONAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

STAFF CHARACTERISTICS

Assistant teacher degree qualifications Home visitor degree qualifications ECD management degree qualifications

■ English ■ Spanish■ Native North American/Alaska Native■ European & Slavic■ Other/Unspecified

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials■ Not reported

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ American Indian/Alaska Native■ Asian■ Black or African American■ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander■ White■ Bi-racial/Multi-racial■ Other/Unspecified

Staff language proficiency Staff race

100

STAFF DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

COLORADO Head Start

101

TYPE AND DURATION OF HEAD START SERVICES

PROGRAM TYPE AND DURATION

Enrollment by program type Enrollment in center-based programs by operating schedule Number of years enrolled in Head Start

■ Center-based■ Home-based■ Combination■ Family care■ Locally-designed

■ School-day, 5 days/week■ School-day, 4 days/week■ Part-day, 5 days/week■ Part-day, 4 days/week

■ 1 year■ 2 years■ 3+ years

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL-DAY, 5-DAY PER WEEK PROGRAMS

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 14% 12% 12% 11%

ADDITIONAL TYPE AND DURATION INFORMATION

21%

49%

Percent of children in school-day programs Percent of children in full-working-day,full-calendar-year programs

Percent of children in 5-day/week programs Percent of children receiving atleast 1,020 hours of Head Start per year

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

4% 7%

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

13%

65%

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

21%14%

Child turnover rate Percent of children receivinga child care subsidy

Percent of children in double sessions

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

3% 4%

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

44%

18%

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado

15%

42%

0

25

50

75

100

National averageColorado