Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe

Board of Directors MeetingDecember 2, 2019

A strategic roadmap for

our children to Thrive by 5

Why Invest Early?

Third grade reading proficiency and kindergarten readiness have become key benchmarks for assessing a child’s abilities to be successful in the early grades and do well in 4th grade and beyond.

Approximately 1 in 3 children arrive at kindergarten without the basic skills needed for success.

Early language and development lags have been documented as early as 18 months and by age two, low-income children are already behind their peers in listening, counting and other skills essential to literacy.

Miami-Dade has a higher prevalence of young children with special health care needs than

the state or nation“Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are those who have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.” McPherson, Arango, Fox, et al., 1998

15% 12% 11%

Miami-Dade (2011-12) Florida (2011) U.S. (2011)

Thrive by 5 Strategies

• Early Intervention• Early Learning Quality

Improvement System• Parenting & Home Visiting

Services• Early Literacy Supports• Early Childhood Health Services

Early InterventionShort Term Early Intervention

Autism Evaluation Services

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Early Childhood Community-Research Demonstration Projects

Comprehensive Vision Program

Quality Improvement

System Criteria

Located in a low-income census tract; and

Serve at least 30% children receiving a school readiness

subsidy, and

Serve infants and toddlers.

Programs participating inThrive by 5 QIS

Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)

Children’s Trust Child Scholarships

• Not eligible for School Readiness subsidy

• Working families• Quality driving the market

• Scholarships at highest Tier ratings

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Thrive by 5 Child Scholarship Sites

125 Sites450 child scholarships

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Programmatic Strategies

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No payment differentialTier 1

3% payment differentialTier 2

10% payment differentialTier 3

12% payment differentialTier 4

15% payment differentialTier 5

Early Learning Career Center • Teacher Scholarships• WAGE$ Salary Supplement• On-site Technical Assistance &

Career Coaching

3,338 early learning educators in PDR: 78% first language is Spanish

Highest Education Level• None on Record = 21% (n = 706)

• High School Diploma = 46% (n = 1532)• Associates Degree = 9% (n = 294)• Bachelors Degree = 22% (n = 733)• Masters/PhD = 2% (n = 73)

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

Child Assessments

Teaching Strategies GOLD ®

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Web-based Early Learning System & Professional Development Registry

Outcomes

Every child in our community will have access to quality early learning experiences.

Child care providers in high need areas will have financial supports and incentives to increase quality;

Children are preparedand ready to learn when they enter kindergarten.

Thoughts or Questions?

• Expanding Reach• Advancing Equity• Enhancing Impact