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2006-07Annual Report

Los Angeles Universal Preschool

In September 2004, Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP)

was formed as a public benefit, non-profit corporation to

bring about a transformation in the preschool industry in

Los Angeles County. The creation of LAUP gave recognition

to extensive research that demonstrates the vital role played

by preschool in the future success of all children.

Funded principally by the First 5 LA Commission with State

of California tobacco tax revenue, LAUP is working to assure

that every four-year-old child in Los Angeles County will

have the opportunity to attend a high-quality preschool.

Utilizing a unique public/private model that provides

ongoing support to every type of preschool, LAUP is

addressing a number of critical issues in the early childhood

education arena. These include: expanding the number of

available preschool spaces in Los Angeles County; instituting

a Five-Star Quality Assessment and Improvement System

for all LAUP-funded preschools; improving early childhood

teacher recruitment, training and compensation; assuring

the availability of professional services for children with

language barriers; and eliminating inequality of preschool

accessibility throughout the County.

LAUP Profile

Table of Contents

Letter From Gary L. Mangiofico, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Letter From John J. Agoglia, Board Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Historical Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Our Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Why Preschool Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Master Plan – Five Big Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Our Grant and Funding Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Our Coaching Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Our Programs and Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Financial Statements and Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Los Angeles Universal Preschool 2006–2007 Annual Report

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Our Children Are Our Future Los Angeles Universal Preschool, or LA Up!

as we call ourselves in conversation, was

born about four years ago out of the work

of many people from diverse constituencies

in Los Angeles County. Their goal was to

realize a shared dream that all children

should have the opportunity to receive a

quality preschool education.

In our short time of existence, LAUP

has become an integral hub of many

communities in the County, collaborating

broadly with parent groups, preschool

providers, universities and colleges, social

and educational organizations, elected

officials, and government bodies and

departments to advance the cause of

universal preschool.

With the financial commitment from

the First 5 LA Commission, LAUP has

dramatically increased the availability of

preschool in the County. (LAUP is already

supporting the operations or development

of preschool classrooms that will bring

the total number of children served to

14,500 annually). LAUP is also significantly

supporting the quality of more than 300

preschool providers who have become

part of our network. In doing so, we

are establishing a unique model that is

demonstrating how the public and private

sectors can come together to create

not only preschool opportunities for all

children, but preschools that can deliver

high-quality education.

Letter from Gary L. Mangiofico, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer

The Importance of PreschoolOn the first day of kindergarten, children who have attended

preschool are ahead of those who have not, studies show,

and the gap widens as both groups progress through the

public school system and beyond. Furthermore, preschoolers

generally go on to become more successful at every stage of

the educational process. They are also less likely to drop out of

school later in life or become involved in crime.

Many parents are aware of this, and naturally, their demand for

preschool classrooms has outstripped the supply of available spaces.

As Clark Kerr, former president of the University of California

system, wrote almost half a century ago, “Knowledge is for

everybody’s sake.” That includes all of our four-year-old

children, eager learners who in their time will be the guardians,

champions and creators of the values of our society. We owe

them the best possible preparation for that awesome task, as

well as for the equally challenging responsibility of fulfilling

their potential as human beings and contributing members of

society.

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Gary L. Mangiofico, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer

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Our MissionAt LAUP, our mission is to make it possible

for every four-year-old child in Los Angeles

County to have the opportunity to attend

a high-quality preschool in his or her

community. We also seek to help each

preschool to provide services at as high a

quality level as possible. While the goal is

easy to describe, it has many components

and is complex to achieve.

Our mandate is to help create and sustain

public and private preschools in pursuit of

the shared goals of quality and universality.

We also are working hard to enable our

preschool network to meet other critical

needs of young children, including efforts

to make adequate health care available,

as well as professional services for children

who have special learning needs.

These noble purposes instill all of our staff with a great sense of

passion and dedication. We all come to work each day knowing

that we are uplifting the lives of thousands of young children, as

well as those of their families. We like to say that LAUP is helping

build families and communities one preschool at a time.

Our Early AchievementsWe have accomplished much since LAUP was created in September

2004 as a result of the passage of Proposition 10, the state initiative

that established the California Children and Families Commission

and funded it with taxes on tobacco products. First 5 LA, the State

Commission’s representation in Los Angeles County, approved the

far-reaching LAUP Master Plan in February 2004, and has allocated

millions of dollars to plan, establish and partially sustain LAUP in its

initial years.

We have moved rapidly toward our goals. In less than three years,

more than 13,000 preschool spaces had been established or were

under development as a result of LAUP’s efforts.

LAUP-funded preschools excel in part because of a Five-Star

Quality Assessment and Improvement System that we instituted.

The system enables us to compare and rate vastly different types

of preschools and provides measurable quality improvement

standards for each school. Our annual funding of preschools is

determined in part on their quality rating, and we encourage

and assist all of our LAUP providers to work toward the goal of

improving their Star rating. By the end of the 2006-2007 fiscal year,

90 LAUP providers were in our highest Five-Star rating group, a 109

percent increase over the year before, and 207 were in our next

highest quality group, which is more than double the number from

the year before.

Our First Annual ReportIn this, our first annual report to LAUP’s stakeholders, we share

information on the programs we are carrying out each day in

pursuit of our goals, as well as the unique and ground-breaking

initiatives we have launched to address the different structural

challenges in the preschool field. These programs and initiatives

are innovative and exciting and will have long-term effects. We

expect them to bear much fruit for LAUP children, their parents,

their communities and ultimately, our society as a whole.

“I thought long and hard about closing down my school [before LAUP

came along]. We had licensed spaces, but no children to fill them. I just

couldn’t see how to stay in business with so few parents able to pay for

preschool. Because of LAUP’s support, each [of our three classrooms] is

completely full and we are able to serve 72 students, most of whom would

not otherwise have the chance to attend any preschool, let alone one that

meets our quality standards.”

Lilia Nuño, Preschool ProviderMain Castle Learning Center (South LA)

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Uniqueness of LAUPIn many respects, the approach of LAUP

represents an innovation in ways of

supporting the preschool industry. LAUP’s

thrust is different in four important ways.

First, we address all preschool providers –

public and private, charter school-based,

faith-based, center-based and family child

care-based. Our unique mixed public/

private model includes all providers who are

involved in the care and education of four-

year-olds. This is regardless of the family’s

income or location of the parents whose

children are served by those providers

within the County.

Second, we work closely and regularly

with our providers after distributing their

initial funding. Our unique coaching model

lends ongoing support and assistance to

preschool education to the children of Los Angeles County. I also

want to express my gratitude to our partners for their support

of our mission. And last, but not least, I want to thank our staff,

without whom LAUP’s many achievements would not possible.

I value everyone’s caring and encouragement and always stand

ready to work with you all to improve lives in all communities

through our children. I also wish to extend my special thanks to

the Commissioners of First 5 LA and the creators of our Master

Plan, who have made this great endeavor possible.

In conclusion, I invite readers to visit our website (www.laup.

net) to learn more about LAUP. As always, we welcome your

comments about our programs and initiatives and encourage

you to become involved in our mission.

Together, we are making a difference!

Respectfully,

Gary L. Mangiofico, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

them for implementing continuous quality

improvement in their schools.

Third, through our ongoing programs, new

initiatives and research-based practices, we

push forward innovations in teaching and

child development methods and address

fundamental structural problems in the

industry, such as the shortage of qualified

teachers with training in early childhood

education.

Fourth, we help existing preschools expand,

and we assist in the creation of new

preschools, particularly in Areas of Greatest

Need, where the number of available

preschool spaces greatly lags behind the

County averages.

Our mantra is continuous quality

improvement, not just minimum quality

assurance. We work hard to minimize

or eliminate bureaucracy and maximize

innovation. While we do have important

monitoring elements to our programs, our

primary focus is to help providers improve

their quality, and serve more preschool-age

children who become educated and ready

for success in kindergarten as a result of

their preschool experience.

Our AppreciationI want to thank the leadership of our Board

of Directors for their exceptional service to

our mission on a daily basis. They are an

extraordinary team with immense talent

and a sense of familial caring that goes well

beyond their responsibilities.

I want to express my deep appreciation

to all of our providers for their utmost

commitment to providing a high-quality

making adifference

“LAUP has really filled in the

gaps in preschool availability in

communities like those in my district,

where we have a lot of young children

and a shortage of preschools. LAUP

has expanded the preschool network

throughout my district and set a

high standard for the programs they

support. They have raised the bar

not only for their grantees, but also

for non-grantees who now have to

compete with the LAUP centers.

The parents in my district are very

grateful that LAUP has provided

this added resource in the community

for their children.”

Hector De La Torre California Assembly Member, 50th District

From Start-Up To Startling

It is a rare privilege to be a part of an

organization that has made such a

meaningful impact on the County of Los

Angeles and has logged such amazing

accomplishments in such a short time period.

That LAUP is already enriching so many

lives and is expanding opportunities for

so many children and people in the early

childhood education field is a testament to

many people. They include the First 5 LA

Commissioners who envisioned the dream,

the Master Plan creators and task forces who

gave it definition, and the leadership and

staff of LAUP who are making it a reality.

Having drawn so deeply on the interests

and commitment of leaders in Los Angeles

County, LAUP has created a broad, deep

and effective organization from little

more than a blank sheet of paper. The

internal structure is now in place to realize

an ambitious vision that I believe will

have a lasting and unimagined degree

of importance. I would like to comment

on just a few of the most significant

accomplishments of this organization.

StaffRecruiting and building an outstanding staff

has been one of LAUP’s most formidable

accomplishments. At the beginning of our

first fiscal year, July 1, 2004, LAUP had no

staff, only a small group of consultants and

public service volunteers. By the following

year, the number of employees had grown

to 36 and by the end of our 2006-2007 fiscal

year, LAUP employees numbered 137.

Our employees have impressive records of

educational attainment and professional

accomplishment in both the private and

John J. AgogliaBoard Chair

Letter from John J. Agoglia, Board Chair

public sectors. They also come from diverse cultural and ethnic

backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of Los Angeles County. This

gives our staff an important advantage in serving LAUP’s children,

whose first languages include Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Farsi,

French, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, Polish,

Russian, Vietnamese and others.

FinancesThe public deserves to have its tax dollars spent well. LAUP is

exemplary in this regard, both in its efficient use of its resources

and its transparency. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2007,

LAUP spent more than 95 percent of its budget on programs

and grants to providers and other entities serving our preschool

network. LAUP’s administrative costs were less than 5 percent of

the budget.

Furthermore, LAUP has passed comprehensive annual

financial and program audits by the First 5 LA Commission

and independent auditors with flying colors, as well as Master

Plan compliance analyses. In addition, an independent auditor

reviews our providers. Finally, LAUP has instituted and maintains

a rigorous internal auditing and compliance system and a

sophisticated financial budgeting and control system.

enriching livesexpanding

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realities

LAUP will have made it possible for every

community in Los Angeles County to have

achieved the original countywide average of

preschool availability.

Social Capital Many studies show a sizable social return for

public dollars invested in a quality preschool

experience for a child. One study by the

RAND Corporation shows that for every $1

invested in preschool education, a social

capital return of $2.62 is earned. Another

study, whose calculations were confirmed

by a Nobel Laureate economist, states that

the real return is $16 in social benefit for

each dollar invested. Such returns, even at

the lower end of the estimations, are hard

to match in the business arena, let alone

any public sector. Endorsements of quality

preschool as a primary cure for inequality

Areas of Greatest Need

In our first round of grant funding in 2005, 100 preschool center-

based providers were chosen by lottery from all over Los Angeles

County, in accordance with our mission to advance universal

preschool availability and quality. In addition, in each supervisoral

district, a family child care Hub was contracted by LAUP to develop

20 family child care homes.

In planning our second round of grant funding, LAUP and the

Board recognized the need for a speedier addressing of the needs

of the County’s underserved areas. The County average per zip

code of preschool spaces stood at 50 percent of the number of

four-year old children while in the Areas of Greatest Need, it

averaged 33 percent per zip code. Thus, LAUP concentrated its

second round financing on the County’s Areas of Greatest Need to

bring them up to the average County service rate.

The results have been spectacular. LAUP went forward with a

multi-pronged attack on the problem, ranging from recruitment

fairs co-hosted by elected officials to grants for preschool facilities

construction and expansion.

Initially, 34 zip codes were identified as being underserved. At

the time of this writing, 30 of these 34 have been brought up to

the County parity of preschool space availability. By mid-2008,

are too numerous to list here, but any

doubters only need to ask elementary

teachers how it affects their ability to

educate.

I know I speak on behalf of the Board

of Directors when I say we look forward

to working with all of our various

stakeholders to sustain and build the

preschool operations that LAUP’s and

First 5 LA’s investment has created, so

that we can advance its mission of quality

and equal opportunity for all four-year-

old children.

Sincerely,

John J. Agoglia,

Board Chair

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October 1999: The First 5 LA Commission is formed with the vision of creating conditions throughout Los Angeles County’s diverse communities where all young children are born healthy and raised in a loving and nurturing environment and are able to reach their full potential.

November 11, 2003: First 5 LA allocates $580 million for implementation of a universal preschool program, and an additional $20 million for research on this program.

August 12, 2004: First 5 LA approves the LAUP Board of Directors.

March 2, 2004: LAUP is incorporated as an independent, public benefit corporation to execute the Master Plan. Consultants begin to organize the structure of LAUP.

October 3, 2004: Clare Shephard is hired as LAUP’s Chief Financial Officer.

March 24, 2005: LAUP launches its network of preschool centers.

March 2005: LAUP launches its 5-star Quality Rating System.

milestonesLike a photo album that traces the growth of a family, milestone snapshots track LAUP’s evolution from a mere concept to a full-fledged organizational force leading the advance for quality preschool in Los Angeles County. Below are some of the highlights in this evolution.

Our

Historical ReviewLAUP is moving in many directions at once to increase

the number of preschool spaces available to four-year-

old children in Los Angeles County. In addition, LAUP is

becoming a “Center of Excellence,” to which anyone in Los

Angeles County or beyond who is interested in advancing

preschool educational availability and quality can turn for

expert advice.

In the following sections, we review some of the work LAUP

is doing every day in the pursuit of its mission. Our most

important work begins after the funding of a preschool

provider, as illustrated by our coaching model and the

programs and initiatives described in the following sections.

Why Preschool MattersAs the Wall Street Journal wrote recently,

“In Washington and statehouses across the

country, preschool is moving to the head

of the class….The movement represents

one of the most significant expansions in

public education since World War I, when

kindergarten first became standard in

American schools.”

There is good reason for this public

sentiment: preschool makes a difference,

both to the outcomes of individual lives and

society as a whole.

Here are some highlights from various research studies on the

benefits of preschool. The findings are compelling.

• High-qualitypreschoolyieldsshort-,medium-,andlong-term

positive effects on children’s school readiness and development.

• Childrenwhoattendpreschoolhavehigherachievementtest

scores in second grade, have higher IQ scores, and higher

levels of reading skills in elementary school. They also have

fewer behavioral problems in third grade, lower rates of grade

retention through third grade, lower rates of special education

placement, and higher rates of high school graduation.

• Benefitsofhigh-qualitypreschoolextendwellbeyond

academic outcomes. Preschool is also related to positive social,

emotional, health, family and community support outcomes.

• Childrenwhoattendhigherqualitychildcarecentersexhibit

greater cognitive and social skills. High-quality childcare

positively predicts children’s academic performance through

the third grade. These positive effects are even larger for

disadvantaged children.

November 3, 1998: California voters approve Proposition 10, which establishes the California Children and Families Commission. The Commission is charged with a mission to support children from the prenatal stage to age 5 by creating a comprehensive and integrated system of information and services to promote early childhood development and school readiness.

March 28, 2003: The First 5 LA Commission commits an allocation of $100 million for a Master Plan for universal preschool in Los Angeles County. The Plan Advisory Committee holds its first meeting.

February 12, 2004: The universal preschool Master Plan is approved by First 5 LA and is published.

December 6, 2004: Dr. Graciela Italiano-Thomas begins as LAUP’s Chief Executive Officer.

December 15, 2004: A lottery chooses 100 preschool centers and family child care centers to become recipients of LAUP’s first round of funding.

April 15, 2005: LAUP launches its network of family child care providers.

April 1, 2005: Dr. Gary Mangiofico joins LAUP to lead the organization’s design and development.

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milestonesLAUPApril 6, 2007: LAUP successfully supports preschool provider applicants in receiving more than $8 million in funding following passage of state legislation for part-day programs, and more than $800,000 for full-day programs.

December 26, 2006: LAUP staff grows to above 100 for the first time.

January, 2006: Second Round of Funding is launched in County Areas of Greatest Needs.

August 26, 2005: LAUP launches its Inclusive Center Program to assist preschool providers in meeting the needs of children with language or other disabilities.

August 18, 2005: The opening of LAUP’s first new preschool facility (the Accelerated School) takes place.

Oct. 6, 2005: LAUP contracts with its 100th center.

November 19, 2005: LAUP co-sponsors “Achieving Early Learning Standards through Play” conference with Children Now and Preschool California.

December, 2005: LAUP moves to its offices on 750 N. Alameda St. in Los Angeles.

June 29, 2007: Celia Ayala, Ph.D., is hired as LAUP’s Chief Operating Officer.

May 5, 2006: LAUP issues payments for second round of funding of preschool providers in County Areas of Greatest Need.

June 30, 2006: 10,000 preschool spaces in operation or development with LAUP support.

January 1, 2007: Dr. Gary L. Mangiofico becomes Chief Executive Officer.

• Qualityofachildcareprogramisanimportantcontributorto

children’s language and pre-literacy development.

• Theacademicanddevelopmentaloutcomesofchildren

during preschool and early childhood predict later academic,

economic, and professional achievement and attainment.

• Preschoolyieldsahigheconomicreturnoninvestmentandis

a cost-effective method of improving children’s achievement

and overall development.

• InLosAngelesCounty,earlycareandeducationisanearly$2

billion industry. Estimated gross receipts (payments received by

licensed providers) are higher than those of spectator sports

and shoe stores and similar to those of women’s clothing

stores and advertising agencies.

• Investmentinpreschoolislessexpensiveandmorecost-

effective than investment in attempts to remedy educational

and developmental deficits later in childhood and adulthood.

• Preschoolshavestrongerandlonger-lastingpositiveeffects

on children’s outcomes than alternative programs (such as

remediation, class size reduction, and programs for adolescents

and adults). Every dollar invested in

preschool returns $2 to $16 to society

(depending on the program) due to

reduced special education costs, reduced

grade retention, higher adult income,

greater tax revenues on increased adult

income, and reduced crime rates.

• Theshort-andmedium-termbenefitsof

preschool could offset up to 60 percent

of the costs of a large-scale, publicly

funded preschool program, such as

Head Start. Even small long-term

benefits would be sufficient to offset

the remaining costs of the program.

• UniversalpreschoolinCaliforniais

estimated to save $2.62 for every dollar

invested. The rate of return would

increase to 13 percent when intangible

benefits are included.

“I love the way LAUP is running, and now I consider

myself among its biggest advocates. The organization is

easy for providers to navigate and doesn’t burden us with

unnecessary paperwork, allowing us to focus our attention

where it really matters – on the children.”

Cyndee RidingPreschool ProviderKids’ Korner Preschool (Arleta)

The LAUP Master Plan was issued in February 2004 and reflected

the work of hundreds of educational professionals, parents,

providers, business, philanthropic and civic leaders under the

auspices of the First 5 LA Commission. The planning process

tapped many of the stakeholders for early childhood education

in the County and articulated a vision and a path to realizing a

vision that continues to guide LAUP to this day. The essence of

the Plan is what its author, Dr. Karen Hill-Scott, called “the five

big ideas.” They are:

1. Universal • Ourfocusisonsupportingearlylearninganddevelopmentof

all preschool children throughout Los Angeles County.

2. High-Quality • Wemusthaveahighlytrained,well-educated,diverse,and

well-compensated workforce.

• A clear, coherent, and equitable monitoring system for quality assurance that demonstrates our accountability.

• Acleardefinitionofwhat“quality”means.

3. Diverse and Inclusive• Ourfocusisonsupportingearlylearninganddevelopmentof

all preschool children throughout Los Angeles County.

4. Connected • WeviewthediversityofLosAngelesCountyasthestarting

point and the compass that guides our design and decision-

making.

5. Sustainable • Wewillmanageresourcesanddeliverserviceswithrigorous

and sound financial practices.

• Buildsupportforthesystem–withfamilies,communities,

government, providers, and funders – to generate the public

will to support and preserve the system.

•Deployresourcesinawaythatiscost-effectiveandensures

high-quality services to the children.

•Engageincontinuousplanningandimprovementactivitiesto

adapt to change and preserve our resources.

5bigideas

Our Master PlanOur Grant and Funding ModelsIn pursuit of its mission of bringing about high-quality universal

preschool in Los Angeles County, LAUP provides two principal

types of funding to public and private preschool centers and

family childcare providers.

Enrollment-based Preschool Operational FundingWe are unique from every other public funding agency in that

we base our stipends on enrollment rather than attendance.

This is an important contributing factor to the financial stability

of preschool providers, who must pay their teachers and their

operating expenses regardless of whether some children attend

or are absent on particular days.

Preschools deal with as many as 21 state different funding

streams, so LAUP has devised a system to avoid duplication of

payment to assure that each preschool provider has sufficient

income to sustain a high quality facility.

LAUP’s Preschool Operational Funding includes funding on

a Five-Star quality assessment basis for pre-existing centers,

inclusive demonstration sites, family childcare providers, and

LAUP-built centers. Monthly funding rates per space range from

$440 to $550 before any reductions for the Parent Investment

Fee or public subsidies. The average monthly funding rate as of

June 2007 and after reductions is $337 for a preschool center

child and $482 for a Family Child care provider home.

Another unique feature of the LAUP funding model is the Parent

Investment Fee, which LAUP-funded preschools charge to help

cover the costs of a child’s education and to demonstrate the

parents’ commitment to that education. The fee is based on a

sliding scale according to the median income of the zip code

where the preschool is located, but is always significantly less

than the private market price for preschool and can be waived

when necessary.

“The school was fabulous. My twin

boys loved it. They loved going to

school and wanted to go even on the

weekends. They wanted to learn

and since the structure of LAUP is

academic, they learned a lot, their

alphabet and sounds. One of my sons

can now spell several words and

count to 100, and being with other

children helped my boys a lot to build

their individuality.

“We are in the medium income

category. We make too much money

to qualify for any other kind of

government-funded program. If it

weren’t for LAUP, then my boys

would have just been to preschool just

one day per week.

“I think it is the greatest

thing that ever happened. I wish

there was the possibility that

every child could go to an LAUP

preschool. I mean, my kids were so

ready for kindergarten. I know that

was because of the curriculum and

standards that you have at LAUP. Dasha GorskiParent of child who attended the LAUP preschool in 2006-2007 at Riley Elementary School in Long Beach, California

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Facilities and Program Development FundingBecause of LAUP’s particular focus on County Areas of Greatest

Need, Program Development includes funding for construction

and renovation projects to create new preschool classrooms. This

funding also includes workforce development activities to recruit,

train, compensate and retain qualified teachers for these new school spaces.

Program Development also includes Starting Points, a six-month

program for all new preschools providers after they join the

LAUP network. Starting Points includes all activities leading up

the school’s quality assessment rating and preschool enrollment

and funds preschools at rates of $5,500 per center-based group

and $1,450 per family childcare group per month.

Our Coaching ModelPublic funding sources have made possible a tremendous

expansion of preschool spaces nationwide. LAUP is unique

because of its coaching model that helps preschools improve

their quality on an ongoing basis. Acting as mentors and

consultants on every aspect of the schools’ operations and

services, LAUP coaches have daily telephone or in-person contact

with all our Center-based and Family Childcare providers.

We have four different sets of coaching teams. They include:

fiscal coaches who help private and public providers plan and run

their schools efficiently; special needs coaches who help schools

serve children with language or other disabilities; workforce

improvement coaches who help advance

teacher qualifications and retention; and

Starting Points coaches who help providers

new to the LAUP network incorporate our

various quality programs.

LAUP’s coaches offer a wide range

of expertise. The staff includes highly

experienced former teachers and early

childhood education center professionals

with skills ranging from special needs

education to fiscal management. The

first group of coaches that a Center or

Family Child Care Provider encounters is

the Starting Points coaches, who work

intensively with providers new to the LAUP

network, guiding them through a six-

month preparation phase for becoming an

LAUP fully-contracted provider. Starting

Points coaches also help providers increase

enrollment, find and hire qualified teachers,

improve marketing outreach, develop

financial and accounting systems, set up the

classroom environment and work with any

licensing issues.

“Through this process, parents of

children from all nationalities and

ethnic backgrounds [have] had the

opportunity to see a Jewish school for

the first time. They saw that, yes,

people with different religions, beliefs

and backgrounds can get along,

working side by side. As the LAUP

program increases, the great mosaic is

drawn, each child adding beauty and

trust. You should visit an LAUP

preschool program and see the miracles

it performs.”Rabbi Eli HechtPreschool ProviderChabad of South Bay (Lomita)

Once a provider center is part of the LAUP network, it is assisted

by operations coaches, who help the preschools reach their full

potential and implement special LAUP programs and initiatives.

Continual quality improvement extends to our coaching staff as

well, through special training workshops. Coaches also improve

their skills and those of their schools by drawing regularly on the

deep expertise within the greater LAUP organization.

Our Programs and Initiatives Transforming the preschool environment in Los Angeles County and

becoming a Center for Excellence in early childhood education is

a large undertaking, one that can be accomplished only with the

engagement of parents in their children’s education. Also needed

is a broad collaboration with the many government agencies,

foundations and educators already doing fine work in this field. In

the 2005-06 fiscal year, LAUP initiated information gathering and

collaborative planning relationships with more than 24 external

stakeholders and community organizations.

Not ReportedOther

Multi-Racial

White

Pacific Islander

Hispanic

Black orAfrican

American

Asian

61%

5%

5%4%

2%3%

12%

8%

Hispanicor Latino

WhiteBlack orAfrican-

American

Asian

Other

AmericanIndian or

AlaskaNative

9.1%

8.1%

3.5%

18.0%

61.1%

0.2%

LAUP-funded children ethnicities at Centers and FCCs

Ethnicities of 4-year olds in Los Angeles County [n = 155,943]

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Below is a brief discussion of some of LAUP’s programs and

initiatives now being implemented and developed. They illustrate

LAUP’s leadership in advancing the goal of establishing quality

universal preschool in Los Angeles County.

Workforce DevelopmentOne of the most significant impediments to achieving universal preschool

is the severe shortage of teachers educated and trained in early childhood

education. LAUP is addressing this issue through several programs that

seek to attract more young people to the field, improve the training and

education of existing preschool teachers, and increase their retention in

the field by improving compensation and benefits.

To find ways of encouraging more people to enter the field of early care

and education, LAUP released a workforce recruitment initiative in May

2007 called “LAUP Early Care and Education Workforce Initiative: Forging

Collaborations, Removing Barriers, Creating Pathways.” LAUP selected six

teams, each of which will consist of at least one community college, one

four-year college or university, and one high school. Each team will receive

grants of up to $400,000 per year for three years, contingent upon the

availability of funding, compliance, and satisfactory performance at the

time of renewal. Work began in the fourth quarter of 2007.

is addressing this issue through its ongoing

funding model for providers, but also through

an initiative currently under development

that provides existing preschool teachers with

stipends of up to $2,400 per year for taking

college credit courses while they are working

in the field. It is a financial compensatory

incentive linked with enhanced professional

development. We expect to offer this program

to half of our provider staff, about 500 people,

in fiscal 2007-2008, and then to all LAUP

provider staff in the following year.

Special Initiatives The Children’s Communication Support

Initiative (CCSI), formerly VOLAR

(Vocabulary, Oral Language and

Academic Readiness), focuses on the

early identification of communication

impairments in preschool children. Through

an incorporated screening and referral

system, the early detection of speech,

language or hearing impairments helps

both providers and parents offer the

needed support to the child, thus bolstering

a child’s school readiness. Children

identified as needing further support are then referred for further

assessment through community-based organizations. Through CCSI,

specific trainings and various workshop opportunities are offered to

both parents and providers. Central to the provider trainings is the

family-centered approach to screening children.

The PoP Initiative, or Power of Preschool Demonstration Project,

is a collaborative project with First 5 LA and First 5 California to

show the outcome to children, families and communities when an

underserved geographical area is saturated with preschools.

To address the preschool teacher retention

issue, LAUP has developed a second initiative

to offer subsidized health insurance to the

approximately 250 affiliated preschool staff

and providers who do not have such coverage.

One goal of the three-year pilot study is to

examine whether providing the medical

insurance will have an impact on retention.

Generally speaking, preschool teachers receive

fewer compensation benefits (such as health

insurance and pensions) than elementary and

high school teachers, a factor that leads many

to leave the field. This pilot study was slated for

implementation by the end of 2007.

A third workforce initiative involves training

and development of existing preschool teachers

to be linguistically and culturally competent

in helping bilingual children and children

who are just learning the English language. In

conjunction with the Los Angeles County Office

of Child Care, we are developing a cadre of

experts who will assist preschools throughout

the County in training their teachers to work

effectively with dual language learners. This

is particularly important in a county in which

less than 50 percent of all preschoolers speak

English as their first language.

A fourth initiative is a professional growth plan

that addresses both staff quality and retention.

California ranks toward the bottom of all

states in terms of its minimum requirements

for preschool teachers and classroom assistants.

Whereas the top 15 states in the nation meet

eight or more quality benchmarks in this regard,

California meets only four.

In general, teachers who are best educated and

trained choose to work in the public education

system where they receive better compensation

and benefits than in the preschool field. LAUP

“There are few decisions more important for parents

to make than choosing a quality preschool for their

children. The reason is simple. A child’s first exposure

to school plays an important role in his or her growth

and future educational success. A quality preschool

program helps develop each child’s life skills, and

promotes success as he or she moves into kindergarten

and beyond.”David Brewer IIISuperintendentLos Angeles Unified School District

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10

20

30

40

50

60

FCCs

Centers

NotReported

SpeakOnly

AnotherLanguage

SpeakEnglish And

AnotherLanguage

SpeakOnly

English

34.3%

42.0%

52.8%46.5%

11.5%

1.4%4.2%

7.2%

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Korean

ChineseOther

Spanish80.9%

10.9%

3.0%

2.3%

1.1%

1.7%

Languages spoken by children at centers who speak English and

another language

Languages spoken by children at centers and FCCs

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The Health and Wellness Initiative is directed toward assuring

that every child enrolled in an LAUP-affiliated preschool has

access to health insurance, is accurately screened for any

developmental delays, and is referred to specialized medical care

facilities when appropriate. It focuses on three areas of children’s

health: mental, physical (including obesity and asthma), and

dental.

The Culture and Literacy Demonstration project is designed to

infuse early literacy exemplary practices into selected preschool

providers and use these providers as demonstration centers to

teach the practices to all providers. LAUP will collaborate with

community libraries to provide training to preschool teachers

and parents in engaging children with books and instilling in

them a life-long love for reading and learning. This program is

based on extensive research that points to reading and literacy

as one of the earliest predictors of future school success.

These programs and initiatives are examples of LAUP helping

preschools throughout the County innovate and introduce

exemplary practices to make sure that every child is healthy and

ready to learn when he or she enters kindergarten.

Financial Statements and Comments

A Message From Clare Shephard, Chief Financial and Technology Officer

As a non-profit organization, LAUP understands the trust bestowed upon us to use our

finances wisely, and in a way that maximizes our ability to further high-quality preschool

enrollment throughout Los Angeles County.

Our commitment to promote early childhood education by working closely with

our providers and funding preschool spaces is reflected in LAUP’s 2006-07 financial

statement.

During this past fiscal year, we distributed about $21 million directly to public and

private, center-based and family childcare-based preschools. This investment has resulted

in stable and efficient support of quality preschool programs.

In addition, LAUP continued funding the construction and development of new

classrooms, spending more than $7 million to ensure additional capacity is available

in Areas of Greatest Need throughout the County. Those efforts will continue in the

2007-08 fiscal year.

LAUP also invested in its coaching program, allowing staff to work closely with preschool

providers to improve or maintain the quality of their programs and enhance business

management. Staff also continued building special initiatives such as those targeting

English Language Learners and children in foster-care.

In addition to the large effort put forth in the management of facility construction and

capacity development, LAUP invested in expanding a highly skilled workforce, which is a

critical component of the organization’s ability to fulfill its mission. In all, LAUP invested

$10 million in staff salaries and benefits for both program and administrative operations.

Other program costs for operations totaled $9 million.

In total, LAUP expenditures totaled $47 million during the past fiscal year, with the

overwhelming majority of money spent on high-quality preschool programs. LAUP is

proud to have maintained administrative costs within a 5 percent cap.

At LAUP, we take the trust the public has placed in us seriously, and that is why we

are proud of our fiscal responsibility. We look forward to continuing the investment

in preschool education for years to come, knowing the benefits it creates in our

communities and society as a whole.

Respectfully,

Clare Shephard,

Chief Financial and

Technology Officer

Clare Shephard, Chief Financial andTechnology Officer

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Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2007

ASSETS

Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,294,435 Grant receivable 9,370,200 Property and equipment, net 5,208,638 Prepaid expenses and other assets 193,503

Total assets $ 19,066,776

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 3,916,036 Refundable Advance 9,616,742

Total liabilities $ 13,532,778

Commitments (Note 5)

Net assets Unrestricted $ 5,525,475 Temporarily restricted 8,523

Total net assets 5,533,998

Total liabilities and net assets $ 19,066,776

Pending LAUP Board Approval

Statement of Activities June 30, 2007

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted

Total

Revenue and support Revenue First 5 LA $ 48,957,307 $ — $ 48,957,307 Other revenue Consulting income 10,500 — $ 10,500 Contributions — 50,000 $ 50,000 Net asset released from restrictions 108,077 (108,077) — Interest income 130,753 — $ 130,753

Total revenue and support 49,206,637 (58,077) $ 49,148,560

Functional expenses Program services Preschool grants 44,647,886 44,647,886 Start-up 312,225 — 312,225 General and administrative 2,240,564 — 2,240,564 Total functional expenses 47,200,675 — 47,200,675

Change in net assets and net assets, end of period

$ 2,005,962

$ (58,077)

$ 1,947,885

Net assets, beginning of period 3,519,513 66,600 3,586,113

Net assets, end of period $ 5,525,475 $ 8,523 $ 5,533,998

Pending LAUP Board Approval

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Preschool children at Nelson Elementary School in La Puente

serenade guests to the tune of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”

at the December 2007 opening of an LAUP-funded portable

preschool classroom and revamped playground.

Dr. Gary Mangiofico, CEO of LAUP

(center right), joins Los Angeles County

Supervisor Don Knabe (center) during a

ribbon cutting ceremony on September 6 to

officially open LAUP’s 2007 Universal

Preschool Conference and Education Expo

at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

preschool

works

Statement of Functional Expenses June 30, 2007

Program Services

Start-Up

General and Administrative

Total

Personnel expenses Salaries $ 7,030,875 $ — $ 1,071,536 $ 8,102,411 Payroll taxes 581,586 — 82,709 664,295 Employee benefits 1,100,184 — 516,587 1,616,771

Total personnel expenses 8,712,645 — 1,670,832 10,383,477

Grant disbursements Grants 29,855,349 — — 29,855,349

Total grant disbursements 29,855,349 — — 29,855,349

Other expenses Depreciation 1,631,376 — 181,264 1,812,640 Equipment 70,007 — 11,422 81,429 Office 415,833 — 48,593 464,426 Postage and delivery 29,137 — 3,106 32,243 Printing 52,056 — 5,608 57,664 Professional fees 2,354,615 233,593 152,054 2,740,262 Occupancy 403,584 — 64,685 468,269 Supplies 87,789 — 5,953 93,742 Telephone 506,973 78,632 82,496 668,101 Traveling 131,333 — 3,954 135,287 Training and seminars 397,189 — 10,597 407,786

Total other expenses 6,079,892 312,225 569,732 6,961,849

Total functional expenses $ 44,647,886 $ 312,225 $ 2,240,564 $ 47,200,675

Pending LAUP Board Approval

LAUP Board of Directors

John J. Agoglia, Chair

Shizuko Akasaki, Vice Chair

Jean Bixby Smith, Secretary

Lea Butterfield

Elizabeth Hamilton Lowe

Rafael Gonzalez

Ron Hansen

Paul C. Hudson, J.D.

Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., Ph.D.

Victor H. Palmieri, J.D.

Darline Robles, Ph.D.

Raul Salinas, J.D.

For additional information and questions about LAUP, write to:

Los Angeles Universal Preschool

750 N. Alameda Street, Suite 200

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Telephone: (213) 416-1200

Fax: (213) 416-1299

Email: info@laup.net

Web site: www.laup.net

LAUP Officers Gary L. Mangiofico, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer

Celia Ayala, Ph.D. Chief Operating Officer

Clare Shephard Chief Financial and Technology Officer

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help ing

helppreschools

Architects McDonald, Soutar & Paz, Inc.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

California Community Foundation

Capistrano Connections Academy

Charles W. Mason and Associates, Inc.

City of Los Angeles

David and Lucile Packard Foundation after City of Los Angeles

Dodgers Dream Foundation

Family Magazine Group

First 5 LA

Kaiser Permanente

Kluger Architects, Inc.

Lakeshore Learning Materials

L.A. Watts Times

Los Angeles County Office of Education

Los Angeles Unified School District

Mellon 1st Business Bank

National Geographic School Publishing-Hampton Brown

PricewaterhouseCoopers

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Robert-Leslie Publishing

The Riordan Foundation

Time Warner Cable

Univision/KMEX Ch. 34

Vasquez & Company LLP

A special thank you to our

supporters, whose backing

enables LAUP to realize its

mission of making high-quality

preschool education accessible

to all four-year-old children in

Los Angeles County

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Baby on Wheels Family Childcare/Williams-Allen Family Childcare

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Country ClubMagallanes Family Child CareRuiz and Rivera Family

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SchoolEmerson Children’s CenterCamino Nuevo Charter

Academy PreschoolCanyon Kids PreschoolCharter Oak U.S.D.

PreschoolChildren’s Country HouseChildren’s Enrichment

Center - Arts de Montessori

Mountain View ElementaryVista del Valle State

Preschool (formerly San Antonio State Preschool)

Donna Ro PreschoolClintonGregory ParkNickerson 1Fun 2 Learn Preschool

CenterChild Development

Laboratory SchoolHersey’s Early Learning

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SchoolAtlantic Head StartLong Beach BoulevardArminta Street Early

Education CenterDolores Street Early

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CenterFernangeles State PreschoolNinety-Seventh Street Early

Education CenterPinewood Avenue Early

Education CenterSan Pedro Early Education

CenterTwenty-Fourth Street Early

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Education CenterMain Castle Learning

CenterAcacia Montessori SchoolMaxsonNewhall PreschoolEmery ParkLoma Vista ElementaryKillian ElementaryPark ElementaryValleydale ElementaryRormier Elementary SchoolMaggie Hathaway CenterWest BoulevardLittle StarsWest Hollywood PreschoolEl Sereno CenterEuclid CenterMagnolia CenterJersey CenterWashington CenterAzusaAlatorre CenterArroyoPueblo CenterVejarEmersonWashingtonHarrisonEdison Center

Rose & Alex Pilibos Preschool

Washington West Preschool Pine StreetGrant PreschoolMountainview Fun for

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PreschoolExpo Kids UCLA Early Care and

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schoolRainbow River Anza Pre-KRainbow River Cabrillo

Pre-KAlondraHollydale

Montessori Academy of West Covina

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Florence Firestone Child Development Center

A.R.S. Nairy Day Care Center

Azusa Discovery CenterYMCA at Clifford MurrayAzusa Family YMCAHoney’s Little Angels Child

Development CenterGNB ChildCare (New

Beginning Preschool)Beginning Montessori

AcademyGoodrich CenterWiz Child CenterWiz Child CenterGranada Child Care CenterGranada Child Care CenterTrinity Unlimited Child Care

CenterShining Stars Children’s

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Abbott PreschoolHelen Keller PreschoolLindbergh PreschoolThurgood Marshall

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CenterQuality Care Providers /BLAUP TweedyThe Lord’s Children’s

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Los Angeles Universal Preschool 2006-07 Annual Report

For additional information and questions about LAUP, write to:

Los Angeles Universal Preschool

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Los Angeles, CA 90012

(213) 416-1200 Tel

(213) 416-1299 Fax

info@laup.net

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