Our State of Child Care: The Quest for Higher Quality

Our State of Child Care: Our State of Child Care: The Quest for Higher The Quest for Higher

QualityQualityNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina

Professional Development ConnectionsProfessional Development ConnectionsOctober 1, 2009October 1, 2009

North Carolina North Carolina Child CareChild Care

As we approach the 10As we approach the 10thth anniversary of the anniversary of the rated license how far have we come? rated license how far have we come?

22% of programs report that they are laying 22% of programs report that they are laying off staffoff staff

41% report that they are reducing staff hours41% report that they are reducing staff hours 40% indicate that they are not hiring, 40% indicate that they are not hiring, 26% are freezing salaries, and 26% are freezing salaries, and 13% are reducing staff benefits13% are reducing staff benefits

NC Resource & Referral Child Care Economic Impact Study

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Moving Forward….Moving Forward….

27% of our centers are 1-2 stars27% of our centers are 1-2 stars 73% of centers are 3-5 stars73% of centers are 3-5 stars

QQuest for Quality Campaign (Step One)uest for Quality Campaign (Step One)

Focus on moving these programs Focus on moving these programs (1370) to 3-5 stars (1370) to 3-5 stars

Visits to 1 and 2 star programsVisits to 1 and 2 star programs

2-5 Star 2-5 Star Education/Center ScoresEducation/Center Scores

Star-LevelStar-Level Ave Staff Ave Staff EducationEducation

Ave Program Ave Program StandardsStandards

Ave Rating Ave Rating Scale ScoreScale Score

Average Average Total PointsTotal Points

One-Star One-Star (20%)(20%)

Two-Star Two-Star (7%)(7%)

1.831.83 1.951.95 4.054.05 4.624.62

Three-Star Three-Star (21%)(21%)

3.703.70 2.832.83 4.684.68 7.477.47

Four-Star Four-Star (25%)(25%)

4.49 4.49 (5pts– Lead (5pts– Lead

teachers—NCECC; 75% teachers—NCECC; 75% 9 hrs in ECE & enrolled in 9 hrs in ECE & enrolled in 3 hrs) 3 hrs)

5.315.31 4.84 4.84 10.7510.75

Five-Star Five-Star (27%)(27%)

6.24 6.24 (Lead teachers-(Lead teachers-

50% AAS in ECE/CD in 50% AAS in ECE/CD in any major with 12 hrs in any major with 12 hrs in ECE; 60 hrs toward BS ECE; 60 hrs toward BS [12 hrs ECE]; Directors-[12 hrs ECE]; Directors-Level II Credential; 18 hrs Level II Credential; 18 hrs ECE)ECE)

6.706.70 5.53 5.53 (5.0=Good)(5.0=Good) 13.9313.93

BS (ECE & Related) did not differ from one another but were sig higher than AAS degrees and Some College. AAS degree sig higher than some college

ECERS-R Scores ECERS-R Scores by Educationby Education

Education LevelEducation Level NN MeanMean

High SchoolHigh School 3838 4.8954.895

Some CollegeSome College 11601160 4.9984.998

AA & AAS DegreeAA & AAS Degree 758758 5.1745.174

BS Related AreaBS Related Area 762762 5.3635.363

BS ECE/CDBS ECE/CD 522522 5.4045.404

Graduate WorkGraduate Work 432432 5.3975.397

TotalTotal 36723672 5.2145.214

BS (ECE & Related) and AAS did not differ in average scores but all were sig higher than some college

ITERS-R Scores ITERS-R Scores by Educationby Education

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BS ECE/CDBS ECE/CD 9393 4.9304.930


TotalTotal 21072107 4.6594.659

BS Related Area and AAS degree did not differ; BS Related Area was sig higher in ave SACERS scores than some college and high school; AAS degree sig higher than HS

SACERS SACERS Scores by EducationScores by Education

EducationEducation NN MeanMean





BS ECE/CDBS ECE/CD 4949 5.4375.437


TotalTotal 13911391 5.2985.298

2001-2009 2001-2009 Homes by StarsHomes by Stars

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FCCERS Scores FCCERS Scores by Education by Education

(May 08-Aug 09)(May 08-Aug 09)

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BS CD/EDEBS CD/EDE 1717 4.6144.614


TotalTotal 486486 4.5764.576

Quest for Quality Quest for Quality (Additional Steps)(Additional Steps)

ARRA Enabled ProjectsARRA Enabled Projects Workforce StudyWorkforce Study

Update of workforce data in NC. Previous Update of workforce data in NC. Previous survey in 2003survey in 2003

Articulation Agreements between 2-and 4-Articulation Agreements between 2-and 4-year schoolsyear schools

Grants to 10 community colleges for Grants to 10 community colleges for accreditationaccreditation

ARRA (Continued)ARRA (Continued) Professional Development System local planning grants Professional Development System local planning grants

to 18 regions of NCto 18 regions of NC Certification of additional 9,000 early childhood Certification of additional 9,000 early childhood

professionalsprofessionals Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for

Early Learning (NC/CSEFEL) Public awareness, Early Learning (NC/CSEFEL) Public awareness, demonstration site implementation, & professional demonstration site implementation, & professional development on the CSEFEL modeldevelopment on the CSEFEL model

IT Training for 15 Lead Consultants (to enhance IT IT Training for 15 Lead Consultants (to enhance IT Specialists)Specialists)

TAB (They Are Back) Team (Workforce Pending List)TAB (They Are Back) Team (Workforce Pending List)

Other InitiativesOther Initiatives

QRIS Advisory CommitteeQRIS Advisory Committee Open Process of Funding New InitiativesOpen Process of Funding New Initiatives

Subsidy IssuesSubsidy Issues

43% of children enrolled in centers are 43% of children enrolled in centers are receiving subsidyreceiving subsidy

Subsidy rate (Market Rate) covered the Subsidy rate (Market Rate) covered the 7575thth percentile of private-pay-rates only percentile of private-pay-rates only 33% of the time33% of the time

Waiting list of over 35,000 childrenWaiting list of over 35,000 children

PD Connections:PD Connections:Connecting the DotsConnecting the Dots

Collaboration is no longer an option in Collaboration is no longer an option in our stateour state We must be unified in our support for We must be unified in our support for

higher quality through increased higher quality through increased professional development & the nature of professional development & the nature of that professional developmentthat professional development• Consistent Infant/toddler education that is Consistent Infant/toddler education that is

specific to that age group specific to that age group

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