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PENNSYLVANIA 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 32,040 4% 10%

Pregnant Women 568 N/A N/A

< 3-Year-Olds 5,022 1% 3%

3-Year-Olds 11,392 8% 19%

4-Year-Olds 15,058 11% 23%

FUNDING

Total Federal Funding $285,662,706

Early Head Start Funding $63,183,000

Head Start Funding $222,479,706

2%3%

18%19% 20%23%

National averagePennsylvania

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40

20

60

80

100

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

30%

41%

73%

84%

National averagePennsylvania

0

40

20

60

80

100

Head StartEarly Head Start

National averagePennsylvania

10%

42%37%

44%

0

20

40

60

80

100

Head StartEarly Head Start

National averagePennsylvania (adjusted COL)Pennsylvania

$11,303 $10,993

$12,575

$8,411 $8,181 $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 thresholdPennsylvania

✔ ✔

✘

5.75.76.06.0

2.92.9

National averagePennsylvania

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

Public elementary schoolHead StartEarly Head Start

$31,547 $29,769 $28,996$33,387

$64,447$57,092

FEDERALLY FUNDED ENROLLMENT

ENROLLMENT

TEACHER DEGREE

PROGRAM DURATION

FEDERAL FUNDING

QUALITY

TEACHER SALARY

FUNDING

$12,575

$8,038

National average

$7,431 $7,156$8,479 $8,690 $8,124 $8,408

$10,568

$8,094

$10,565

$8,297

$10,607

$8,259

$11,303

$8,411

$10,993

$8,181

$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)

PENNSYLVANIA 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 STARTHEAD START

Total Funded Enrollment 36,733 5,718 31,015

Federally Funded 32,040 5,590 26,450

State Supplemental 4,565 0 4,565

MIECHV Funded 128 128 0

American Indian/ Alaska Native 0 0 0

Cumulative Enrollment 44,500 7,038 37,462

In Center-Based Child Care Partner 5,322 122 5,200

TOTAL EARLY HEAD START HEAD START

Total Funding $324,384,683 $63,183,000 $261,201,683

Total Federal Funding $285,662,706 $63,183,000 $222,479,706

Head Start Federal Funding $285,662,706 $63,183,000 $222,479,706

American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Funding $0 $0 $0

Head Start State Supplemental Funding $38,721,977 $0 $38,721,977

201520142013201220112010200920082007

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

201520142013201220112010200920082007

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

0

15,000

30,000

45,000

60,000

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

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

Medical homeHealth insuranceUp-to-dateimmunizations

Mental health servicesAdult educationEmergency/Crisis interventionHealth educationParenting education

26%

66%

At end of enrollmentAt enrollment

83%94% 95% 97% 90%

96%

65%

84%73%

46%40%

20%9% 8%

86%

PENNSYLVANIA 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

328

Other/Unspecified

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 22%

78%

0%

3%

0%

30%

44%

10%

13%

10%

1%

2%

4%

83%

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%

23%

45%

26%

18%

14%

53%

62%

88%

3%

18%

59%

44%

5%

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

■ English ■ Spanish■ Middle Eastern■ 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

PENNSYLVANIA 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$32,900

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

$64,447

$31,547

$27,745

$25,086

$28,712

$22,663

13%

12%

9% 20%

5%

34%

88%

16%

5%

15%

84%

STAFF TURNOVERAVERAGE TEACHER SALARY

ADDITIONAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

STAFF DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

STAFF CHARACTERISTICS

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PENNSYLVANIA 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

11% 8% 9% 10% 8% 6% 9% 9%10%

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

6% 6% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 3%

48%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 averagePennsylvania

2%8%

0

25

50

75

100

National averagePennsylvania

8% 10%

0

25

50

75

100

National averagePennsylvania

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PENNSYLVANIA 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$35,451

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

$64,447

$28,996

$24,005

$22,189

$29,688

$18,020

11%

18%

10% 14%

5%

9%

77%

13%

3%

15%

77%

STAFF TURNOVERAVERAGE TEACHER SALARY

ADDITIONAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

STAFF CHARACTERISTICS

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

■ English ■ Spanish■ Middle Eastern■ 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

331

STAFF DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

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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

40% 43% 43%44%

37% 34% 31%36% 37%

ADDITIONAL TYPE AND DURATION INFORMATION

42%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 averagePennsylvania

1%7%

0

25

50

75

100

National averagePennsylvania

62% 65%

0

25

50

75

100

National averagePennsylvania

15% 14%

Child turnover rate Percent of children receivinga child care subsidy

Percent of children in double sessions

0

25

50

75

100

National averagePennsylvania

2% 4%

0

25

50

75

100

National averagePennsylvania

13%18%

0

25

50

75

100

National averagePennsylvania

17%

42%

0

25

50

75

100

National averagePennsylvania