Potential Preschool Provider Info Session

April 2015 – Part 1

Agenda

• Background• Eligibility (now or in the future)• Application Process• Contracting Priorities• Provider Requirements & Benefits• Provider Reimbursement• Upcoming Updates• Questions

Background

Background

• City Council requested a plan for Universal PreK in Fall 2013

• Mayor’s Action Plan for Seattle Preschool Program was approved June 2014

• Voters passed Prop 1B in November 2014• Seattle Preschool Program Implementation

Plan was approved April 2015

Eligibility Criteria

Currently Eligible SPP Providers

• School or center-based preschool• Licensed by the WA state Department of Early

Learning (or exempt from licensing)• A participant in the Washington State Early

Achievers (EA) system and holds EA rating of 3 or higher

• 2 Full-day (6 hour) preschool classrooms– Could be at one or more sites– Could be a partnership of multiple providers

Not currently eligible for SPP3 Pathways

Apply in Round 2-Winter 2015

Apply to SPP Pathway

Family Childcare can apply in Winter 2016

Apply in 2nd Round—Winter 2015

• School or center-based• 2 full-day classrooms– Could be at one or more sites– Could be a partnership

• Providers who will be licensed in the next 6 months• Providers who will be rated Early Achievers 3 or

higher in the next 6 months• Providers who are willing to commit to SPP

requirements

Apply to SPP Pathway

• Providers who can only provide 1 classroom, but have plans to expand

• Providers who can only provide part-day classrooms, but have plans to extend the school day to full-day

• Providers who need quality or facility improvements in order to meet licensing requirements or Early Achievers 3 rating

Family Childcare apply in Winter 2016

• Licensed • Early Achievers rated 3 or higher• Family Childcare pilot will be designed during

comprehensive evaluation panel (August 2015)

Application Process

Application Process

April 17 Letter of Intent due April 20 Request for Investment (RFI) releasedMay 7 RFI due TBD RFI Info Session May 11 Review Panel convenedMay 31 Successful applicants notified

Contracting Priorities

Contracting Priorities

• Location – near low performing schools, or serving kids who go on to attend low-performing schools

• Serving low-income families– Head Start, ECEAP, Step Ahead– Provision of wrap-around care

• Quality level – Early Achievers 5– Dual language instruction

• Tie-breakers– More than 2 classrooms– More incoming Kindergarteners or ELL families in community

Provider Requirements & Benefits

SPP Provider Requirements

• 6 hour school day• Two classrooms• Maximum 20

children/classroom (1:10 ratio)

• Teacher Quality Requirements

• Coaching

• Curricula• Professional

Development• Child-level assessment• Classroom and teacher

assessments • City-managed student

enrollment

SPP Provider Benefits

• Funds and supports to raise the quality of your preschool program

• Provide preschool services to children of all income levels• Access City funds for teachers to complete their degrees

in Early Childhood Education• Receive funds to pay teachers competitive rates• Training for all staff in research, play-based curricula• In-class coaching for all teaching staff• Free or affordable tuition rates for families• Plus more!

SPP Provider Reimbursement

SPP Provider Reimbursement (1 of 2)

• Standard Rate (roughly $10,000/child)• Variables– Staff Education– Other revenue sources– # of children

• Tuition collected by the City – Before- and after-school tuition may be collected

by the provider

SPP Provider Reimbursement (2 of 2)

• Funded by classroom NOT by slot• Not a line-item based budget• Will include performance pay• Possible quarterly recalculation

Additional Funds

• Special population funds are determined on a case-by-case, as-needed basis.

• Providers can apply for funds for family engagement activities (up to $786 for the 2015-2016 school year).

• Professional development for curriculum, ongoing training, and coaching is organized, provided, and funded by the City.

Blending and Braiding Funds

• ECEAP, Step Ahead, and Head Start classrooms ARE eligible to apply

• Funded at a rate that will allow the City to blend funds AND allow providers to complete additional requirements of other programs

• Mixed-income classrooms• The City will continue to collaborate with the

State and Region X

Upcoming Updates

• Staff advising and tuition funds• Teacher education requirement waiver• Facilities funds• Student enrollment details• Family Childcare Pilot• Comprehensive Evaluation • ECEAP Funding

Questions