The Role of CCDF Subsidy Innovations in Early Childhood Systems

September 19, 2012

Agenda OCC Webinar: The Role of CCDF Subsidy Innovations

In Early Childhood Systems

3:30pm-3:45pm Welcome and Overview Shannon Rudisill and Carol Pearson

3:45pm-4:15pm Subsidy Policy and Practice PresentationPresenters: Gina Adams

Hannah Mathews

4:15pm-4:35pm State ExamplesIdaho: Alberto Gonzalez North Carolina: Ron Byrd

4:35pm-5:00pm Questions and Discussion

5:00pm Adjournment

Overview

Shannon RudisillDirector

Office of Child Care

Vision:More children in low-income families able to access high

quality care

GOALS • Building a Child Care Subsidy System that is child-

focused, family friendly and fair to providers• Ensuring the Health and Safety of Children• Building Quality Rating and Improvement Systems• Building Strong Professional Development and

Workforce Initiatives• Strengthening Program Integrity

How does CCDF policy contribute?

Child- Focused: Do your subsidies allow children to access child care that promotes optimal development and school readiness? Do your subsidies allow children to STAY in those services? How do your subsidy intake, consumer education, and case management work to help parents find and use those services?

How does CCDF policy contribute?Family-Friendly: Do your processes and procedures “work” for

working families? Do they work for families who speak languages other than English? Or families who are homeless? If families are eligible for multiple services, do we streamline our processes to make it easier to access them?

Fair to Providers: If we are expecting more from providers, does our payment cover that cost? Do our practices reflect the practical realities of doing business (e.g. paying based on enrollment, allowing paid absences?)

Where to start?Discuss your subsidy policies in light of your child development

and school readiness goals

Make changes to promote continuity and stability – see OCC’s Program Instruction on 12 month eligibility, job search

Carefully evaluate the impact of proposed payment policies

Introduce contracts back into your child care subsidy system

Work on integration with other programs