Child Care and Development Block Grant & the First 1,000 Days

Great Beginnings for Infants and Toddlers

August 13, 20182 pm ET

Equity Right from the Start Addressing Access to Quality for Infants and Toddlers

Supported by the Pritzker Children’s Initiative, a project of the JB and MK Pritzker Family Foundation

Webinar Agenda

I. Introduction: Project, Principles, and Presenters

II. Overview of Equity Policy Choices Access, Outreach, Quality, Workforce

III. Disaggregated Data: A Look at Wisconsin

IV.Targeted Approaches: A look at Oregon

Danielle Fuentes JohnsonBUILD Initiative

Largest One-Year Increase for CCDBG in History

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Federal Funding for CCDBG(in billions of $)

What can you do with new money?

•Implement reauthorization provisions

•Raise rates

•Expand access

•Build supply

•Invest in the early childhood workforce

Core Principles

Decision making that reflects the unique development of infants and toddlers

Two-generation approach: infants and toddlers & family members

Core Principles

Basics and beyond Vision, strategy, and systems for babies and toddlers

Core Principles

Equity for infants, toddlers, their families: get it right from the start

All settings that serve families with infants and toddlers

Core Principles

Quality as the floor for infant and toddler child care—not the ceiling

Empowered, competent, and compensated infant-toddler teachers and educators

Core Principles

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Information and Engagement

Building the supply of high-quality infant and toddler child care

Title of PresentationConference or Event Title

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Christine Johnson-StaubInterim Director, Child Care and

Early Education

CLASP

CLASP is a national, nonpartisan, anti-poverty nonprofit advancing policy solutions for low-income people.

We work on the federal and state level.

We approach our work with a lens of racial equity, and with a multi-generational approach.

Released Equity Starts Early in December.

Equity Starts Early

History of inequity in early childhood programs and policies.

Current barriers and potential policy solutions

Access

Quality

Workforce

Can inform health strategies and priorities.

Equity Starts Early

Principles of Equity in Early Childhood

Use data to understand as much as you can (e.g. demographics, language needs, geographic difference, utilization, etc.).

Lead with the voices of those who are impacted – both in defining the problem and designing the solutions.

Apply an equity lens to every question and potential policy solution.

Access Inequities

Availability of quality programs, e.g. there are not enough providers in the community, or those providers don’t meet the qualifications to serve children with subsidies.

Affordability, e.g. children of color have less access to available financial support, subsidies, no-cost programs.

Family choices and information, e.g. information about available programs or assistance is not available in culturally or linguistically appropriate ways.

Real and perceived barriers to access for immigrant families.

Access Strategies and Solutions

Increase investments toward availability of child care assistance and early childhood programs that are free (e.g. Early Head Start)

Work with partners in the community to better understand needs and barriers to access.

Make sure information about assistance meets the specific linguistic and cultural needs of the targeted community.

Pay special attention to barriers, or perceived barriers, immigrant families may face in accessing assistance.

Quality Inequities

Definitions of quality tied to funding, licensing, or other program requirements don’t always reflect cultural and linguistic identity and differences.

Cost, language, and cultural barriers to achieving quality goals limit the reach of quality initiatives in some communities.

Quality efforts should focus on workforce skills, program design, and provider diversity.

Quality Strategies and Solutions

Partnerships with Early Head Start and efforts that build on the Early Head Start model of quality.

Training in cultural competence, teaching dual language learners, and racial bias for early childhood programs.

Quality supports within underserved geographic, racial, and cultural communities.

Workforce Inequities

The workforce is not consistently trained and supported in cultural competence and working with dual language learners.

The early childhood workforce is stratified – teachers of color are most often in the lowest paid and least respected positions.

Professional development resources and supports are not equitably available.

A Diverse Workforce

Diversity and Degrees

Workforce Strategies and Solutions

Meaningful anti-bias training for the early childhood workforce, and professional development to counter suspension and expulsion.

Intentional workforce development efforts targeted to address inequities – increasing access to education and training, as well as improved compensation.

Increased access to workforce development for non-English speakers and other marginalized caregivers through community partnerships.

Who are the young children?

Children and families of color are more likely to live in poverty or be low income. About 39 percent of Black young children and 30 percent of Hispanic young children lived in poverty, while 13 percent of white non-Hispanic young children lived in poverty. Higher numbers of young children live in low-income households (under 200 percent of the federal poverty level): 62.4 percent of Black children, 56 percent of Hispanic children, and 28 percent of white children.

Consideration of racial equity is especially important given the demographics of low-income families. Data shows that of children ages 0-6 from low-income families 20% are Black, 34% are Latino, and 37% are White (NBCDI)

Who are the young children?

Certain populations face systemic barriers while navigating public programs, including immigrants, families that are low-income, families of children with disabilities, and linguistic minorities. Analysis of 2011-2013 CCDBG data show that fewer eligible American Indian and Alaskan Native, Hispanic, and Asian children received CCDBG subsidies than the national average of 13 percent. (CLASP)

Employment challenges, including involuntary part-time and unfair scheduling practices—such as unpredictable hours—disproportionately affect workers of color. Black and Latino workers are more likely to be employed in low-wage jobs and have unstable schedules.

ResourcesEquity Starts Early: https://www.clasp.org/sites/default/files/publications/2017/12/2017_EquityStartsEarly_0.pdf

Equity Starts Early: Executive Summary: https://www.clasp.org/sites/default/files/publications/2018/07/Equity%20Starts%20Early%20Executive%20Summary.pdf

Child Care and Development Block Grant andRacial Equity: https://www.clasp.org/sites/default/files/publications/2017/04/NBCDI_CLASP-Policy-Brief-CCDBG-and-Racial-Equity.pdf

Disparate Access: https://www.clasp.org/sites/default/files/public/resources-and-publications/publication-1/Disparate-Access.pdf

A Closer Look at Latino Access to Child Care Subsidies: https://www.clasp.org/sites/default/files/public/resources-and-publications/publication-1/CloserLookAtLatinoAccess.pdf

cjohnsonstaub@clasp.org

www.clasp.org

Poll

Does your state disaggregate data by race, ethnicity, home language…?

Yes, but I don’t have access to it

Yes, and I do have access to it

No

I don’t know

Daithi Wolfe

Early Education Policy Analyst

Kids Forward

Together we can make Wisconsin a place where every child can grow up in a just and nurturing

family and community.

Since 1881

Learn more about the ongoing challenges of child poverty in Wisconsin and how we can move forward so that every child and family has the opportunity to succeed. Read our new report “Increasing Economic Security for Every Wisconsin Family.”

Kids Forward’s 2013 report

High Quality Child Care Disparity Rates

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2014 2015 2016 Equity with White Participation

August 13, 2018

OREGON HIGHLIGHTS

Nakeshia Knight-CoyleDirector of Early Learning Programs and Cross Systems Integration

Oregon Highlights

Process: CCDF New Funds Advisory Work Group

• Affordability• Accessibility• Quality

Baby Promise• Lack of quality, affordable, accessible infant

and toddler child care options• Built on 4 premises• System of Infant Toddler Specialists to provide supports and

professional development

• Salary guidelines and standards associated with infant and toddler care best practices

• Targeted approach will ensure reach into the communities experiencing shortage of child care

• Contracting will allow for sustainable, quality infant and toddler slots over time

• Timeline

Focused Child Care Networks

•Increase supply of high quality child care in priority populations

•Currently 30 FCCN’s operating across the state

•Administered through the Early Learning Hubs to specifically target their priority populations

•Expansion of Focused Child Care Networks within Baby Promise

Questions?ReflectionsComments

sluczak@ctvoices.orgbhalligan@cde.ca.govbhalligan@cde.ca.govtammy.bartholomew@wisconsin.govgdellovio@gmail.comtammy.dwyer@maine.edupeggydalypizzo@gmail.comddurica@cookcountyhhs.orgamcauliffe@thevillage.orgkathi.hamilton@cocokids.orgcrystal.arbour@maine.govcrystal.arbour@maine.govjeanbuddlpc@gmail.comlinda.freeman@state.de.ushelp@readytalk.comrzuest@hotmail.comkathleen.schwartz@state.mn.ussejones@kc-education.comkahays@mac.comkahays@mac.comhkornheilner@acnj.orgdwolfe@kidsforward.netshibbard@buildinitiative.orgnakeshia.knight-coyle@state.or.usamy@vecf.orghhemminger@mekids.orgdianelbell@gmail.commaureen@denverearlychildhood.orglinda.whaley@okdhs.orgcindy.reese@health.mo.govtlira@azdes.govajones@scoe.netcasoete@gmail.commichelle.velasquez@ymca.netmichelle.velasquez@ymca.netmichelle.velasquez@ymca.netmichelle.velasquez@ymca.netkdigiacomo@liifund.orgPlbanks@hotmail.comFaye.Nelson@dhr.alabama.govZLevy@claytonearlylearning .orgjillsellsmd@gmail.comGlenda.dunlap@tn.govamy.page@decal.ga.govamy.page@decal.ga.govamy.page@decal.ga.govkelly@ks.childcareaware.orgnichelle.adams@dcf.ks.govrebeca@growinghome.orgks1894@msstate.eduaforcari@sanmateo4cs.orgjoanna.meyer@yale.edunstrohl@comcast.netleigha.patterson@nhfirststep.comleigha.patterson@nhfirststep.comNANCY.VONBARGEN@ICF.COMrmann@alavoices.orgwboyce@inghamisd.orgOlga.Torres@illinois.govsgarrity@isdh.in.govsgarrity@isdh.in.govdmathias@buildinitiative.orgmtepper@miracoalition.orgtammy.batchelder@ocfs.ny.govglovell@programsforparents.orgawuse.tama@usa.childcareaware.orgawuse.tama@usa.childcareaware.orgmichael.garner-jones@ill inois.govjkelly@aap.orgkfirth@endowmentforhealth.orgaamato@snhs.orghayley.hohman@dcyf.wa.govayoon@communitywealth.comkparr@firststepskent.orgddellanno@acnj.orgddellanno@acnj.orgjessie.bruno@decal.ga.govjanet.fraatz@dcyf.wa.govchris@dpp.orggfuller@uwba.orgjennifer.helseth@dcyf.wa.govjennifer.helseth@dcyf.wa.govjennifer.helseth@dcyf.wa.govjennifer.helseth@dcyf.wa.govRonna.schaffer@icfi.comRonna.schaffer@icfi.comcrb16@psu.educrb16@psu.edumgregorio@ssw.rutgers.eduAna.Gonzalez@oel.myflorida.comjnichol@wested.orgbeverly@ccacwa.orgMelissa.Fluckey@state.sd.uslhan@ymca.orgahunter@bpichicago.orgdfeigen@txchildren.orgJill.Norris1@uky.eduJacinta.Settoon@la.govrschwenke@mt.govmhackett@mekids.orgfdejesus@jpndc.orglisa.matter@state.co.uspamp@brightnd.orgalyson@vecf.orgsjackson@childcareresourcesinc.orgsjackson@childcareresourcesinc.orgcchong@smartstartalabama.orgcchong@smartstartalabama.orggilmorel@michigan.govlinda.darrah@ocfs.ny.govlinda.darrah@ocfs.ny.govlinda.darrah@ocfs.ny.govlinda.darrah@ocfs.ny.govegeffrar@mphi.orgegeffrar@mphi.orgcarol.bush@state.sd.usjmartella@edc.orgjcrowell@hartford.govrandy.hudgins@decal.ga.govrandy.hudgins@decal.ga.govrandy.hudgins@decal.ga.govkristin.weller@ccf.ny.govmariajose.stjohn@elcnwf.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgbaji@nmaeyc.orgjferreira@patch-hi.orgjennifer.mortensen@ymca.netsfenick@bccap.orgsheila.wenzel@venturausd.orgarlene.kasper@dss.virginia .govCynthia.L.Tate@Illinois .govCiearra.Norwood@ccf.ny.govmeredith.a.russell@ode.state.or.usmeredith.a.russell@ode.state.or.uskaren.ruprecht@usa.childca reawa re.orgjtaylor@mcoe.orgjtaylor@mcoe.orgjtaylor@mcoe.orgmaggie.koller@illinois.govbuen.abo@dc.govwcornish@mercedcasa.orgAngeteachr@good4children.comAngeteachr@good4children.comdhill@scaany.orgtjimine@wested.orgmattingly.gail@swcdcinc.orgcjohnsonstaub@clasp.orgregien.hasperhoven@wyo.govtheresa.roedersheimer@dhhs.nc.govtheresa.roedersheimer@dhhs.nc.govosalinas@umom.orgosalinas@umom.orgviviane@childcareservices.orgaramirezfoster@childrenscabinet.orgaramirezfoster@childrenscabinet.orgiiruka@highscope.orgiiruka@highscope.orgmissy.smith@icf.commenninga@csp.eduZMalone@azdes.govcathy.puccetti@venturausd.orgcathy.puccetti@venturausd.orgcathy.puccetti@venturausd.orgevette.jasper@dcyf.wa.govdebra.andersen@smartstartok.orgjthompson@boonecountymo.orgsneil@nhsa.orgjdoh@advanceproj.orgerobinson@cjfhc.orgdverbeck@danvillecdc.orgkcoburn@zerotothree.orgjon.reeves@ode.state.or.usrgosney@childreninc.orgtbarton@edc.orgcurenton@bu.educurenton@bu.edusen.melissa.wiklund@senate.mntanya@ks.childcareaware.orgRachel.Busmann@sdstate.eduRachel.Busmann@sdstate.edu

Tools

• Annie E. Casey’s Race Matters Toolkit

• Equity Action Framework

• Building a Comprehensive State Policy Strategy to Prevent Expulsion from Early Learning Settings

• Diversity Data Kids

• http://www.aecf.org/resources/3-tools-for-getting-started-with-the-race-matters-toolkit/

• http://buildinitiative.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Work/LearningCommunity/2017BUILDNationalMeeting/EquityActionFramework.pdf

• https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/public/expulsion_tool_revised_june_2018.pdf

• http://www.diversitydatakids.org/

Next Webinar in the Series

Monday, August 272pm ETSeize the Day for Babies! Child care assistance and its opportunities forinfants, toddlers, and the providers who love them