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Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Initiative

Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Initiative. Webinar April 29, 2014 Joan Luebbers & Amy Bornemeier. Overview. New Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) Who can apply Criteria for Partnership

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Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Initiative

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  1. Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Initiative Webinar April 29, 2014 Joan Luebbers & Amy Bornemeier

  2. Overview • New Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership • Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) • Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) • Who can apply • Criteria for Partnership • Facts to Guide Budget Planning

  3. Early Head Start • Provides high quality education, health development, professional training, and family supports • Eligibility based on family income at or below poverty guideline • Must provide 10% of slots for children in early intervention—special needs • Funding is Federal to Local entities

  4. Early Head Start • Family circumstance which may also qualify child for EHS— • Homelessness • Child in faster care • Receiving Social Security Insurance (SSI) • Receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

  5. Child Care Development Funds (CCDF) • Assists low income working families to obtain child care assistance for children up to age 13. • Allows parents to work or go to school • Child care providers receive reimbursement • Subsidy rate for child care varies by state • Funding is Federal to State

  6. New Funding • Grant applications not here yet but soon • Reviewed in late July-early September • Start program early 2015 • Nebraska State agencies are NOT applying for grants • Must register before you apply (no cost) http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/grants/ehs-ccp/apply.html

  7. New Funding • Public Law 113-76 provided $500,000,000 • Competitive Grants • New or existing EHS grantees • Must be in partnership with local Child Care Programs • Child Care Center or Home based licensed program

  8. New Funding • EHS-CC Partnerships are for children Birth through age 3. • Funding for center-based programs will be Birth through age 2 • Funding for home-based child care will for Birth through 3 year olds. • Seamless transition plans to Head Start and pre-k will be required in the grant.

  9. New Funding • Full -day program • Year- round • Focus is on children from low-income families • Funding used to provide compressive services– education, health development and family supports

  10. Child Care Partners • NE Child Care Roster –http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Documents/ChildCareRoster.pdf • Be careful when printing, List is 361 pages long. • Print the section you want by indicating the page range.

  11. Who Can Apply • Community organizations • Nonprofit or for profit organizations • State, local or tribal government • Public Schools • Existing Head Start and Early Head Start grantees –

  12. NE Head Start Grantees • NE Head Start/Early Head Start Grantees- listing of counties served and federally funded enrollment http://www.neheadstart.org/index.php/service-area.html • NE Head Start Grantee service area map and corresponding grantee http://www.neheadstart.org/index.php/service-area.html

  13. Criteria for Partnership • Applicants who propose to fill most of their funded EHS-CC partnership slots with children from zip codes of concentrated poverty will be at a completive advantage. • Where are Nebraska's youngest at-risk citizens? http://www.firstfivenebraska.org/why-it-matters-to-nebraska/

  14. High School Dropout Rates • The 11 Nebraskan counties that account for 70% of the high school dropout rate population also account for 64% of the State’s 0-5 at-risk population. http://www.education.ne.gov/index.html

  15. Voice for Children • The 2013, 21st annual Kids Count in Nebraska Report continues to highlight data in each of Voices for Children’s four issues areas – Health, Education, Safety, and Economic Stability – with over 200 indicators of how children in our state are doing and 30 county-level indicators • http://voicesforchildren.com/2014/01/kids-count-in-nebraska-report-2013/

  16. Criteria for Partnership • There is not a minimum number of slots required. • It is recommended applicants propose 72 slots. • These slots would be allocated across multiple partner sites.

  17. Criteria for Partnership • The recommendation of 72 slots is to ensure partnerships are of sufficient size to support comprehensive and cost effective services. • BUT, it is recognized that rural communities that have the infrastructure to support the services may propose less than 72 slots

  18. Monitoring • These are separate grants from an existing EHS grant therefore doesn’t jeopardize the current grant. • Grantee will have 18 months to meet EHS performance standards. • Oversight and intensive TA will be provided to all grantees during the first 18 months

  19. Nebraska EHS Initiative • Blue Valley Community Action • Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Co. • HS Child and Family Development, INC • Central NE Community Services • Community Action Partnership of Western NE

  20. NE EHS Initiative Lesson Learned— • High turnover in child care • Takes time to establish trust and partnership • Difficult to help CC understand strategies/practices EHS staff was trying to implement that were beyond the scope of Licensing regulations- need lots of support and incentives.

  21. Facts to Guide Budget Planning • Grantee responsible to ensure partners meet EHS requirements http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/standards/Head%20Start%20Requirements • Expectations– Most funds allocated to support partner sites • Maintain funds to conduct ongoing oversight and cover services to partner site

  22. Cost Allocations • Reviewing the costs • Determining who benefits from the cost • Charging the cost in accordance with the benefits received. Important for an agency operating multiple programs or receiving funds form multiply sources.

  23. Layer 1 Child Care Services • Full-day full-year child care services. • Funded by CC vouchers, subsidies, contracts, other • If loss of subsidy occurs, only then could EHS funds be used, and only for EHS eligible children

  24. Layer II Program Level Comprehensive Services • Filling the gap in excising child care services • Some CC may already provide these services. • •Where gap in services, EHS funds may be used. • •These enhancements benefit all children.

  25. Layer 11 Program Service • •Costs must be reasonable and allowable. • •Salary and benefit increases • Staff training to meet EHS requirements. • •Increased staffing levels to meet EHS child/staff ratios. • •Equipment and supplies • •Costs must be reasonable and allowable. • •Salary and benefit increases

  26. Layer II Program Services • Minor facility improvements to meet health & safety requirements • •MH contracts to conduct classroom observations • •Parent training • •Other

  27. Layer III Individual Child Services • Chargeable to EHS only when provided to EHS-eligible children. • Screening • Assigned family service workers and visits • Teacher home visits • Infant formula and diapers

  28. FAQ Webinar • Frequently Asked Question Webinar • May 1 2014 2:30-3:30 CDT • https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/806398094 • FAQ found http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/grants/ehs-ccp

  29. You can continue to check the EHHS.CC Partnerships webpage for information at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ecd/early-head-start-child-care-partnerships. • Webinars can be found at https://childcare.gov/early-head-start-child-care-partnerships. • The Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) Applicant Support Toolkitis live!A Q & A document will now be posted. 

  30. Resources • Zero –Three EHS-CC Partnership, 2 page overview, http://www.buildinitiative.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Fact%20Sheet%20-%20EHS-CCP%20-%20ZTT.pdf • Link to tip sheets, technical assistance papers and lessons learned documents regarding partnerships http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/ehsnrc/Early%20Head%20Start/program-options/ehs-fcc

  31. Resources • See Nuts and Bolts of the Application ppt. (4/8 at 4:45) based on past EHS applications by Jeff Capizzano, http://www.buildinitiative.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/The%20Nuts%20and%20Bolts%20of%20the%20Application%20PPT%20as%20PDF.pdf

  32. Local Resources HS Collaboration Office Partnership Development Amy Bornemeier Nebraska Children and Families Foundation  W: (402) 817-2018 F: (402) 476-9486  abornemeier@nebraskachildren.org www.NebraskaChildren.org www.SingASongOfSixpence.org Joan Luebbers • Head Start State Collaboration Office • 402-471-2463  Phone • 402-471-0117  Fax • joan.luebbers@nebraska.gov • http://www.education.ne.gov/OEC/hssco.html Partnership Development Head Start State Collaboration Office

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