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Enhancing Early Childhood Education Quality and Accessibility in Connecticut

The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood is dedicated to improving the quality of care for children, especially those with high needs, from birth to kindergarten entry. Through the ConneCT to Quality System, families with children with high needs are supported in accessing affordable high-quality care. The office provides incentives, supports, and a quality rating system to boost overall program quality. Major grant strategies include improving the licensing system, enhancing workforce education coordination, developing new assessments, and sustaining early learning through third grade. Questions? Contact the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood.

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Enhancing Early Childhood Education Quality and Accessibility in Connecticut

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  1. Early Childhood Education Cabinet 10/31/13 Improving Quality,Informing Families Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge

  2. High Quality Care for Children with High Needs *From birth to Kindergarten entry CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  3. High Quality Care for Children with High Needs CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  4. ConneCT to Quality System • Help Families with Children with High Needs Access and Afford High Quality • Provide Supports and Incentives to Improve Quality • Create System to Rate Quality CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  5. Promoting Access CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  6. Improving Quality CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  7. Improving Quality CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  8. Rating Quality CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  9. Rating Quality CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  10. Rating Quality CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  11. Strengthen State Governance System $4.3 m • Launch the Quality Rating and Improvement System $1 m • Provide Supports to Improve Quality $12 m • Provide Incentives to Improve Quality $12 m new, $27 m existing • Inform Families of Program Quality $1.7 m • Help Family Afford High Quality Care $2 m • Continue to Enhance Workforce, Program, and Learning Standards $100k Major Grant Strategies CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  12. Improve the Licensing System $50k grant, $6.5 m state • Screen Additional Children $800k • Increase the Coordination of Workforce Education $2.2 m • Develop a new Kindergarten Entry Assessment $1.5 m • Sustain Early Learning through Third Grade $800k • Build and Early Childhood Information System $6m existing Major Grant Strategies CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

  13. Questions? CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

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