You can find the next meetings agenda and more information online  here . 
 

The governor's budget was released in early January with no increase in funding to early childhood education, and a proposal to allocate early child care funds through a single Early Education Block Grant (EEBG) administered buy Local Educational Agencies. The governor's full budget proposal can be found  here and a summary  here.

The early childhood education community has been reviewing the governor's proposal. You can view the Child Care Law Center's summary of responses f rom the early education and K-12 community at the February 19 California Department of Finance Input Session here. The Child Care Law Center budget update begins with a summary of Governor Brown's proposal:

"In his January budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17, Governor Brown proposes to consolidate funding for the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and the preschool Quality Rating and Improvement System grant (QRIS) into a single Early Education Block Grant (EEBG), to be administered by Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). The Administration has directed that the EEBG should target services to low-income and at-risk children and their families, consistent with the Local Control Funding Formula enacted in 2013-14. It has not provided details on how LEAs would implement the EEBG, but rather has solicited input in four stakeholder sessions it plans to hold prior to the May Revision, when it has promised further details. Under the structural limitations of the budget process, the changes proposed would then need to be finalized in the month between the release of the May Revision and June 15, 2016, when the state constitution requires the legislature to present a final budget to the governor for his signature."

EdSource has an article on the governor's budget proposal for ECE  here . And San Francisco's Office of Early Care and Education shares information regarding opportunities for input, as well as the offices written response submitted to the Department of Finance in the section below. 

Early Education Block Grant, Responses

Graham Dobson, Administrative Analyst for ECE at the Office of Early Care and Education shared the following with us:

Information regarding opportunities for providing input/comments on the 2016-17 Governor's Budget proposes to consolidate existing pre-kindergarten programs into a single Early Education Block Grant (Block Grant) to local educational agencies is provided below in a message from CDE-EESD on behalf of the Dept. of Finance.
...

[A]ttached are the SF Office of Early Care and Education comments submitted to the Department of Finance.

Deadline for comments is March 15th.

Thank you,
Graham

TOPIC	QUESTIONS
Age Eligibility, Income Eligibility, and the Definition of "At-Risk"	Which children should have priority for service under the Block Grant?
Program Structure: Teacher Education and Professional Development Class Size and Teacher Ratios Curriculum Environment/Facilities Required Minutes/Length of Day	What minimum standards should the state require of pre-kindergarten programs?
The Role of Private Providers	How can LEAs utilize private providers to help support their pre-kindergarten programs?  Should private providers have a role in the Block Grant?
The Distribution of Future Funding	How should future funding augmentations to the Block Grant be distributed among LEAs?
Accountability	How should the state ensure that Block Grant funding is supporting positive child outcomes?

 

• Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 9:00 am - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance. Subject: Department of Education: Early Childhood Education

• Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.  Subject:  Department of Education - Proposition 47, After School Education and Safety Program, Child Nutrition

All hearings may be accessed for viewing here.

 Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to receive an incentive from SF SEED you must meet the following criteria:

• Must be currently engaged in the Workforce for 15 or more hours a week in a licensed family child care or center based program in San Francisco with children ages 0-5
• Must have been engaged for at least 6 months as an early childhood educator in San Francisco
• Earn under $60,000 a year (individual income)
• Currently attending an accredited 2-year or 4-year institute of higher learning
• Enrolled in a minimum of 3 credit-bearing units
• Pass courses with a C or better

For more information view their website here and flyer here.

The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is an evidence-based intervention specifically developed for very young children with autism. ESDM is a play-based intervention that fuses behavioral and developmental principles into an integrated approach. ESDM can be implemented in different natural settings such as the home or the daycare/preschool by trained therapists as well as parents within play and daily routines. ESDM aims to reduce the symptoms of autism and target all developmental areas. To view steps to certification in the ESDM, please click here.

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San Francisco Quality Connections'

Upcoming Training Sessions (Spring 2016)

 

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March 2016
FCCERS-R Overview (Span) - Sat. March 19, 9 am-1 pm
FCCERS-R Overview (Cant) - Sat. March 26, 2:30-6:30 pm

April 2016
CLASS Overview (Mand) - Sat. April 2, 9 am-12 pm
FCCERS-R Overview (Mand)- Sat. April 2, 1-5 pm
CLASS Overview (Cant)- Sat. April 9, 1-4 pm
Facilitating Early Learning Through Engaged Support (T CLASS) (Cant) - Sat. April 9, 4-6:30 pm
ITERS-R Overview (Span) - Sat. April 23, 9 am-1 pm

May 2016
Facilitating Early Learning Through Engaged Support (T CLASS) (Eng) - Sat. May 7, 9:30 am-12 pm
FCCERS-R Overview (Eng)- Sat. May 7, 1-5 pm
FCCERS-R Overview (Cant)- Sat. May 14, 1:30-5:30 pm
CLASS Overview (Eng)- Sat. May 14, 9 am-12 pm
Facilitating Early Learning Through Instructional Support (Pre-K CLASS) (Eng) - Sat. May 14, 1-3:30 pm

If you have questions about our trainings or other services available, please contact us via phone: 415.615.3494 or via email: sfqc@wested.org.

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