ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County (Coalition #19) ADDRESS 6800 N. Dale Mabry Highway Suite 158 Tampa, FL 33614 PHONE (813) 515-2340 FAX (813) 435-2299 WEBSITE www.elchc.org OUR MISSION To promote school and life success for all young children and their families through quality school readiness services and supports ELCHC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AAKASH PATEL (CHAIR) DR. SHAWN H. ROBINSON, ESQ., (VICE CHAIR) Elevate, Inc. Hillsborough Community College LYNNE HILDRETH (SECRETARY) SCOTT D. BARRISH Moffit Cancer Center Choice Legal, Inc. TRACYE H. BROWN LUKE A. BUZARD, CPA, CIA Hillsborough County Public Schools TECO Energy MARIE CARACCIOLA ANGELA CHOWNING Hillsborough County Public Schools Hillsborough County Child Care Licensing CARLOS DEL CASTILLO DR. DAPHNE FUDGE Charter Communications Your 1 Resource Training JILL HAMMOND MARY HANCOCK Family of Christ Lutheran Church Child Dev. Ctr Mary Go Round Child Care Centers DR. DOUGLAS HOLT DIANNE JACOB Hillsborough County Health Department PNC Bank DR. JACQUELINE JENKINS JENNIFER KUHN Hillsborough County Head Start/Early Head Start Florida Department of Children & Families JOSEPH N. MCELROY (TREASURER) DR. BRIAN MCEWEN DEX Imaging Champions for Children SANDRA MURMAN KELLEY PARRIS Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners Children’s Board of Hillsborough County JODY TONER LIZ WELCH Career Source Tampa Bay Keller Williams Realty TABLE OF CONTENTS Evaluation of Direct Enhancement Services 05 Comprehensive Consumer Education Provider Financial Supports 06 Training and Technical Assistance 07 Quality Activities for Infant and Toddler Care Monitoring 08 Inclusion Data Summary 09 Number of Children Served in School Readiness Program 10 Total Number of Children Disenrolled 11 Total Number of Providers by Provider Type List of School Readiness Providers – Eligibility Revoked Total Number of Children Served at Each Provider Facility Fiscal Summary 12 Segregation of School Readiness Program funds, Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program funds, Child Care Executive Partnership Program (CCEP) funds, and other local revenue 13 Details of Expenditures by Fund Source 15 Total Number of Coalition Staff and Related Expenditures for Salaries and Benefits Attachments 17 Attachment A – List of Trainings by Topic Area 26 Attachment B - Number of children served in the school readiness program, by provider type, enumerated by eligibility priority category, reported as the number of children served during the month, the average participation throughout the month, and the number of children served during the month. 27 Attachment C - Total number of children served in each provider facility. Early Learning Coalition Hillsborough County FY17-18 Annual Report 3 EVALUATION OF DIRECT ENHANCEMENT SERVICES Comprehensive Consumer Education Parents who need child care for their children are faced with the challenging task of learning how quality care is defined, locating a program that provides that level of quality, and securing a spot for their child. Parents must also find a place that is convenient, affordable, and aligns with their family’s philosophy of care and education for their child. In response, Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County’s (ELCHC) Family Services team has developed a holistic approach to delivering a variety of strategies and resources to support parents seeking the right place for their child. ELCHC’s Family Services Specialists are trained as Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Specialists and offer unbiased information and guidance to families about child care options, information to help families identify quality early learning programs, financial assistance strategies and referrals to other community programs and resources as needed. ELCHC has four kiosks available in its Family Services department to ensure families have access to the technology needed to complete the online School Readiness (SR) and/or Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) application process. In addition, the ELCHC has partnered with six Family Resource Centers (FRC) to ensure families in all areas of Hillsborough County can easily access technology. The Family Services Coordinator provided training to case management staff at seven FRCs regarding the online application processes. In addition to supporting the School Readiness and VPK application processes, ELCHC staff maintains a comprehensive database of child care providers throughout Hillsborough County, including licensed Early Learning Coalition Hillsborough County FY17-18 Annual Report 4 child care centers and family child care homes as well as license-exempt facilities. Family Services Specialists use this data to create customized lists of facilities for families seeking child care. All CCR&R are available to families and child care providers free of charge. During FY 17-18: • More than 11,101 children enrolled in VPK • Provided 17,477 child care referrals to families • Responded to over 500 online inquiries related to child care needs • Distributed over 3,000 consumer education packets to families visiting eligibility locations • Responded to 54,071 phone calls Provider Financial Supports The ELCHC operated a comprehensive provider QRIS (Quality Recognition and Improvement System) program entitled Quality Counts! Providers participating in the program had access to training, technical assistance and coaching along with grant funds to support their programs’ continuous quality improvement efforts. For July 2017-June 2018 our trainings were free to any director, teacher, and family child care home providers working at a Quality Counts! Program. • Directors, teachers, and family child care home providers could apply for a $100 stipend for any 10 hours of trainings listed in the ELCHC Training Bulletin. Participants had the ability to apply for up to 20 hours for a total of $200 in a one year time frame. • Participants could apply for a $200 stipend if they completed Making the Most of Classroom Interactions (MMCI). • Participants could apply for $150 stipend if they were reliable in Teachings Strategies Gold (TSG). For FY 17-18 a total of $77,750.00 in financial assessments for all their children. The ELCHC paid supports were awarded to aid in improving the for the annual cost of maintaining subscriptions quality of their programs. for all active (613) and archived (more than 1,200) children. The cost for TSG subscriptions was ELCHC coaching staff continued to provide support $7,356. for the third year to the 101 teachers and teacher assistants in 15 child care centers and seven family The 11 Creative Curriculum for Family Child Care child care homes focused on the implementation of Providers Daily Resources, which were purchased the Creative Curriculum and/or the use of Teaching at the end of FY 17 for $12,749, were distributed Strategies Gold (TSG). The ELCHC purchased to FCCH providers participating in coaching and supplemental Creative Curriculum studies for 45 attending a training on the use of the materials. classrooms (six new studies per room) and Creative Curriculum Highlights Hello Exploration Packs for The ELCHC Institute for Early Childhood 35 infant, toddler and twos classrooms, all of which Professionals (IECP) offers a membership program completed their third year of coaching. The cost for for $25 annually. The IECP is a space dedicated to these materials was $32,920.91. supporting early childhood professionals through a variety of resources, services and events. Six of the centers and one family child care home Member benefits include discounts on consumable participating in coaching also implemented materials in the IECP work room used for die Teaching Strategies GOLD assessments of learning cutting, lamination and book making including for all enrolled children. Five additional centers 20 feet of free lamination per year and a 25% who completed their three-year coaching project discount on all trainings offered by the ELCHC and in the previous year continued to receive technical its partners. Members can also borrow teacher assistance on the use of TSG and implemented resource books as well as classroom materials Early Learning Coalition Hillsborough County FY17-18 Annual Report 5 such as prop boxes, manipulatives, block and construction items and children’s books. Members and community partners may also use the IECP meeting and training spaces at no cost. There are currently 334 IECP members. Training The ELCHC continued to partner with the Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough County (ECC), University of South Florida Program Wide Positive Behavior Support, Champions for Children, Hillsborough County Public Schools-School Readiness Program, and Hillsborough Community College Early Literacy Matters (ELM) to offer an extensive variety of trainings. Training information was distributed through the Coalition’s training publication entitled The Bulletin. The ELCHC Learning Management System (LMS), which was rolled out in January, 2016, served as the format for training registration. Providers create their own account and access the course catalogue through the LMS. Partner agencies have access to their own training coursework information and registrations through the LMS. A total of 55 (fifty-five) different trainings were held during this fiscal year. 806 early childhood practitioners completed the 55 trainings and of these, 774 (96%) passed the Gains Survey. For a list and description of trainings offered to school readiness program providers, staff, and parents, see Attachment A, pages