Planning Assumptions

SUPPLY OF QUALITY PLACEMENTS

• There are distinctive target populations that will need additional resources to reduce the readiness gap. 
• The current economy will negatively impact on child care in terms of quality, accessibility, and affordability.
• The current economic crisis will increase the number of families in need of subsidized child care and other income-based services.
• The supply of infant and toddler care is not keeping pace with demand in terms of quality, accessibility and affordability.
• The supply of special needs care is not keeping pace with demand in terms of quality, accessibility and affordability

QUALITY OF PLACMENTS

• Focusing resources to improve the PBIS criteria, PLA40, child placement will ultimately bring the other "placement" criteria in line.
• Developmental screening will continue to be a key requirement for More at Four
• Since H10 & 20 was attained through indirect strategies (required service coordination), sustaining the result should not require direct funding, provided the current reality stays the same.
• Kindergarten transition will continue to be a key requirement for More at Four.
• Significant infrastructure and funding changes may result from the Early Childhood Consolidation Taskforce. Contingency plan will be essential.

EDUCATION LEVEL, COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND TURNOVER OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS

• Maintaining or accommodating increase of MAF slots with current compensation and education requirements for MAF will limit or decrease support fo non-MAF teachers and facilities.
• Most 3, 4, and 5-star facilities will face serious challenges in maintaining ratings due to increased educational requirements and higher compensation costs.
• In both the private and public sectors, demand and competition for degreed full-time early childhood teachers will increase and be dependent on adequate compensation (including salaries and benefits).

PARENTING SKILLS  

• More intentional effort needed to find the unserved and underserved children.  
• Due to risk factors associated with military duty, children and families of military members have unique needs that are compounded under the following circumstances: new geographic assignments, deployments, injury, or death.
• Stay-at-home parents and "second-round"' parents (grandparents or kinship caregivers), and homeless and/or displaced families are a growing population; each with distinct needs.
• Timely service to children with behavioral and health issues is a growing need, especially with the military population.

STRENGTHENING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CONTINUUM OF CARE

• Parents and service providers will under-utilize services because they are not aware ofthem for a variety of reasons.
• The Omni Family Resource Center is a financial commitment that must be met in order for PFC to be effective.
• Budget allocation into programs that directly impact outcomes will become more critical due to the budget reductions.
• Future success and financial stability depend on PFC's internal departments' ability to leverage public funding and develop new funding sources.
• PFC shared services will grow.

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS

• Performance-based accountability will intensify.

SYSTEM INTEGRATION

• Managing and coordinating stakeholder information and alliances will be increasingly important to nonprofit organizations.

 

Validated by data found in the Early Childhood Needs and Resource Assessment

For more information please contact

Linda Blanton
Planning, Development & Communications Director
867-9700 ext 2230
lblanton@ccpfc.org