Strategic Plan Review
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Process
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Planning and Evaluation Committee will
be discussing 2 directions per meeting.
October meeting- Finance and
Governance
November meeting- Finance and
Governance
December meeting- Standards,
Accountability, Regulations and
January meeting- Workforce, Informed
Families & Public, and Early Education
and Care and Kindergarten to 3rd Grade
Linkages
7 Areas
Finance
 Governance
 Standards, Assessment, and
Accountability
 Regulations
 Workforce and Professional Development
 Early Education and Care and
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Linkages
 Informed Families and Public
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FINANCE
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Finance
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To develop a financing strategy for a
comprehensive system of early
education and care and out of school
time for all children based on established
Department of Early Education and Care
standards.
Finance
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The Department will fund high quality
programs and initiatives which impact
growth and development of children,
families, educators, programs and
communities.
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High quality programs and activities will be defined
by the Department such as QRIS, and researched
based literacy initiatives.
Finance
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The Department will seek funding from
multiple funding sources for the early
education and care and out of school
time system.
Create a funding plan including priorities,
strategies, and timelines beyond the current
boundaries of state funding for the early education
and out of school time system.
 Establish a business case for investment in early
education and care and out of school time.
 Establish a public/private partnership funding
mechanism to serve high needs children not
eligible for CCDBG for continuity or entry.
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Finance
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The Department will incentivize
programs to reach and maintain
Department of Early Education and Care
standards.
Establish a process based on a model to provide
annual quality grants to incentivize programs to
reach and maintain a validated status in QRIS.
 Biannually EEC will establish a formula for
determining a rate increase to providers to be
provided annually.
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Finance
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The Department will develop a financial
strategy that prioritizes and supports
continuous improvement and
advancement of the early education and
care system.
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Develop implementation of the June 2012 Board
vote to increase the reimbursement for
transportation to support one adult monitor on all
vehicles who transport infants, toddlers and/or
preschoolers.
All line items will have a transparent funding
formula.
Finance
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The Department will fund research for
the purpose of evaluation, program
development and advocacy.
All line items will invest in research and evaluation
related to population related goals and program
evaluation. In addition, the Board will establish an
investment percentage by September each year.
 Establish a mechanism to collect data on all
children with parental consent who are in licensed
early education and care, out of school time, Head
Start and public school preschools beginning with
those receiving any state funding to monitor the
State’s reach for children birth to 8.
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Finance
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The Department of Early Education and
Care will develop strategies to have
maximum reach to all children in
Massachusetts birth to age 8.
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EEC’s financial assistances policies as well as our
community based initiatives will support
strengthening families approach.
GOVERNANCE
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Governance
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To develop policy directions for the
comprehensive system of early
education and care and out of school
time in Massachusetts.
Governance
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Maintain and/or develop opportunities
for continuous input and active
engagement from individual board
members.
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Conduct an annual Board survey
Include Board members on advisory groups.
Coordinate a Board retreat
Update the orientation handbook for Board
members.
The Department and Board Chair will provide
regular opportunities for input on meeting
agendas.
Governance
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Intentionally integrate EEC into other
systems that impact growth and
development.
To have a governance structure that has access to
the theory, practice, and reflection of multiple
professions that contribute to growth and
development.
 Develop guidelines on how to partner with other
state agencies or institutions to work on areas of
common interest.
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STANDARDS,
ASSESSMENT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
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Standards, Assessment and
Accountability
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To provide a foundation for a
comprehensive system of early
education and care and out of school
time built upon program standards and
early learning standards.
Standards, Assessment and
Accountability
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Promote the utilization of valid and reliable
evidence-based assessment tools.
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Field has the skills, knowledge and ability for
reliable utilization of evidenced-based assessment
tools.
Seek opportunities to measure and inform
effective practice as it relates to standards.
Standards reflect effective practices, programs and
alignment across the system.
 Monitoring tracks program performance and
results based on standards.
 All licensed programs are in QRIS level 1 by 2015.
 All license-exempt programs receiving EEC funding
are in QRIS level 1 by 2014.
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Standards, Assessment and
Accountability
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To utilize data, planning and evaluation to inform
a comprehensive system of early education and
care and out of school time.
Alignment of Early Learning Standards (from birth
to kindergarten).
 Alignment of comprehensive system of early
education and care from birth to kindergarten.
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To generate a feedback loop that informs policy,
research and practice that supports positive
outcomes for programs, children and families as
articulated by the standards.
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Determine what the impact is on programs,
children and families.
REGULATIONS
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Regulations
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To develop regulations that articulate
the rights and allocate the
responsibilities across the systems of
early education and care, out of school
time, adoption, foster care, and
residential.
Regulations
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Regulations are current and reviewed as
determined by national standards.
Review and update our regulations on or before
2015 based on current research and practice.
 Develop a matrix of terms across multiple
regulatory tools and, when appropriate, select
terms that will be used consistently.
 System of communication with the field regarding
changes in regulations.
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Develop the regulations to support a Birth to 8
educator license.
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Develop a packet that walks educators through the
process.
Regulations
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To approve programs of study for the
Birth to 8 licensure.
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To conduct a full review of our current
legislative mandate and revise as
necessary.
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Regulations focused on health and
safety.
WORKFORCE AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Workforce and Professional
Development
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To facilitate a system that prepares an
early education and care workforce who
can engage with children and families to
support their growth and development in
all domains.
Workforce and Professional
Development
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To support the development of the
workforce
To develop and articulate standards
for training of workforce.
To promote or support
Implementing systems that support
effective practice for educators To
provide professional development and
to provide support for professional
development
Workforce and Professional
Development
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Workforce should have knowledge
and skills
To provide professional development
and to provide support for
professional development
Workforce should have knowledge
and skills
To develop standards for the
workforce as it relates to the
development of children.
EARLY EDUCATION AND
CARE AND
KINDERGARTEN TO 3RD
GRADE LINKAGES
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Early Education and Care and
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Linkages
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To create policies and practices that
ensure the alignment of structures that
support child development from birth
through grade 3 across all
developmental domains, with a focus on
early literacy, numeracy, and
social/emotional development.
Early Education and Care and
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Linkages
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STEM standards.
Intentional focus on literacy and
numeracy.
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Strategic direction of what it means to
be Birth to 8.
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The development of policies and
practices that support birth to 8
infrastructure, joint professional
development.
Early Education and Care and
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Linkages
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the continuum of programs and services
that child’s growth as measured by the
child’s 3rd grade success.
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for aligning strategic activities that
support the growth and development of
children from birth to 8 infrastructure as
measured in 3rd grade success.
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joint professional development.
Early Education and Care and
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Linkages
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INFORMED FAMILIES
AND PUBLIC
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Informed Families and Public
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To communicate regularly with families
and the public about the essential
conditions for positive growth and
development of children with respect for
culture, language and other aspects of
diversity of those constituencies.
Informed Families and Public
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External and internal communication
strategy to external and internal
stakeholders
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Increase the visibility of the efforts that
lead to growth and development of
children.
The whole child
Joint statement of communication
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Informed Families and Public
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Develop a strategic communications plan
Brain Building in Progress
Communications to inform families,
providers and the public.
Informed Families and Public
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Next Steps
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Board Votes on Strategic Plan at March
12 Board meeting.