Massachusetts State Advisory
Council on Early Childhood
Education and Care
Grant Application
May 2010
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Background
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The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007
requires the Governor of each “State” to designate or
establish a council to serve as the State Advisory Council on
Early Childhood Education and Care for children from birth
to school entry.
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To be eligible to receive a grant, a State must prepare and
submit an application for a three-year period that addresses
select criteria
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The State Advisory Council is responsible for leading the
development or enhancement of a high-quality,
comprehensive system of early childhood development and
care that ensures statewide coordination and collaboration
among the range of programs and services in the State,
including: child care, Head Start, IDEA preschool and infants
and families programs, pre-kindergarten programs and
services.
Required Grant Activities
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A statewide strategic report addressing the
activities of the Advisory Council
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How funds will be used to improve school
preparedness by developing or enhancing
programs and activities consistent with the
statewide strategic plan
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A description of the State early learning standards
and the State's goals for increasing the number of
children entering kindergarten ready to learn
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The agency or joint interagency office, and the
individual designated by the Governor to
coordinate the activities of the State Advisory
Council
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A description of how the State plans to sustain
activities beyond the grant period
Healthy, Safe and Ready Children
Early Care and
Education
B-3rd grade
Health, Oral
Health and Mental
Health Care
Healthy,
Safe and
Ready
Children
Family Support,
including,
economic self
sufficiency,
parental literacy
Early
Intervention
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Key Sectors of the Service System
A sample of programs included within each sector in a
birth through age 8 system:
 Physical, oral and mental health services:
health insurance, prenatal care, developmental
screenings, well child visits, nutrition and food
programs, dental care
 Family supports and services: family literacy,
parenting education, fiscal supports, family friendly
work policies, parental mental health, domestic
violence, substance abuse or incarceration, housing,
child welfare
 Early education and care: licensed and
unlicensed family-based child care, center-based
child care, preschool and Head Start, and
 Early intervention: Early Head Start, B-3
programs and preschool special education.
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State Advisory Council Functions
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A.
Needs assessment
B.
Early education and care collaboration
C.
Early education and care enrollment &
outreach
D.
Unified data collection
E.
Quality improvement in early education
and care (NEW MA Item)
F.
Professional development
G.
Early education-higher education
workforce preparation partnerships
H.
Early learning standards
Six Focus Areas for ARRA Grant
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Early Childhood Information System
development and use (2010-2013)
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Needs Assessment (2010-2012)
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B-8 Community Planning and PreK-3
Partnerships (2010-2013)
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Early Education/Higher Education Data
Partnership (2010-2011)
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Policy/Best Practices: Children & Families
Limited English Proficient and/or developmental
delays or multiagency Involvement (20102013)
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ARRA Council Implementation Support and
Accountability (2010-2013)
Fiscal Requirements
States are required to meet a non-Federal share
of 70% of the total approved cost of the project
 The non-Federal share may be met by cash or inkind contributions
 No waivers allowed
 Non-federal share may include:
 investments in early childhood education and
development programs,
 Workforce professional development,
 “in-kind” contributions of real property,
equipment and supplies
 services, fairly valued, provided by State
employees, consultants and Advisory
Committee members with direct and tangible
benefits for the SAC
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Budget Year I
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category
Travel
Supplies
Contractual
Other Costs
Indirect Charges
Federal
Non-Federal
Budget
Budget
$
836.50 $
$ 2,787.02 $
$ 175,000.00 $
$ 155,123.60 $
$ 45,435.70 $
-
State funded information technology
services that support Early Education
and Care
$
Totals $ 379,182.82
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$ 884,768.89
$ 884,768.89
Total Budget
$
836.50
$
2,787.02
$ 175,000.00
$ 155,123.60
$
45,435.70
$ 884,768.89
$ 1,263,951.71
Budget Year I Details
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Contracts
Open Indicator _ UMASS Lowell Data subscription
(See Goal 1)
Co-Investment Funding Partnerships Contracts with the
Philanthropic Sector (see goal 3.)
Higher Education Workforce Preparation Data
Partnership (See Goal 4)
Totals
Total Proj
Other Costs (Professional Services
Early Childhood Data Consultation Support (See Goal
1)
Needs Assessment Consulting Work (See Goal 2)
Consultant/Personnel Support for SAC (See Goal 6)
Total
Total
$
50,000.00
$
50,000.00
$
$
75,000.00
175,000.00
$
$
$
$
75,000.00
25,000.00
55,123.60
155,123.60
Budget Year II
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Federal
Non-Federal
Budget
Budget
$
836.50 $
$ 2,787.02 $
$ 150,000.00 $
$ 174,460.00
$ 51,099.33 $
-
Category
Travel
Supplies
Contractual
Other Costs
Indirect Charges
Information technology services that
Support Early Education and Care
within the executive office of education $
Totals $ 379,182.86
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$ 884,768.89
$ 884,768.89
Total Budget
$
836.50
$
2,787.02
$ 150,000.00
$ 174,460.00
$
51,099.33
$ 884,768.89
$ 1,263,951.75
Budget Year II Details
Contracts
Total Proj
Open Indicator _ UMASS Lowell Data subscription
(See Goal 1)
$
50,000.00
Co-Investment Funding Partnerships Contracts with the
Philanthropic Sector (see goal 3.)
$
75,000.00
Competitive Organizational or Community Contracts to
Initiatiate one or more demonstrations of best practices
(See Goal 5)
$
Totals
$
Other Costs
Early Childhood Data Consultation Support (See Goal
Needs Assessement Consulting Work (See Goal 2)
Consultant/Personnel Support for SAC (See Goal 6)
Total
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25,000.00
150,000.00
Total Proj
$
75,000.00
$
50,000.00
$
49,460.00
$ 174,460.00
Budget Year III
October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013
Federal
Non-Federal
Budget
Budget
$
836.50 $
$ 2,787.02 $
$ 225,000.00 $
$ 116,450.00
$ 34,108.21 $
-
Category
Travel
Supplies
Contractual
Other Costs
Indirect Charges
Information technology services that
Support Early Education and Care
within the executive office of education $
Totals $ 379,181.73
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$ 884,768.89
$ 884,768.89
Total Budget
$
836.50
$
2,787.02
$ 225,000.00
$ 116,450.00
$
34,108.21
$ 884,768.89
$ 1,263,950.62
Budget Year III Details
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Contracts
Open Indicator _ UMASS Lowell Data subscription
(See Goal 1)
Co-Investment Funding Partnerships Contracts with the
Competitive Organizational or Community Contracts to
Total Proj
$
$
$
50,000.00
100,000.00
75,000.00
Totals
$
225,000.00
Other Costs
Early Childhood Data Consultation Support (See Goal
Consultant/Personnel Support for SAC (See Goal 6)
Total Proj.
$
50,000.00
$
66,450.00
$ 116,450.00
Public Comments
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Expand focus areas to include children with
developmental delays
Create a stronger partnership for DPH and EI to
address children with developmental delays
Ensure community based planning birth to 8 includes
a family focus
Add data and language regarding homelessness as a
risk factor; also incorporate into the needs
assessment and as a focus for improved collaborations
Needs assessment: shorten, allow for handwritten
comments and reduce language barriers
Review other relevant state reports vs. focusing on
local data
Include a compensation strategy and a study of rates
Include Commonwealth Corporation, not only Bessie
Tartt Wilson Foundation
Professional Registry System should also incorporate a
methodology on adult learners
Board Approval
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EEC request the board approve the
submission of this grant application.