Data from a Local Perspective
San José, California
Dawn D. Perry, M.A.
Manager, Early Care and Education Services Unit
City of San José
Lisa Kaufman, Ph.D.
Director, Early Learning Services Department
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Children’s Defense Fund
August 27, 2010
Presentation Overview
 City Demographics and Early Learning Efforts
 Strategic Planning Efforts Developed and
Implemented by Data
 Specific Data Examples
 County/City
 Neighborhood/District
 Site-Specific
Levels
San José Demographics
Population: 1,007,000
Our residents speak more than
56 different languages
Home to the largest Vietnamese
community outside of Vietnam
San José Demographics
o Over 203,000 children under the age of 10 years
o 281 Licensed childcare centers and
959 family childcare homes
o Gap of 29,000 childcare spaces
Early Learning Investments
1988 o Office on Childcare opens with Childcare Coordinator
1990 –
o Establishment of Child Care Commission
(now the Early Care & Education Commission)
1999 –
o Smart Start San José Initiative
o City Early Education Strategic Plan
o Family Child Care Training Program
o Facilities Construction Program using Redevelopment $
Early Learning Investments
Smart Start San José
– 56 sites received construction or
program improvement grants to
create/improve - 3,732 spaces
Liquor store
Empire Preschool
Family Child Care Training Program
– 350 graduates or 3,012 spaces
Total number of new or
improved child care spaces
6,744
Santa Clara County P-16 Strategic
Vision for Student Success
County/City
Early
Learning
Master Plan
Neighborhood/District
SJ 2020
FranklinMcKinley
Children’s
Initiative (FMCI)
-Educare
Intensive Strategy
-Kindergarten
Transition
Program
-Screenings
-Family
Resource
Centers
Santa Clara County Early Learning
Master Plan: Strategic Focus Areas
Parent
Engagement
Articulation
and
Alignment
Facilities
Child
Success
(0-8)
Data
Management
Workforce
Quality
County/City Data
Combined Cumulative Risk Factors by Zip Code
County/City Data
Overall Gap in Preschool Supply/Demand Ratio
Name
Zip Code
Gap
SJ-Edenvale
SJ-Edenvale
SJ-Alum Rock
San Jose
San Jose
San Jose
San Jose
San Jose
San Jose
TOTAL
95111
95136
95127
95126
95122
95131
95116
95148
95112
858
455
837
561
696
524
589
507
522
(5785)
Sunnyvale
94085
538
2006 Readiness Scores of Santa Clara County Children with
and without Preschool Experience
3.6
3.56
Preschool
3.5
No Preschool
3.42
3.4
3.38
3.37
3.32
3.3
3.2
3.27
3.18
3.16
3.13
3.08
3.1
3
2.9
2.8
Overall
Self-Care and Motor Skills
Self-Regulation
Adapted from Applied Survey Research-2009, School Readiness in Santa Clara County
Social Expression
Kindergarten Academics
Santa Clara County Average Readiness Scores
Across Time
2004 2005 2006 2008
4
3.30
3.25
3.33 3.36
3.493.58
3.49
3.44
3.25
3.28
3.18 3.25
3.30
3.25
3.34 3.37
3
3.20
3.23 3.27
3.10
2
1
Overall Readiness
Source: Kindergarten Observation Form.
Self-Care & Motor
Skills
Self-Regulation
Social Expression
Kindergarten
Academics
Santa Clara County P-16 Strategic
Vision for Student Success
County/City
Early
Learning
Master Plan
Neighborhood/District
SJ 2020
FranklinMcKinley
Children’s
Initiative (FMCI)
-Educare
Intensive Strategy
-Kindergarten
Transition
Program
-Screenings
-Family
Resource
Centers
The Franklin-McKinley Children’s
Initiative
The Franklin-McKinley Children’s Initiative
FRANKLIN-MCKINLEY CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE ZONE (FMCI)
Comprehensive
15
0-5 services
Model Pre-School
Schools
for every child
of choice
Academic
Interventions
(Saturday, After school, Summer)
Housing/rental
assistance
Neighborhood
improvements
Safe
and secure streets
Financial
counseling/micro loans
Credit
Union access
Adult
education and job training
Career/employment
Family
Foster
Gang
services
and parent counseling
child placement stability
prevention services
After-school/Saturdays
Music/Arts
Post-secondary
financial assistance
Santa Clara County P-16 Strategic
Vision for Student Success
County/City
Early
Learning
Master Plan
Neighborhood/District
SJ 2020
FranklinMcKinley
Children’s
Initiative (FMCI)
-Educare
Intensive Strategy
-Kindergarten
Transition
Program
-Screenings
-Family
Resource
Centers
Using Data to Design Programs
FMSD Kindergarten Transition Program
 Existing Data for Program Design
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Multi county-wide data showing importance of social-emotional
development
High-need risk factor assessments
Review of best practices examples
 Program Design
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Strong emphasis on social-emotional development
Kindergarten teachers in the classrooms
Strong coordination with preschool system to prioritize program for
children who do not have access to preschool
Incentive program to support long-term developmentally
appropriate kindergarten environments
Family engagement components through collaborations with
community family resource center
Using Data to Design Programs
FMSD Kindergarten Transition Program
 Data Collection to Assess Short- and Long-Term
Outcomes
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Developmental screenings done almost immediately upon
program commencement to ensure children/families with
needs are getting resources in a timely manner
Data collection and analysis being used for short- term
outcomes
Kindergarten readiness tool (pre-/post-test design)
 Collection of data for development screenings
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Improvement areas identified to enhance replication efforts
Santa Clara County P-16 Strategic
Vision for Student Success
County/City
Early
Learning
Master Plan
Neighborhood/District
SJ 2020
Franklin
McKinley
Children’s
Initiative (FMCI)
-Educare
Intensive Strategy
-Kindergarten
Transition
Program
-Screenings
-Family
Resource
Centers
Assets and Challenges
 Challenges
 Lack of uniform child identifiers
 Numerous data sources, multiple storage locations
 Transforming philosophy about the importance of early
learning into practice (i.e., policies at local level to serve as
catalysts for change)
 Fiscal uncertainty
 Professional development on data collection (fidelity) and use
for continuous program improvement
 Local programs may already be using software systems for
early learning programs which will need to be taken into
account when developing a state system
Assets and Challenges
 Assets
 Strong collaborations and diverse partners committed to data
collection and information sharing
 Deep commitment of partners to use available data for
program design and continuous improvement
 Many data interests for city (and county) aligned with state’s
direction for early learning
 Region utilizes data to innovate new programs and systems to
benefit children
Additional Resources
City of San José, Early Care and
Education Services
www.sjlibrary.org
Santa Clara County Office of Education
www.sccoe.org
First 5 Santa Clara County
www.first5kids.org
Franklin-McKinley School District
www.fmsd.org
Partnership for School Readiness
www.sccpsr.org
Local Early Education Planning
Council of Santa Clara County
www.sccoe.org/depts/lpc
Contact Information
Dawn D. Perry, M.A.
Manager, Early Care & Education Services Unit
City of San José
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E. San Fernando Street
San Jose, California 95112
Phone: (408) 808-2624
E-mail: dawn.perry@sjlibrary.org
Lisa Kaufman, Ph.D.
Director, Early Learning Services Department
Santa Clara County Office of Education
1290 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, California 95131
Phone: (408) 453-3605
E-mail: lisa_kaufman@sccoe.org