Early Childhood Philanthropic Opportunity Scan: Opportunities for Investment in the San Diego Region November 14, 2016
Purpose of the San Diego County scan San Diego service provider survey designed to answer: What are some high impact opportunities for local private philanthropy to invest in early childhood in our community? • Pritzker categories (Quality, Reach) • Bright spots • Areas that are under-invested • P-3 ideas elsewhere that people wish were happening in San Diego • Key influencers in our P-3 system and how people are connected | 2
Survey respondents represent a cross-section of the early childhood landscape School Districts & Type e of Organi nizat ation ion Charter Schools • 64 respondents n = 64 Higher Education 8 • Leaders in their organizations Childcare, Preschool, 19 19 ECE Provider • All connected with P3SD (i.e. part of Government 14 14 P3SD, past conference attendees) Nonprofit Organization • Services provided across the County 9 5 Other 9 Other: Support for ECE Orgs (Consultants, Trainers/Tech Assistance, Advocacy): 5 For-profit 1 Other 2 | 3
Bright spots and challenge areas regarding quality Categories with Highest Quality Ratings Categories with Lowest Quality Ratings 1. Quality Improvement Efforts: Training 1. Teacher Pay: Promotion for fair for providers pursuing quality compensation of early childhood improvements (3.87); Quality improvement efforts educators (2.17) in public systems of early care and education (3.47) 2. Quality in Home-Based Care Settings: 2. Child Assessment: Effective screening Quality family, friend and neighbor care and assessment questionnaires and tools (2.39); Quality licensed family childcare (3.69) homes (2.55) 3. Screening/Referral for Special Needs: 3. Supporting Parent Choice: Assistance Comprehensive health/development for parents in choosing high quality care screening & referral systems to optimize and education opportunities for their holistic child development (3.38) children (2.79) Scale: 1 Low Quality; 3 Neutral; 5 Very High Quality Findings are consistent with the Early Education Landscape Scan conducted last year. | 4
into 6 categories Support advocacy for public investment in early childhood 1 2 3 Help quality providers expand 4 Make strategic investments in quality 5 Spur innovation 6 Foster networks and alignment | 5
Support advocacy for public investment in early 1 childhood • Need for advocacy a very consistent theme funding for early childhood. But it starts with • Comments and examples spanned advocacy spectrum - Increasing awareness/educating (general access public and national philanthropic funds public, parents, policy-makers) only to legislators, but to the business sector - Funding research to support advocacy and the general public about the importance and impact of quality early education. We need efforts - Elevating San Diego in broader P-3 world - Addressing systemic issues for things like State Preschool eligibility - requirements that require San Diego to work e.g. State Preschool out-of-date eligibility with other parts of the state to advocate for requirements, reimbursement rates, compensation - Advocating for more public dollars to support P-3 work | 6
2 • Promoting fair compensation of early childhood educators had lowest rating in San Diego region survey for both quality (2.17 out of 5) and reach (2.11 out of 5) • Potential ways to invest: research and advocacy; development/capacity of coaching and development programs for educators; support for technical assistance providers • Several respondents mentioned that increased requirements and pay for early childhood educators would elevate the importance of ECE • Also an opportunity to increase the availability of on-the-job coaching and development of P-3 educators - Including early education training for all TK-3 rd grade teachers | 7
Help quality providers expand 3 • Two opportunities mentioned to increase access to quality programs in the San Diego region: - Capital investments to improve or expand sites - Capacity building funding so promising and evidence-based programs can scale (e.g. one-time infrastructure investments, evaluation) and other capital investments that would expand and improve the environments supporting - | 8
Make strategic investments in quality 4 • Quality efforts in public systems of early care and education are considered strong - Quality Preschool Initiative (QPI), funded by First 5 San Diego consistently cited as a bright spot • Quality in home-based settings rated very low in the survey - Quality licensed family child care homes (2.55 out of 5) - Quality family, friend and neighbor care (2.30 out of 5) • Consistent quality standards and support for care givers cited as opportunities, particularly in unlicensed settings technology in classrooms and the hands of teaching staff for • Capital investments in facilities, technology, materials, etc. can also improve quality in early -dated childhood settings and do not meet current | 9
Spur innovation 5 • Survey identified the overall opportunity of systems development and new models/innovation • Specific opportunities to develop models/systems identified: - Quality infant/toddler programs - Parent support programs - Early childhood mental health support and services - Providing parents with access to information to assist them in choosing high quality care and education opportunities - Information to assist parents in choosing high quality care and education rated low on both quality (2.79) and reach (2.46)* - Challenge for parents navigating and finding resources for special needs children | 10 * Scale of 1-5, 1 being low
Foster networks and alignment 6 • In response to how local private philanthropy can help San Diego access systemic funds, respondents - - | 11
Social Network analysis identified key influencers in San - Knowledge/Expertise: Key Influencers & Brokers: • Laura Kohn , Education Synergy Alliance • Robin Layton , Educational Enrichment Systems • Lucia Garay , San Diego County Office of Education • Shulamit Ritblatt , SDSU • Matt Doyle , Vista Unified School District • Shana Cohen , UCSD • Devin Vodicka , Vista Unified School District • Alison Wishard-Guerra , UCSD* • Sarah Garrity , SDSU* • Gina Gianzero , DEEP* • Amanda Bonds , Words Alive* • Evette Callahan , San Diego County Office of Education* subnetworks together | 12 Note: The survey included a series of questions we developed with Dr. Alan Daly and analyzed by Dr. Alison Black at UCSD to answer who the key influencers are, and also to understand how players in the P-
• • San Diego County Office of Education YMCA Childcare Resource Service • • Educational Enrichment Systems United Way • • Vista Unified School District Education Synergy Alliance • • San Diego Unified School District Neighborhood House Association • • First 5 San Diego Family Health Centers of San Diego • Words Alive Note: The survey included a series of questions we developed with Dr. Alan Daly and analyzed by Dr. Alison Black at UCSD to answer who the key | 13 influencers are, and also to understand how players in the P-
P-3 ideas elsewhere that survey respondents wish were happening here • • Dedicated local tax to support early learning / P-3 • Kindergarten Entry Assessments • Mental health services for children and their families (mental health consultants in preschool setting) • Early Childhood (PreK 3 rd Grade) Teaching Credential • PSAs on TV and other forms of public awareness campaigns | 14
Recap: Opportunities for philanthropic investment in the San Diego region Support advocacy for public investment in early childhood 1 2 3 Help quality providers expand 4 Make strategic investments in quality 5 Spur innovation 6 Foster networks and alignment | 15
Next Steps Options Join a discussion at San Diego Grantmakers with funders committed to (or interested in committing to) early education to further debrief this research and discuss a coordinated response. Hear more about and get involved in the Quality Seats Initiative in San Diego County. Receive coaching from Laura Lanzerotti from Bridgespan on making strategic investments in early childhood. | 16
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