Strengthening Early Childhood in Kansas in 2019 WEBINAR December - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Strengthening Early Childhood in Kansas in 2019 WEBINAR December 11, 2019

What’s Next? ▸ Finalizing Needs Assessment Report ▸ Strategic Plan Development ▸ Online Share Form - https://kschildrenscabinet.org/share/ ▸ PDG B-5 Grant Submission – Award Announcements (12/31/2019) ▸ Children’s Cabinet & Trust Fund Meetings / Advisory Team Meeting Schedule 2020 ▸ February 7 ▸ April 3 ▸ June 5

Webinar Schedule ▸ Kansas Early Childhood Systems Building Webinar Dates ▸ No webinar on January 1st ▸ January 15 ▸ January 29 ▸ Full 2020 Schedule Coming Soon https://kschildrenscabinet.org/get-involved/

Roadshow Tour Kansas City, Kansas ▸ o Friday, December 13 | 10-11AM To help protect your privacy, PowerPoint has blocked automatic download of this picture. The Family Conservancy o Overland Park ▸ Friday, December 13 | 3-4PM o Hilltop Learning Center o Online Recording ▸ Coming Soon! o

Child Care Development Fund Department for Children and Families December 11, 2019

Economic and Employment Services Child Care Development Fund

Child Care Development Fund General Information CCDF if the primary federal program specifically devoted to providing child care subsidy and funding supports to improve child care quality.

Child Care Development Fund CCDBG ACT OF 2014 Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014  Health and Safety Requirements for Child Care Providers  Transparent Consumer and Provider Education Information  Family Friendly Eligibility Policies  Activities to Improve Quality of Child Care

Child Care Development Fund CCDBG Act of 2014 Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014  Equal Access  Supply-building  Provider Payment Practices  Technical Assistance set-aside  Research set-aside  Waiver authority

Child Care Development Fund General Information Lead Agency: Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) • Child Care Subsidy Program • Child Care Quality including the Links to Quality Program Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) • Child Care Licensing

Child Care Development Fund General Information The Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) requires a comprehensive three year plan that supports low income families by providing access to affordable, high quality early care and afterschool programs. Administration of Children and Families’ (ACF), Office of Child Care, Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG)

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan • The current state plan is for 2019-2021 and was submitted August 31, 2018 • Effective Date 10-01-2019 • The current state plan can be found at: http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/ees/Documents/Child_Care/FFY2019- 2021StatePlan-Amendment1.pdf

Child Care Development Fund General Information CCDF is jointly financed by federal and state funds through three funding streams: mandatory, matching and discretionary funds.

CCDF Funding Parameters General Information  Minimum of 70% of must be used to assist the child care needs of low income families or families who are receiving TANF.  Minimum of 3% activities to improve the supply and quality of care for infants and toddlers.  Minimum of 9% Quality Activities  Maximum of 5% for administrative costs

CCDF and TANF Funding General Information  30 percent of TANF block grant funds may be transferred to CCDF  10 percent of TANF block grant funds may be transferred to the Social Service Block Grant (SSBG).

Child Care Development Fund Federal Reports State Territorial Plan ACF-118 Agreement between Lead Agency and Federal Government Biennially (due July 1 prior to reporting year) Financial Report ACF-696 Estimates and expenditures for Mandatory Fund, Matching Fund, and Discretionary Fund Quarterly (due 30 days after end of quarter) Aggregate and Case Level Reports ACF-801 Unduplicated annual counts of children and families served Monthly or Quarterly (Grantee’s choice)

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 1 CCDF Leadership and Coordination with Relevant Systems. Consultation and Coordination Activities. KSDE: Part C 619, Pre-K, Parents as Teachers, KDHE: MIECHV, Part C- Infant Toddler Services, Child Care Licensing Systems Improvement Team, State Agency Early Childhood Leadership Team, Links to Quality Advisory Group and Work Groups, KCCTO, Children’s Cabinet, Child Care Aware of Kansas, Child Care Provider Coalition, Kansas Head Start Association, Tribes and many others

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 2 Promote Family Engagement Through Outreach & Consumer Education  Increased consumer education requirements including:  posting of findings/complaints and quality information on child care providers,  aggregate data on serious injuries, deaths, and substantiated cases of child abuse/neglect that have occurred in child care settings each year must be posted on the website, and the  availability of a consumer friendly website.  The Kansas Quality Network was developed and can be found at http://ksqualitynetwork.org/

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 3 Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families Child Care Subsidy: To initially qualify for child care assistance, a family must:  Include at least one child under the age of 13, or age 13 to 18 and incapable of caring for him or herself  Have countable income below 185% of the FPL  Have an allowable need for child care  Choose a child care provider who has an agreement with DCF.

Child Care Subsidy ACF-118 State Plan- Section 3 Child Care Reasons  Families who receive TANF  Low-income, working families.  Some families in education or training activities - This provides help for keeping a job or getting a better job.  Teen parents completing high school or GED.  Social services (parents in crisis situations) or child in foster care placement

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 3 If a family meets eligibility criteria, factors that will influence the actual benefit amount are:  Household’s countable income  Household size  Parent’s work schedule  Child’s school schedule  Age of child  Child care setting (i.e. CCC, LDCH, etc.)  County where provider is located

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 3 Redetermination period of not less than 12 months Graduated Phase Out Policy Three Month Continuation of Care (State Option) October 1, 2018 Policy Revisions:  Initial: 185% income eligibility requirement  At review: If income exceeds 185% of the FPL, but remains under 85% of the SMI, the family would remain eligible for 12 month in the Tier #2 eligibility group.  Limited reporting and acting upon changes.

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 3  Allows for homeless children to receive Child Care Assistance after an initial eligibility determination, but before providing required documentation  Provide training and technical assistance to child care providers on identifying and serving homeless children and families  Provides for outreach to better serve homeless families

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan-Section 4 Ensure Equal Access to Child Care for Low-Income Children  Parental choice  Payment practices and timeliness of payments  Supply building strategies to meet the needs of certain populations

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 4  To assess market rates and child care costs, States must use a Market Rate Survey or an Approved Alternative Methodology.  A market rate analysis must be completed every three years.  Any rate adjustment must be based on data from the most recent market analysis completed.

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 5 Establish Standards and Monitoring processes to ensure the Health and Safety of Child Care Settings  Licensing requirements and standards  Monitoring and enforcement policies and practices  Criminal background checks

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan- Section 5 Monitoring Policies and Practices  Monitoring inspections for Licensed CCDF Providers  Inspections for License-Exempt CCDF Providers O  States may exempt relative providers xempt

Child Care Development Fund ACF-118 State Plan-Section 5 States must ensure:  Health and safety requirements for providers relating to 12 specific topic areas are addressed.  Pre-service or orientation training requirements, appropriate to the provider setting, address these health and safety topic areas.  Annual health and safety training is completed in these topic areas. Health and safety requirements for providers relating to 12 specific topic areas are addressed.