June Workgroup Meeting Discourse Channel

06-22-2023 Meeting
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In a classroom of 24, that means you have 1 qualified teacher and in addition 2 other qualified adults for the position they hold. There are nuances between T-22 (LIC) and T-5 (former title since now these regs are under WIC CDSS).

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We are now moving into the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) Family Child Care Home Education Network (FCCHEN) Overview. Workgroup members can make written comments on this topic here.

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In terms of the PD for teachers:

  1. When will the training be given?
  2. Will teachers get extra pay to participate?
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Hi there,
The Teacher is referring to someone that meets the staffing qualifications for a fully qualified Teacher in CSPP. Adults are the persons counted in the ratio that just meet the definition of an adult. For CSPP, all children and adults are required to be supervised by a fully qualified Teacher.

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Thank you. But, does that mean that teachers who are in a classroom or district program will have 1:8 ratio? I know it is very difficult to get help and now it looks more like the ratio is 1:12. One teacher and One aid? How will we make sure we follow the 1:8 ratio?

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CDE/CDSS-funded child development programs have quality requirements and monitoring to support quality maintenance. Transitional Kindergarten, the largest funded model for UPK delivery, has minimal early childhood quality standards. Many early childhood education programs across the state participate in QCC. CSPP programs are required to use the ECERS and are moving towards CLASS, while TK does not use quality assessment tools. There are no tools to measure the quality required for Transitional Kindergarten. This is unbalanced; quality standards and measures should be described in legislation across the whole UPK Mixed Delivery Model, not just certain programs.

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Hi there,
Just wanted to add in some clarification that the regulations for CSPP are still in Title 5 and have not been moved to WIC/CDSS. You can find the regulations for CSPP in Chapter 18.5 of The California Code of Regulations, Title 5.

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Who is the “contractor”.
I am not clear on who the “contractors”

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Hi there,
These 1:8 adult/child ratios and 1:24 teacher/child ratios are only applicable to the California State Preschool Program. CSPP is monitored by the CDE.

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yes I agree. It’s not clear if at all times “contractor” is the entity operating as a FCCHEN or a child care provider “contracted” through CSPP. :frowning:

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Hi Fabiola,
When “contractor” is stated, it is referencing the FCCHEN agency that contracts with the CDE.

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CSPP and FECHEN are required to complete the Desired Results Developmental Profile and to use DRDP Online without the choice to use an alternative tool. Transitional Kindergarten is not required to use the Desired Results Developmental Profile and can choose the assessment tools that meet the need of their district. This is not equitable across the UPK Mixed Delivery System

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How large are these 5 FCCHENs, in terms of how many FCCs are part of the network, and how many children are served?

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Hi,
The “contractor” means a school district, community college district, college or university, county superintendent of schools, county, city, public agency, private nontax-exempt agency, private tax-exempt agency, or other entity that is authorized to establish, maintain, or operate CSPP services. When discussing FCCHENs, the FCCHEN agency is the “contractor” because they are the agency that contracts with CDE and the family childcare home providers are “providers”.

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We are now moving into the presentation on Implementation Experience by Adam North from EveryChildCA. Workgroup members are asked to consider the following questions:

  • What barriers prevent programs within California’s mixed delivery system from implementing high-quality universal preschool programs (pursuant to Education Code 8203)? How can these barriers be addressed?

  • What elements of current preschool program standards contribute to the barriers?

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What kind of outreach and partnership to family child care providers would there be to increase participation? As mentioned, many of our providers find it too difficult to participate despite interest.

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I saw a comment that less than 10% of Family Childcare Providers are part of a FCCHEN? What are some of the key barriers? Also, what type of agencies are operating the FCCHEN’s in the respective counties identified on slide #16?

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Thank you D.Davis. One more clarifying question regarding contractor. Does the school district have a person who will oversee this? How does the district know who the family child care centers are? Thanks

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Do Child Care Providers NEED to be connected to a FCCHEN? What need or gap is a FCCHEN meeting - Is this infrastructure another piece in the Early Care and Education puzzle that is actually needed? Wording like “encourage” and “consider” joining a FCHHEN seem like it is NOT required to participate for providers? and why is CDE “committed” to increase the number of FCCHENs across the state? what’s the benefit to CDE? Sorry, many questions popped up as presentations were read.

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The contractor is the entity that holds a California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contract with the CDE.

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