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Department of Early Education and Care
Data Current as of:  10/17/2014





FISCAL YEAR 2015 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2015
Conference
FY2015
Vetoes
FY2015
Overrides
FY2015
GAA
Department of Early Education and Care Administration 13,366 0 0 13,366
EEC Assessment 385 0 0 385
Access Management 6,504 0 0 6,504
Children's Trust Fund Operations 1,086 0 0 1,086
Supportive Child Care 79,730 0 0 79,730
Birth through Pre School 15,000 0 0 15,000
Temporary Assistance for Needy Family Related Child Care 133,477 0 0 133,477
Child Care Access 241,895 0 0 241,895
Grants to Head Start Programs 9,100 0 0 9,100
K1 Classroom Grant Program 1,000 0 0 1,000
Universal Pre-Kindergarten 7,500 0 0 7,500
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services 750 0 0 750
Children's Trust Fund 14,484 0 0 14,484
EEC Contingency Contract Retained Revenue 200 0 0 200
Services for Infants and Parents 18,465 0 0 18,465
Reach Out and Read 700 0 0 700
TOTAL    543,642 0 0 543,642

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DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE 557,676,220
Direct Appropriations
3000-1000 Department of Early Education and Care Administration
For the administration of the department of early education and care and the costs of field operations and licensing provided through the department; provided, that the department shall report on the first business day of each month to the joint committee on education, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on the unduplicated number of children on waiting lists for state-subsidized early education and care programs and services, including supportive childcare services; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of early education and care, the lead agencies of community partnership councils, the child care resource and referral agencies, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of transitional assistance, the department of children and families, the department of housing and community development, the Children's Trust Fund and the department of public health, specifically early intervention, may share with each other personal data regarding the parents and children who receive services provided under early education and care programs administered by the commonwealth for waitlist management, program implementation and evaluation, reporting and policy development purposes; provided further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded by the department by category of eligibility, including children who have been the subject of supported cases pursuant to section 51A of chapter 119 of the General Laws, children referred by or transitioning from the department of children and families, and children of income-eligible families; provided further, that the reports shall include the number of recipients subject to subsection (f) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995; provided further, that the department of early education and care shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds from items 3000-1000, 3000-4050 and 3000-4060 into items 3000-3050, 3000-4050 and 3000-4060; provided further, that the total transfers from any 1 item shall not exceed 3 per cent of the item's total funding; and provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 30 days before any such transfer
13,365,851
3000-1050 EEC Assessment
For supplemental research and assessment related to item 1599-0500 in section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts 2013; provided, that the supplemental research shall be directed by a nonprofit research organization with demonstrated experience assessing the business practices, service delivery and financial systems of state-subsidized childcare programs; provided further, that the department shall consider research and assessment conducted through this item to be a continuation and expansion of the research authorized by item 1599-0500 in section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that the supplemental research and assessment shall: (i) identify promising practices and alternative strategies, including those used by other states, around the design and administration of a "blended-funded system" using both contracts and vouchers; (ii) examine the childcare eligibility, referral and oversight mechanisms within partner agencies as they intersect with the department of early education and care and the efficiency and efficacy of the current funding approaches to meeting the needs of children and families in these systems; and (iii) examine the business processes and service delivery of local subsidy eligibility administration; and provided further, that the organization conducting the assessment shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than March 3, 2015, a report on the progress to date, obstacles encountered and preliminary findings
385,000
3000-2000 Access Management
For the regional administration and coordination of services provided by child care resource and referral agencies
6,503,861
3000-2050 Children's Trust Fund Operations
For the administration of the Children's Trust Fund; provided, that the department shall not exercise any supervision or control with respect to the board of the trust fund
1,086,317
3000-3050 Supportive Child Care
For supportive early education and care services; provided, that funds from this item shall only be expended for early education and care costs of children with active cases at the department of children and families; provided further, that funds may be used to provide services during a transition period of 6 months for families upon the closure of their case; and provided further, that all children eligible for services under this item shall receive those services
79,730,057
3000-4040 Birth through Pre School
For costs associated with reducing the waitlist for income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that funds from this item may be transferred to item 3000-4060
15,000,000
3000-4050 Temporary Assistance for Needy Family Related Child Care
For financial assistance for families currently involved with or transitioning from transitional aid to families with dependent children to enroll in an early education and care program; provided, that early education and care shall be available to former participants who are working for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided further, that post-transitional early education and care benefits shall be provided to participants who are working for up to 1 year after the transitional period; provided further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded from this item and item 3000-3050; provided further, that the department may provide early education and care benefits to parents who are under 18 years of age, who are currently enrolled in a job training program, and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents' income; provided further, that all teens eligible for year-round, full-time early education and care services shall be participating in school, education, work and training-related activities or a combination thereof for at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations; provided further, that recipients shall not be charged fees for care provided under this item; provided further, that early education and care slots funded from this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that informal early education and care benefits may be funded from this item; and provided further, that not more than $2 per child per hour shall be paid for the services
133,477,300
3000-4060 Child Care Access
For income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that teen parents at risk of becoming eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children may be paid from this item; provided further, that informal early education and care benefits for families meeting income-eligibility criteria may be funded from this item; provided further, that not more than $2 per child per hour shall be paid for the services; provided further, that early education and care slots funded from this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on grants to support inclusive learning environments; provided further, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary that any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation; and provided further, that any unexpended funds up to $8,770,043 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2014 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item until June 30, 2015
241,894,678
3000-5000 Grants to Head Start Programs
For grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on early head start programs
9,100,000
3000-5025 K1 Classroom Grant Program
For grants to cities, towns, regional school districts and educational collaboratives to provide educational opportunities on a voluntary basis to 4-year-olds in the district through the creation of pre-kindergarten classrooms; provided, that guidelines and applications for this funding shall be developed jointly by the departments of early education and care and elementary and secondary education and shall include quality standards, which shall ensure school readiness and third grade reading proficiency for students in pre-kindergarten classrooms; provided further, that the grants shall be approved jointly by the commissioners of early education and care and elementary and secondary education; provided further, that preference may be given in awarding these funds to level 5 schools and school districts; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of that city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation
1,000,000
3000-5075 Universal Pre-Kindergarten
For the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program; provided, that funds from this item shall be expended on grants to improve the quality of and expand access to preschool programs and services for children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten eligible; provided further, that funds may also be used to enhance community-wide capacity building efforts within statewide parameters established by the board of early education and care; provided further, that any newly-funded programs designated as Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program participants shall fall within the quality standards established by the Massachusetts quality rating and improvement system; provided further, that programs receiving grant funds may use the funds to enhance teacher and staff quality and compensation, enhance program quality through participation in the Massachusetts quality rating and improvement system, enhance program ability to interpret and use assessment data effectively, enhance developmentally appropriate practices, incorporate ancillary services into the program, facilitate or provide access to wrap-around services for working families or increase capacity to expand access to age-eligible children on the centralized waitlist maintained by the department; and provided further, that preference shall be given in awarding grants to those programs which demonstrate affordability for middle class and working class parents according to standards established by the department
7,500,000
3000-6075 Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services
For early childhood mental health consultation services in early education and care programs in the commonwealth; provided, that preference shall be given to those services designed to limit the number of expulsions and suspensions from the programs; and provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed childcare providers, child care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities
750,000
3000-7000 Children's Trust Fund
For statewide neonatal and postnatal home parenting education and home visiting programs for at-risk newborns to be administered by the Children's Trust Fund; provided, that such services shall be made available statewide to parents under the age of 21 years; provided further, that the Children's Trust Fund shall oversee the ongoing development and maintenance of a participant data system; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, priority for such services shall be given to low-income parents; and provided further, that spending in excess of $10,483,933 shall be contingent on the executive office of health and human services projecting that the children's health insurance program's healthy services initiative project revenue will be not less than $28,612,794
14,483,933
3000-7050 Services for Infants and Parents
For the coordinated family and community engagement grant program, which shall establish a statewide network of supports for early education; provided, that the department shall distribute the grants not later than August 29, 2014, in order to allow a full year of service for families involved in these programs; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to, curriculum development, child assessment systems, activities that encourage providers to obtain associate and bachelor degrees, payment of fees, and direct assistance to programs seeking accreditation by agencies approved by the board and professional development courses; provided further, that eligible recipients for the grants shall include, but not be limited to, the Massachusetts Family Networks program, community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, the home-based, school readiness and family support program known as the parent-child home program, head start programs, school readiness and family support programs, licensed child care providers, and child care resource and referral centers; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall be in alignment with the quality requirements of the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program and the development of the quality rating and improvement system; provided further, that the department shall encourage and support early childhood education and care providers to obtain associate and bachelor degrees through professional development programs including, but not limited to, the building careers program model; provided further, that the department shall take steps to streamline activities and programs funded through this item; and provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on grants for supplemental services for children with individualized education
18,464,890
3000-7070 Reach Out and Read
For Reach Out and Read, Inc.; provided, that the funds distributed through Reach Out and Read, Inc. shall be contingent upon a match of not less than $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding
700,000

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Retained Revenues
3000-7040 EEC Contingency Contract Retained Revenue
For the department of early education and care, which may expend not more than $200,000 for contingency fee contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, these contingency contracts shall not exceed 3 years except with prior review and approval by the executive office for administration and finance
200,000

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Federal Grant Spending 14,034,333
3000-0707 Head Start Collaboration
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY07 Head Start
175,000
3000-2010 Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Race-to-the-Top Early Learning Challenge
13,358,802
3000-9002 Child Abuse Prevention
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Abuse Prevention
500,531

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