| Account | Description | FY07 GAA |
FY08 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3000-6050 | Professional Development For grants to provide professional development for early education and care providers to be distributed by the department with approval of the board; provided, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers, and child care resource and referral centers; provided further, that the department shall only approve professional development courses and offerings with proven, replicable results in improving early education and care, and which shall have demonstrated the use of best practices, as determined by the department; provided further, that said professional development courses shall be aligned with core competencies identified by the department and with the Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten program quality standards; and provided further, that the department shall encourage and support early childhood education and care providers to obtain associates and bachelors degrees through the Building Careers program mode |
1,500,000 | 3,108,000 |
| SPENDING CATEGORY |
FY04 Spending |
FY05 Spending |
FY06 Spending |
FY07 Spending |
FY08 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aid to Cities & Towns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,499 | 3,108 |
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,499 | 3,108 |