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30001000 - Department of Early Education and Care Administration
Data Current as of: 6/22/2009
| Account | Description | FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 Total Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 funds from this item shall be expended on the development of a comprehensive evaluation system for all early education and care programs in the commonwealth; provided further, 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 child care 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 social services and the department of public health 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 funds from this item shall be expended to develop an implementation plan for a workforce development system in collaboration with the board and commissioner of higher education, pursuant to section 5 of chapter 15D of the General Laws; provided further, that as part of the development of said workforce implementation plan, the department shall expend funds for the development of core competencies for those working with children in early education programs; provided further, that the department shall issue a report, not later than February 16, 2009, on the status of the department's programming to the secretary of administration and finance, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the chairpersons of the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the house and senate chairperson of the joint committee on education; provided further, that the report shall contain the proposed core competencies to be issued by the department, and the status and findings of the department's quality rating system; provided further, that the report shall contain a multi-year plan for the alignment of rates and quality standards and for programs to move toward meeting the quality standards enumerated in item 3000-5075; provided further, that the report shall contain details on the implementation of universal pre-kindergarten grants, along with any legislative recommendations for the improvement of the program; provided further, that the report shall contain a multi-year plan for the alignment of all classroom based quality enhancement grants funded by the department in order to ensure fairness and consistency across all preschool grant programs; provided further, that the report shall include the department's recommendations on the consistent implementation of accreditation assistance across the commonwealth; provided further, that the report shall include the number of early childhood educators and providers who have received such training, the estimated number who have requested such additional training, and a review and analysis of the most effective types of professional development; and provided further, that the report shall include the estimated number of preschool suspensions and expulsions that occur each year in the commonwealth, the relative frequency of each type of mental illness or behavioral issues among children receiving programs and services from the department, and an analysis of the most effective intervention strategies |
13,867,894 | 13,330,194 |
| SPENDING CATEGORY |
FY2005 Expended |
FY2006 Expended |
FY2007 Expended |
FY2008 Expended |
FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 Budget Reductions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Salaries | 0 | 7,810 | 9,130 | 10,658 | 10,142 | -232 |
| Employee Benefits | 0 | 243 | 258 | 336 | 324 | -1 |
| Operating Expenses | 0 | 1,377 | 1,848 | 2,989 | 3,401 | -317 |
| Grants & Subsidies | 0 | 3,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 0 | 12,799 | 11,237 | 13,984 | 13,868 | -550 |
FY2009 Spending Category Chart
