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Department of Early Education and Care
| DEPARTMENT | FY2010 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY2010 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY2010 Total Spending |
FY2010 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Early Education and Care | 556,143 | 1,284 | 557,427 | 197,849 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE | 557,426,508 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 556,142,980 | |
| 3000-1000 | Department of Early Education and Care Administration
For the operation of the department of early education and care including services provided by child care resource and referral agencies; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department, 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 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 |
21,196,482 |
| 3000-4060 | Child Care Access
For financial assistance to families for child care access; provided, that funding shall be available for families referred by the department of children and families, families involved with or transitioning from transitional aid to families with dependant children (TAFDC) and income-eligible families; provided further, that funds shall be used to provide services during a transition period for families involved with the department of children and families upon closure of their case; and provided further, that funds shall be used for former recipients of TAFDC, teen parents, children of homeless families and children of military personnel |
474,043,743 |
| 3000-5075 | Universal Pre-School
For the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten system including grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item shall be expended on grants to improve the quality of and expand access to preschool programs and services to children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten eligible; provided further, that preference shall be given to establishing classrooms in underperforming schools and districts; provided further, that any newly-funded programs designated as Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program participants must have been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, National Association of Family Child Care or a Child Development Associate credential or higher; provided further, that remaining funds available after grants are made to eligible programs may be expended on programs working towards the designation of being a Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program participant; provided further, that funds expended on head start shall be aligned with the universal pre-kindergarten quality standards; and provided further, 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, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
20,556,823 |
| 3000-6000 | Quality Program Supports
For the establishment of a statewide network of supports to early education and care programs to advance the quality of their services to children; provided, that supports funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to, curriculum development, child assessment systems, activities that encourage providers to obtain associates and bachelor's degrees, payment of fees and direct assistance to programs seeking accreditation by agencies approved by the department, and professional development courses; provided further, that such supports 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 eligible recipients for these funds shall include but not be limited to early education and care programs, community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, head start programs and child care resource and referral agencies; and provided further, that where possible, funds from this item shall be coordinated with funding from item 3000-7050 |
14,837,112 |
| 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 these programs; and provided further, that eligible recipients for these grants shall include community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers, child care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities |
2,900,000 |
| 3000-7000 | Children's Trust Fund
For the operation of the Children's Trust Fund, including parental education and home visiting programs for at-risk newborns; provided, that if the appropriation is sufficient, services shall be made available to all parents under 21 years of age; and provided further, that priority for services shall be given to low-income parents |
14,132,264 |
| 3000-7050 | Services for Infants and Parents
For grants to local entities to provide services to children from birth to school age and their parents including early literacy services |
8,476,556 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 783,528 | |
| 3000-0708 | Fiscal Year 2007 Head Start
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fiscal Year 2007 Head Start |
175,000 |
| 3000-9002 | Child Abuse Prevention
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Abuse Prevention |
608,528 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 500,000 | |
| 4130-2900 | License Plate Quality account | 500,000 |
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