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Department of Early Education and Care
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2013 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2013 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2013 Total Spending |
FY 2013 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Early Education and Care | 499,029 | 1,690 | 500,719 | 197,731 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE | 500,718,847 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 499,028,560 | |
| 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 notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of early education and care, 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; 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; and provided further, however, that the information is provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements |
12,183,705 |
| 3000-2000 | Access Management
For regional administration and coordination of resource and referral services; provided, that funding for activities shall include, but not be limited to program coordination and support, voucher management, outreach to hard-to-reach populations, intake and eligibility services for families seeking financial assistance to enroll in early education and care programs, resource and referral for families with disabilities in child care programs and walk-in services for homeless families |
5,933,862 |
| 3000-2050 | Children's Trust Fund Operations
For the administration of the Children's Trust Fund |
1,082,028 |
| 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, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds to this item from items 3000-1000, 3000-3050 and 3000-4050, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 10 days before the transfer; provided further, that not more than 15 per cent of any item may be transferred in fiscal year 2013; provided further, that this plan shall be filed with the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance; 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 |
434,697,067 |
| 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 |
7,500,000 |
| 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 to children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten eligible; provided further, that in awarding grant funds under this program, preference shall be given to establishing preschool classrooms in towns and cities with schools and districts at risk of or determined to be under-performing in accordance with sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, schools and districts which have been placed in the accountability status of identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring pursuant to departmental regulations or which have been designated commonwealth priority schools or commonwealth pilot schools pursuant to said regulations, schools or districts with a high percentage of students scoring in levels 1 and 2 on the MCAS exams or programs which serve children not less than 50 per cent of whom are from families earning at or below 85 per cent of the state median income; provided further, that funds may also be used to enhance community-wide capacity building efforts within statewide parameters established by the board; 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 to increase capacity to expand access to age-eligible children on the centralized waitlist maintained by the department; 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 to be developed by the department; 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 |
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 these programs; and provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants may include 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 |
750,000 |
| 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 may 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 |
10,395,265 |
| 3000-7050 | Services for Infants and Parents
For grants to provide coordinated family and community engagement services at the local level; provided, that services may include, but not be limited to, individual or community-wide early literacy activities, family education and engagement initiatives, coordination of services among community-based programs serving families, collaborative activities among and between public schools, or community-based early education and care providers and families; provided further, that such services may include the home-based parenting, family literacy, and school readiness program known as the parent-child home program; provided further, that family and community engagement activities funded through this item, where possible, may be available for families, and early education and care providers serving families, with children birth to school-age; provided further, that the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services provided through this item with services provided through items 3000-6000 and 3000-7000 in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department; provided further, that grants funded through this item shall be in alignment with the quality requirements of the Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program and the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System; provided further, that the department shall take steps to streamline activities and programs funded through this line item; provided further, that funds may be expended for the home-based parenting, family literacy, and school readiness program known as the parent-child home program; and provided further, that the department may expend funds from the item on grants for supplemental services for children with individualized education |
18,186,633 |
| 3000-7070 | Reach Out and Read
For Reach Out and Read, a research-proven, pediatric literacy intervention program, which trains doctors and nurse practitioners to provide advice to parents on reading aloud to children and books for children living in poverty and in underperforming school districts through programs established in community health centers, medical practices and hospitals; provided, that the funds distributed through Reach Out and Read shall be contingent upon a match of not less than $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding; and provided further, that Reach Out and Read shall issue a report to the department, house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education, no later than February 15, 2013, detailing program success in meeting measurable goals and benchmarks |
800,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 1,149,287 | |
| 3000-0708 | Fiscal Year 2007 Head Start
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fiscal Year 2007 Head Start |
175,000 |
| 3000-5050 | ARRA - Head Start Advisory Council
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA - Head Start Advisory Council |
390,507 |
| 3000-9002 | Child Abuse Prevention
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Abuse Prevention |
583,780 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 541,000 | |
| 3000-0008 | Help Me Grow Expendable Trust | 20,000 |
| 4130-0009 | Children's Trust | 21,000 |
| 4130-2900 | License Plate Quality account | 500,000 |
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