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Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change

Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change. Texas Early Learning Council. The Texas Early Learning Council will lead the development of a parent and child-focused, high quality, integrated early childhood education system. www.earlylearningtexas.org. Texas Early Learning Council.

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Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change

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  1. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change

  2. Texas Early Learning Council The Texas Early Learning Council will lead the development of a parent and child-focused, high quality, integrated early childhood education system. www.earlylearningtexas.org

  3. Texas Early Learning Council Workforce and Professional Development Parental Outreach and Communication Improved School Readiness Collaborations and Standards Data and Quality Rating Improvement Systems www.earlylearningtexas.org

  4. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change LaShonda Y. Brown December 5, 2012

  5. www.earlylearningtexas.org

  6. Initiatives Workforce and Professional Development Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS) New Core Competencies with Online Trainings for All ECE Professionals • To drive trainings • Update current Core Competencies • - Practitioners • - Administrators • - Trainers • New Core Competencies • - Mentors/Coaches • Career Ladder alignment www.earlylearningtexas.org

  7. Initiatives Workforce and Professional Development Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS) Develop ECE Professional Development and Workforce Registry Systems • Texas Early Care and Education Career Development System (TECECDS) • Texas Trainer Registry and Workforce Registry • LinkedIn.com for Texas ECE professionals • Tools and resources for professionals • - financial aid • - continuing education • - job board www.earlylearningtexas.org

  8. National PD Trends

  9. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change

  10. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change Figure 10. Distribution of TDFPS-Regulated Care Provider Sites and Slots Statewide

  11. Questions? www.earlylearningtexas.org

  12. Minimum Qualifications

  13. Initiatives Develop and Implement Voluntary Infant and Toddler Early Learning Guidelines • For caregivers of children zero – 48 months • ITELG Steering Committee • - Zero-to-Three • - Vision, mission, and goals • ITELG writing • - Public comment period • ITELG marketing campaign Collaborations and Standards www.earlylearningtexas.org

  14. How many of you are? Grandparents Parents Teachers Directors Policy Makers Mentors/Coaches

  15. Did you know? 1.9 million number of children in Texas under the age of 4 By age three, human brains have accomplished 80 percent of their growth Each child is born with millions of brain cells, otherwise known as neurons. Brain development is “activity dependent” “Cells that fire together, wire together” There are approximately 1900 days between the day a child is born and the day that she/he enters Kindergarten Source: U.S. Census Data 2010, Zero to Three

  16. What are ITELGs? Social and Emotional Development Cognitive Development Physical Health & Motor Development Language and Communication Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) or standards describe expectations about what children should know (understand) and do (competencies and skills) across multiple domains of learning during specific age ranges.

  17. Domains and Components

  18. Language and Communication Listening and Understanding Listening and Understanding Indicators: 1. Listens with interest to language of others 2. Responds to nonverbal and verbal communication of others 3. Begins to understand the rules of conversation

  19. Potential Users of ITELGs

  20. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change Improving school readiness includes impacting the forces, systems, and institutions that touch children’s lives

  21. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change We have moved past reaching for “quality” to a series of well considered, research driven solutions to specific problems

  22. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change

  23. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change Figure 10. Distribution of TDFPS-Regulated Care Provider Sites and Slots Statewide

  24. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change Mean market rates in the LWDA – Gulf Coast

  25. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change Mean market rates in the LWDA – Capital Area

  26. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change

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  30. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change • Research revealed that limited, mixed or no evidence exists to support 20 QRIS typical quality indicators found in many QRISs • Three quality indicators were categorized as having a positive – albeit modest – association with child outcomes: • teacher behavior • teacher sensitivity • family engagement

  31. Core Drivers of Early Childhood Systems Change Next Steps in QRIS Process Dec 2012 – February 2013 February 2013 March 2013 – April 2013

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