EDUCATING CHILDREN EARLY:

W W W . E A R LY M AT T E R S H O U S T O N . O R G

— HOUS TON IN DEPEN DEN T SCHOOL DIS T RIC T, DEPA RT MEN T OF E A RLY EDUC AT ION , 2013

M A J O R I T Y O F C H I L D R E N

NOT READY FOR KINDERGARTEN

Letter Identification

60

NOT R E ADY

Writing Name

59

NOT R E ADY

Number Recognition

78

NOT R E ADY

Counting

62

NOT R E ADY

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A groundbreaking study found that children from high-income families are exposed to 30 million more words than children from families on welfare. Follow-up studies showed that these differences in language and interaction

experiences have lasting effects on a child’s performance later in life.

— BE T T Y H A RT & TO D D R . RISLE Y

30 MILLION THE

WORD GAP BY AGE 3 90 ^%

of brain development occurs by age 5.

— ZERO TO T HREE

B U T O N LY 5 ^%

of public education dollars are spent on early childhood education.

— IN S T I T U T E FOR EDUC AT ION SCIEN CES

EDUCATING CHILDREN EARLY:

WHY IT MATTERS

DROPOUT RATES

The dropout rate is an epidemic that affects the entire community.

51 ^%

of students in the Houston Area fail to graduate within 4 years of entering high school

— COMMUNI T IES IN SCHOOL S OF HOUS TO N, IN C .

1 ^of

5

Texas children make it through the system with some form of post high school credential

— N AT ION A L CEN T ER FOR HIGHER EDUC AT ION M A N AGEMEN T SYS T EMS

75 of prison inmates are ^% high school dropouts

— CHIL DREN AT RISK , 2011; BURE AU OF JUS T ICE S TAT IS T IC S

IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY 300 CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME-AREA

HOMES.

BOOK ONE

— HOUS TON ’S LI T ER ACY CRISIS : A BLUEPRIN T FOR COMMUNI T Y AC T ION ; BA RBA R A BUSH HOUS TON LI T ER ACY FOUN DAT ION

If students are not reading on grade level by 3rd grade, they are four times more likely to

drop out of school.

E _W ^{G C} _U

3 ^RD GRADE

—T HE A N NIE E. C A SE Y FOUN DAT ION

28 %

67%

60%

77%

40%

60%

55%

36%

IQ of 90+

at 5 Years

Graduated HS

Earned

$20K/yr at 40

Arrested 5+

times by 40

— HIGHSCOPE PERRY PRESCHOOL S T UDY: LIFE T IME EFFEC T S : T HE HIGHSCOPE PERRY PRESCHOOL S T UDY T HROUGH AGE 4 0 ( 20 0 5 )

0 % 10 % 20 % 3 0 % 4 0 % 5 0 % 6 0 % 70 % 8 0 % 9 0 % Perry Preschool Group Control Group

RETURN ON

INVESTMENT

LIFETIME EFFECTS:

THE HIGHSCOPE PERRY PRESCHOOL STUDY THROUGH AGE 40

Quality Early Care and Education

means higher math and reading scores, lower risk of grade repetition, fewer referrals to special education, lower crime and unemployment rates, and fewer teen pregnancies.

— E A RLY CHIL DHOO D A LLI A N CE, 2011

8 0%

70%

6 0%

5 0%

4 0%

3 0%

20%

10%

0%

66%

34%

67%

51%

36%

13%

Never Repeated Grade High School Graduation College Attendance Students in High Quality ECE Control Group

— COLL A BOR AT I V E FOR CHIL DREN

LONGITUDINAL

RESEARCH

ABECEDARIAN PROJECT PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE IN EARLY YEARS, TRACKED CHILDREN THROUGH ADULTHOOD

57 ^%

Over half of young children are in care of

other adults while parents are working.

— U.S. CEN SUS BURE AU,

A MERIC A N COMMUNI T Y SURV E Y, 20 0 5 -20 0 9 AV ER AGE

22 ^%

of young children in the Texas Gulf Coast region are cared for in “informal care”

environments by a family member, friend or neighbor.

35 ^%

are enrolled in 1 of 3 systems (child care, head start or pre-Kindergarten)

THE POPULATION HAS CHANGED MORE WOMEN WORKING • MORE CHILDREN IN THE REGION

— CEN T ER FOR HOUS TO N ’S FU T URE, COMMUNI T Y IN DIC ATOR REP ORT 2012

553,400

74

of these children live in Harris County, which has the highest poverty

rate of the large counties.

— K IDS COUN T DATA BA SE, U.S. CEN SUS DATA , CEN T ER FOR PUBLIC P OLICY PRIORI T IES, 2010.

children under age five live in the Texas Gulf Coast Region and more than

QUALITY MATTERS

QUALITY OF CARE CONCERNS

Of the 57% (234,000) of Harris County young children who are in the care of other adults during the workday, three-fourths (179,122) are in unregulated informal care or licensed child care.

4

Only four percent of Harris County childcare centers are nationally accredited by the main accrediting bodies, including National Association of the Education of Young Children.

— W E C A N ACHIE V E SCHOOL RE A DINES S REP ORT

CHANGING MATTERS

T H E P O P U L A T I O N H A S C H A N G E D

QUALITY MATTERS

Q U A L I T Y O F C A R E C O N C E R N S

1 : 10 1 : 22

Teacher to Student Ratio

— N A E YC

National Standard

Texas Average

Teacher to Student Ratio

— CHIL DREN AT RISK

— N AT ION A L A S SO CI AT ION OF CHIL D C A RE RESOURCE & REFERR A L AGEN CIES, 2012

Texas Ratios are Among the Lowest Standards in the Nation.

Among indicators of quality in a childcare program,

the teacher-child ratio is one of the most critical.

TEXAS IS THE ONLY STATE

Where Pre-K Has No Regulations

Establishing Teacher/Child Ratios

Every $1 invested in early childhood education can save $8 in long-term costs associated with

remedial education, criminal justice and welfare payments.

saves

$ 1 ^$ 8

— N AT ION A L CON FEREN CE OF S TAT E LEGISL ATORS

Texas Ranks

—T E X A S LEGISL AT I V E S T UDY GROUP, T E X A S ON T HE BRINK , 2013

TEXAS RANKS AMONG THE LOWEST

42

50

47

in Spending per Student

in Percentage of Population Graduated from High School in SAT Scores

HOURS OF TRAINING Cosmetologist ... 1500 HOURS Massage Therapist ...500 HOURS Correction Officer ... 200 HOURS Child Care ... 24 HOURS

Licensing

Requirements:

48 ^%

— a high school diploma or GED.

— C O L L A BO R AT I V E F O R C H I L D R EN Q UA L I F Y I N G DATA B A S E

MONEY MATTERS

F U N D I N G A N D R E T U R N O N I N V E S T M E N T

24 ^{Child Care}

24 ^Housing

16 Food

11

Transportation

10 Medical

15 Other

For two children in child care with 2 working parents, a typical family

needs to earn $61,188.

AVERAGE

FAMILY EXPENSES

HIGH QUALITY

CHILD CARE COSTS

AS MUCH OR MORE THAN COLLEGE TUITION

AVERAGE COST OF CHILD CARE:

$ 7,960/year

AVERAGE COST FOR CHILD CARE AT ACCREDITED CENTER:

$ 11,770/year

TUITION AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON:

$ 9,500/year

While parents are encouraged to save early, and for their children to apply for scholarships and grants for college, there are few resources available to help parents pay for quality child care.

— COLL A BOR AT I V E FOR CHIL DREN ’S QUA LIFIN D DATA BA SE

MAJOR FUNDING GAPS

EARLY EDUCATION FUNDING IS INADEQUATE AND IS IMPACTING THE SCHOOL READINESS OF OUR CHILDREN.

18 ^%

Start in Harris County under current funding.

50 ^%

AND ONLY

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