Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2008

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY2008

Department of Early Education and Care


Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
House 1
3000-2000 Access Management
For local and regional administration and coordination of services provided by child care resource and referral agencies and community partnerships for children lead agencies; provided, that funding will be used to support access to and increase the quality of early education and care programs, including, but not limited to, outreach to hard to reach populations, intake and eligibility services for families seeking financial assistance to enroll in early education and care programs, voucher/scholarship management, resource and referral for families with and without special needs, support of comprehensive services for children and families, staffing of local or regional planning councils, maintenance of the department's centralized waiting list, financial assistance and coordination of provider training and resources to link programs, schools and practitioners in order to improve program quality
11,564,079 23,667,833

Consolidated with 3000-2025 and portion transferred to 3000-6000.

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended
FY05
Expended
FY06
Expended
FY07
Projected
Spending
FY08
House 1
Public Assistance 0 0 10,263 11,164 9,093
Aid to Cities & Towns 0 0 0 400 14,575
TOTAL 0 0 10,263 11,564 23,668

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Public Assistance=38%, Aid to Cities & Towns=62%