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Department of Early Education and Care
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2009 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2009 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2009 Total Spending |
FY 2009 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Early Education and Care | 584,033 | 1,703 | 585,736 | 197,120 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE | 585,735,814 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 584,033,005 | |
| 3000-1000 | Department of Early Education and Care Administration
For the operation of the department of early education and care; 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 social services 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 |
14,580,899 |
| 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 |
25,221,771 |
| 3000-2050 | Children's Trust Fund
For the operation of the Children's Trust Fund |
1,415,054 |
| 3000-3050 | Supportive Child Care
For early education and care for families referred by the department of social services; provided, that funds may be used to provide services during a transition period for families upon closure of their case; provided further, that foster families identified by the department of social services who would benefit from supportive child care services may also receive funding from this item; and provided further, that the department of social services shall work with the department of early education and care to maintain a centralized waiting list to detail the children eligible for services from this item |
77,019,039 |
| 3000-4050 | TANF Related Child Care
For financial assistance for families currently involved with or transitioning from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) to enroll in an early education and care program; provided, that early education and care shall be available to former participants who are working for up to 1 year after termination of their TANF benefits; provided further, that all early education and care providers which are part of a public school system shall be required to accept vouchers funded by this item; provided further, that the department may provide early education and care benefits to parents who are under 18 years of age, who are currently enrolled in a job training program, and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents' income; and provided further, that the department may provide early education and care benefits to certain other former TANF recipients who are participating in education or training in compliance with regulations from the department of transitional assistance |
190,164,780 |
| 3000-4060 | Low-Income Child Care
For financial assistance for income-eligible and at-risk families to enroll in early education and care programs; provided, that income-eligible programs shall not include the employment services early education and care program, transitional early education and care programs or post-transitional early education and care programs; provided further, that families receiving services through this item shall be identified and enrolled from the department's centralized waiting list for financial assistance; and provided further, that funds from this line item shall be used to provide financial assistance to preschool programs for children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten eligible |
213,569,917 |
| 3000-5000 | Grants to Head Start Programs
For matching funds to Head Start programs to support program quality and increase access to head start programs for eligible children |
9,000,000 |
| 3000-5075 | Universal Pre-Kindergarten
For the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program; provided, that funds from this item shall be expended to implement a program of universally accessible early education and care for children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten-eligible, through a mixed system of service delivery; provided further, that participating programs shall meet quality criteria established by the board of early education and care; provided further, that payment shall be made directly to programs for quality grants; provided further, that preference may be given to establishing preschool for low-income children in towns and cities with schools and districts at-risk of or determined to be under-performing under sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws and in districts with a high percentage of students scoring in level 1 and 2 on the MCAS exams; provided further, that funds may also be used to leverage and enhance community-wide capacity building efforts within statewide parameters established by the board; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any grant funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town or regional school district without further appropriation; and provided further, that up to 3 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item may be expended for administrative costs of this initiative |
22,138,739 |
| 3000-6000 | Quality Program Supports
For early education and care providers in the commonwealth to support accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Association for Family Child Care, or other accreditation agencies approved by the board; provided, that eligible recipients for these grants shall include early education and care programs, community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers, and child care resource and referral centers |
1,738,739 |
| 3000-6050 | Professional Development
For professional development for early education and care providers; provided, that eligible recipients for these funds shall include institutions of higher education, community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers, and child care resource and referral centers |
4,308,000 |
| 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 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 |
2,400,000 |
| 3000-7000 | Healthy Families Home Visiting Program
For parenting education and home visiting programs for at-risk newborns, to be administered by the Children's Trust Fund; provided, that services shall be made available statewide to all parents under 21 years of age, to the extent possible within the amount appropriated in this item; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, priority for services shall be given to low-income parents |
13,020,373 |
| 3000-7050 | Family Support and Engagement
For parenting and family support activities including targeted early literacy services to young children and families with identified risk factors; provided, that $1,000,000 shall be made available for matching grants to fund a Reach Out and Read program, to provide books to at-risk children through book distribution programs established in community health centers, medical practices, and hospitals for at-risk children; and provided further, that the funds distributed through the Reach Out and Read program shall be contingent upon a match of not less than $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding |
9,455,694 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 798,985 | |
| 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 |
623,985 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 903,824 | |
| 4130-2900 | License Plate Quality account | 903,824 |
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