Funding sources to research



Possible Existing Funding Sources for Preschool*

• Title I

• State Preschool Program

• State Preschool and Family Literacy (AB 172)

• Head Start

• General Child Care and Development Program

• First 5 School Readiness Initiative

• First 5 Power of Preschool Demonstration Grants

• Child Care Food Program

• Early Reading First

• Community-Based English Tutoring Program (CBET)

• Adult Education: Basic Grants to States

• Special Education- Preschool Grants

• Even Start – Family Literacy Program

• Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) Family Literacy Program

Potential Funding Sources for Wraparound Care*

• Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)

• CalWORKS – Alternative Payment Program

Additional Possible Sources of Revenue

Direct Services

• Sales Tax

• Charter Amendments

Facilities

• Property Tax (Real Estate Tax)

• General Obligation Bonds/Bond Measures

• Developer Fees

*Updated by AIR, October 2006. Adapted from the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities Financing School Readiness Efforts Toolkit (Oct.2002).

|Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies |

|(Title I, Part A, NCLB of 2001) |

|Administering Agencies |U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE); California Department of Education|

|Type of Program |Formula Grants |

|Description |Title I, Part A, Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Program, is now part of the No Child Left |

| |Behind legislation, and is the largest federal education program for elementary and secondary schools. |

| | |

| |The NCLB Act encourages the use of Title I, Part A funds for Preschool programs. Any Title I school may use the |

| |funds to operate a Preschool program. Or a Local Educational Agency (LEA) may reserve an amount off the top to |

| |operate a Preschool program for Preschool children in the district as a whole or for a portion of the district. |

| | |

| |Title I funds are targeted to high poverty schools and districts and used to provide educational services to students|

| |who are educationally disadvantaged or at risk of failing to meet state standards. |

| | |

| |Title I serves over 12.5 million children across the nation in roughly 14,000 school districts and 48,000 schools. |

| |Roughly 90% of all school districts nationally receive Title I funds and approximately 24% of all public school |

| |students are affected by Title I services provided at the local level. |

| | |

| |In 1999-2000, 17% of Title I LEAs nationwide spent an estimated $407 million on Preschool services, making Title I |

| |second only to Head Start in its level of federal Preschool education funding. However, while Preschool children |

| |(ages 3 and 4) represent more than 12% of the children eligible for Title I, they compose only 2% of the children |

| |actually receiving Title I services. |

|Applicability for |Title I funds may be used to: (1) Create a new Preschool at the district or school level, (2) Expand an existing |

|Preschool |Preschool by adding more children, more time or more services; and (3) Improve the quality of existing Preschool |

| |programs. For example, Title I funds may be used for: |

| |Teacher salaries |

| |Parent education/involvement |

| |Professional development |

| |Counseling services |

| |Minor remodeling |

| |Leasing or renting of space in a community facility or home as well as in a public school building. |

| | |

| |Preschool services may be provided at any location that other Title I services may be provided, including public |

| |school buildings, public libraries, community centers, privately owned facilities(including facilities owned by |

| |faith-based organizations), the child’s home, and other appropriate settings. |

|Amount of California |Total preliminary funding for 2006-2007 is expected to be $1.635 billion in Title I funds. Total funding for 2005-06|

|Funding |was $1.687 billion in Title I funds with 57 districts reserving a total of $13.5 million for Preschool. This was an |

| |increase from 2004-2005 funding of $1.576 in Title I funds with 52 districts reserving $13.0 million for Preschool |

|Special Features |Schools that receive Title I funds may operate a targeted assistance program or a school-wide program. |

| | |

| |To operate a school-wide program, schools must have a child poverty rate of at least 40 percent. School-wide |

| |programs are not required to identify eligible students; all children in the attendance area are eligible for |

| |Preschool services. |

|Contact info (National) | |

|Contact info (State) |Preschool funds: Carol Dickson, Title I Policy and Partnerships Office |

| |(916) 319-0382 cdickson@cde. |

| |; |

| |FY funding and funding results prior years |

| | |

| |Preliminary Title I, Part A Entitlements by LEA, 2007-08 |

| | |

| |Information updated July 2007 |

|State Preschool Program |

|Administering Agencies |California Department of Education, Child Development Division |

|Type of Program |Competitive Grants and |

| |Non-competitive expansion of contracts |

|Description |Administered by CDE, CDD through contracts with school districts, county offices of education, colleges, community |

| |action agencies, and private non-profit agencies, this program served 77,012 children in October 2003. |

| |Usually a part-day, part-year program that emphasizes Preschool and parent education along with some health, |

| |nutrition and social services, the program serves Preschool children ages 3-5 from low-income families (60% of the |

| |State Median Income, although 10% of participants can come from families up to 75% of SMI). |

| | |

| |Programs must meet Title 5 standards relating to teacher qualifications and staff-child ratios, which are stricter |

| |than those for Title 22 licensed child care. |

|Applicability for Preschool|Preschool for All could allow this program, established more than 60 years ago, to expand its services to serve more|

| |disadvantaged children and at the same time reach out to those above the income ceiling. Preschool for All could |

| |also allow the program to raise standards and improve teacher compensation. |

|Amount of Funding |Existing contractors saw a rate increase to $20.30 per day for 175-180 days in 2005-06. The rate in 2007-08 is |

| |$21.22. |

|Special features |First priority is given to child protective services children; then priority is given to children from families with|

| |the lowest adjusted monthly income. Then priority is given to eligible 4-year-olds. If income is the same, the |

| |contractor may establish the following priorities in an order determined by the contractor: limited English |

| |proficiency, exceptional need, and children form families who special circumstances may diminish the child’s |

| |opportunities for normal development. |

|Contact info (State) |Karen Almquist (916) 322-5939 kalmquis@cde. (fiscal) |

| |RFA Team (916) 322-6233 cumbay@cde. |

| |See also funding opportunities on the CDE website at |

| |. |

| |Information updated October 2006. |

|State Preschool and Family Literacy |

|Administering Agencies |California Department of Education |

|Type of Program |Formula Grant and/or Competitive Grant |

|Description |This law amends existing law, the Child Care and Developmental Services Act. The new legislation |

|(As Approved September 7, 2006) |amends the state preschool program to add a component focused on decile 1-3 school attendance areas. |

| |The law appropriates $50 million in the Budget Act of 2006 for child development and preschool programs|

| |as follows: $45 million for expanding state preschool programs located in deciles 1-3 and $5 million |

| |for family literacy services. In addition, $5 million of unearned contract funds from the Budget Act |

| |of 2005 is appropriated for direct child care services for children in part-day preschool classrooms. |

|Applicability for County Preschool |This law expands State Preschool in decile 1-3 API schools and add a family literacy component that |

|Plan |includes: provision of literacy services to families, creating a partnership between each program and |

| |an adult education program, and promoting parental involvement in participating classrooms |

|Amount of Funding |$50 million from Budget Act of 2006 and $5 million from Budget Act of 2005. |

|Special Features |Participating providers will be encouraged to offer full-day services through a combination of part-day|

| |preschool slots and part-day general child care and development programs.. |

|Authors of Bill |Principal Coauthors: Assembly Member Chan, Senator Escutia |

| |Coauthors: Assembly Members Berg, Bermudez, Cohn, Coto, Evans, Hancock, Jones, Koretz, Leno, Lieber, |

| |Liu, Montanez, Mullin, Nava, Parra, Pavley, Ruskin, Salinas, and Yee |

| |Coauthors: Senators Figueroa, Florez, Kuehl, Lowenthal, and Ortiz |

|Contact info (State) |Linda Parfitt at CDE lparfitt@cde. |

|Head Start |

|Administering Agencies |The Head Start Preschool and comprehensive services program is administered by the Head Start Bureau, the |

| |Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of|

| |Health and Human Services (DHHS). Grants are awarded by the ACF Regional Offices and the Head Start Bureau's |

| |American Indian and Migrant Program Branches directly to local public agencies, private non-profit and for-profit |

| |organizations, Indian Tribes and school systems for the purpose of operating Head Start programs at the community |

| |level. State agencies are generally not involved in the administration of Head Start; however, a number of states |

| |are funding additional Head Start services through state funds. In addition, the federal government grants |

| |additional funding to states that develop unified plans for early care and education that includes participation |

| |from Head Start agencies. Beginning in 1992, ACYF awarded the state of California funds to launch the Head Start |

| |Collaboration Project. One of its purposes is to help link child care and development programs with Head Start |

| |services to create full-day services. |

|Type of Program |Project Grants |

|Description |The Head Start program has a long tradition of delivering comprehensive and high quality services designed to foster|

| |healthy development in low-income children. Head Start grantee and delegate agencies provide a range of |

| |individualized services in the areas of education and early childhood development; medical, dental, and mental |

| |health; nutrition; and parent involvement. In addition, the entire range of Head Start services is responsive and |

| |appropriate to each child's and family's developmental, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage and experience. |

|Applicability for Preschool|Head Start programs offer an important vehicle for the delivery of preschool services in both new and upgraded Head |

| |Start spaces that meet preschool standards. |

|Amount of Funding |FY 03: $6,666,783,000l FY 04: $6,773,909,000 |

| |FY 05 appropriation: $6,843,114,000 |

| |California FY 2005 $829,439,955 FY2006 $812.7 million |

|Special features |Funding and eligibility is limited to low-income children (family income below the federal poverty level) between |

| |the ages of 3 and 5 (70% of Head Start funds are currently spent on 4-year-olds) and to children with disabilities. |

| | |

| |All Head Start programs must adhere to Program Performance Standards. The Head Start Program Performance Standards |

| |define the services that Head Start Programs are to provide to the children and families they serve. They constitute|

| |the expectations and requirements that Head Start grantees must meet. They are designed to ensure that the Head |

| |Start goals and objectives are implemented successfully, that the Head Start philosophy continues to thrive, and |

| |that all grantee and delegate agencies maintain the highest possible quality in the provision of Head Start |

| |services. |

|Contact info (National) |Kevin Costigan |

| |Head Start Bureau, DHHS |

| |330 C Street, Switzer 2224 |

| |Washington, DC 20447 |

| |Telephone: (202) 205-8396 |

| |Email: kevin.costigan@acf. |

| |Website: |

|Contact info (State) |Michael Zito, (Coordinator of the Collaboration Office) |

| |California Department of Education |

| |Head Start State Collaboration Office |

| |1430 N Street, Suite 3410 |

| |Sacramento, CA 95814 |

| |Phone: (916) 323-9727 |

| |E-mail: mzito@cde. |

|First 5 PoP (Power of Preschool) Demonstration Grants |

|Administering Agencies |First 5 California Children and Families Commission |

|Type of Program |Competitive Grants |

|Description |Power of Preschool Demonstration Projects are a voluntary, universal, free, high-quality, part-day |

| |preschool program for all four year-olds (or three and four year-olds) at a system-level (school |

| |district(s), city or county) that is designed to implement the preschool recommendations of |

| |California’s Master Plan for Education. The program will assist preschoolers in becoming personally, |

| |socially, and physically competent, effective learners and ready to transition into kindergarten. |

| |These PoP Projects will meet the First 5 California Quality Criteria that addresses program aspects, |

| |teaching staff qualifications, policy and fiscal items and family partnerships needs. |

|Applicability for Preschool |$90M will be used to contribute to the County Commission PoP Demonstration Projects over 5 years for |

| |funding new and improved preschool spaces in school district(s), city, or countywide preschool |

| |‘systems' that include high quality providers in a variety of settings. |

|Amount of Funding |$100M approved for First 5 PoP in July 2003: $90M for PoP Demonstration Projects and $10M for PoP |

| |Quality Set Aside |

|Special features |Nine Counties are approved to serve approximately 85,000 preschoolers over the five-year period. The |

| |counties are: Los Angeles, Merced, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, |

| |Venture and Yolo. Each county’s program is unique in its delivery system of achieving high quality |

| |preschool experiences for its children. |

|Contact info (State) |Power of Preschool |

| |First 5 California Commission for Children and Families |

| |501 J Street, Suite 530 |

| |Sacramento, CA 95616 |

| |(916) 324-7775 |

|Child Care Food Program |

|Administering Agencies |U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, California Department of Education, Nutrition Division |

|Type of Program |Formula Grants |

|Description |This program provides grants to state to fund local food services programs for children in nonresidential child |

| |care. The objectives of the program are to improve the diets of children less than 13 years of age by providing the|

| |children with nutritious, well-balanced meals and develop good eating habits in children that will last through |

| |later years. |

|Applicability for Preschool|Major source for nutritious meals for Preschool programs |

|Amount of Funding |National FY 2004 $1.7 billion, FY 2005 $1.7 billion |

| |California FY 2004 $216 million FY 2005 $223 million |

| |2006-07 amount available: $1.6 billion |

|Special Features |Eligible public and nonprofit private organizations include child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, |

| |settlement houses, family and group child care homes, infant centers, Preschool centers, Head Start programs, Even |

| |Start programs, and institutions providing child care services to children with disabilities. Private for-profit |

| |centers may also participate if they receive compensation under Title XX for at least 25% of the enrolled children |

| |or 25% of the licensed capacity, whichever is less. |

|Contact info (National) |Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Services |

| |U.S. Dept. of Agriculture |

| |3101 Park Center Drive |

| |Alexandria, VA 22303 |

| |(703) 305-2590 |

|Contact info (State) |Danette McReynolds |

| |(916) 322-8313 dmcreynolds@cde. |

| |Nutrition Services Division |

| |California Department of Education |

| |1430 N Street, Suite 1500 |

| |Sacramento, CA 95814 |

| |Website for program info: |

| |Information updated August 2007 |

|Early Reading First |

|Administering Agencies |U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |

| |California Department of Education, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office |

|Type of Program |Discretionary Competitive Grants |

|Description |Early Reading First (ERF), part of the No Child Left Behind Act, is an initiative designed to transform existing |

| |early education programs into centers of excellence that provide high-quality, early education to young children, |

| |especially those from low-income families. The overall purpose of the Early Reading First Program is to prepare |

| |young children to enter kindergarten with the necessary language, cognitive, and early reading skills to prevent |

| |reading difficulties and ensure school success. |

|Applicability for Preschool |Projects must provide the following activities: 1) provide Preschool age children with high-quality oral language |

| |and print-rich environments, 2) provide professional development for staff that is scientifically based and will |

| |assist with developing children’s oral language, phonological awareness, print awareness, and letter recognition, |

| |3) identify and provide activities and instructional material and 4) acquire, provide training in the use of, and |

| |implement screening assessments. |

|Amount of Funding |National FY 2005 $104 million FY2006 $103 million FY 2007 $118 million |

| |Funding to projects in California FY 2004 $ 4.7 million FY 2005 $3.2 million FY2006 $2.2 million FY2007 $9.6 |

| |million |

|Special Features |Applicants must serve primarily children from low-income families. Department of Education plans on holding another|

| |competition for grants in 2005. |

|Contact info (National) |Rebecca (Becky) Haynes (202) 260-0968 |

| |Early Reading First Program |

| |Early Childhood Education and Reading Student Achievement and School, Accountability Program |

| |US Department of Education, |

| |Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |

| |400 Maryland Ave., SW. |

| |Washington, DC 20208-5524 |

| |Website: |

|Contact info (State) |Jeff Cohen |

| |California Department of Education |

| |Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office |

| |1430 N Street, Suite 2409 |

| |Sacramento, CA 95814 |

| |(916) 323-4629 |

| |Website: |

| |Information Updated October 2006 |

|General Child Care and Development Program |

|Administering Agencies |U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families |

| |California Department of Education, Child Development Division |

|Type of Program |Competitive Grants |

|Description |Meets the same standards as the State Preschool Program. It is the state’s largest contracted early care and |

| |education program, and utilizes centers and family child care networks to provide full-day services, including an |

| |educational component, to children birth to 12. The majority of the funds are to be used to provide child care |

| |services to families who meet certain income and need criteria.  A portion of the funding (at least 4 percent of |

| |the block grant amount) is to be used for activities to improve the quality of child care. |

|Applicability for Preschool |This program could expand the number of spaces for children it serves, expand its services to serve more |

| |disadvantaged children, raise program standards, provide professional development and improve teacher compensation.|

| |It can also be used for facilities renovation and purchasing of materials. |

|Amount of Funding |California 2007-08: $43.9 million |

| |FY 2005-06 $633 million, FY2004-2005, $631 million, FY 2003-04 $610 million. Every two years, states and |

| |territories receiving must prepare and submit to the federal government a plan detailing how these funds will be |

| |allocated and expended. |

| |Provider reimbursement rates per child hour: 2005-06: $32.89 2006-07: $34.38 |

|Special features |These programs provide an educational component that is developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate|

| |for the children served. The programs also provide meals and snacks to children, parent education, referrals to |

| |health and social services for families, and staff development opportunities to employees. |

|Contact info (State) |California Department of Education |

| |Child Development Division |

| |560 J Street, Room 220 |

| |Sacramento, CA 95814 |

| |(916) 322-6233 |

| |Website: |

| |RFA: (due December 9, 2007) |

|First 5 School Readiness Initiative |

|Administering Agencies |First 5 California Children and Families Commission |

|Type of Programs |Matching Funds Program with Local First 5 Commissions |

|Description |The School Readiness (SR) Program is the centerpiece of First 5 California’s work with children 0-5 |

| |and their families. The purpose of the SR Program is to improve the ability of families, schools, and|

| |communities to prepare children to enter school ready to learn. A primary function of the SR Program |

| |is to coordinate the effective delivery of quality services and supports for California’s youngest |

| |children and their families. School readiness efforts focus on communities with low-performing |

| |schools as measured by Academic Performance Index (API) and can be based at schools or in |

| |school-linked settings.  Since 2001 SR Programs have provided a variety of direct services and |

| |supports for children and families including, early education programs with kindergarten transition |

| |activities, parent education, health insurance enrollment and access to ongoing health care, oral |

| |health screening and treatment, comprehensive screenings, family literacy programs, and nutrition |

| |education and assessments. Almost 60% of the children in the targeted communities are English |

| |learners and 70% are from low-income households. |

|Applicable for Preschool |There are currently 206 SR Programs statewide. Every SR Program must provide services to children 0-5 |

| |in the following 4 result areas: Improved Family Functioning, Improved Child Development, Improved |

| |Health, and Improved Systems of Care. All 206 Programs are school based or linked and require planned|

| |articulation meetings between early care and education providers and elementary school teachers and |

| |staff. |

|Amount of Funding |Cycle 1 - $206.5 Million approved July 2001 |

| |Cycle 2 - $206.5 Million approved March 2006 |

| |Every dollar allocated to the counties has a cash match of 1:1 from the local County Commission and/or|

| |its partners. Total cash investment in School Readiness during each 4-year cycle is approximately |

| |$412 Million. This amount does not reflect the valuable in-kind contributions of the numerous |

| |collaborative partners statewide. |

|Special features |The SR Program is the only First 5 California funded program that operates in every county. There are|

| |currently 206 funded SR Programs. Each Program is locally designed to serve the needs of that |

| |particular community. Inclusive governance, family participation, results based accountability and |

| |access to high quality and culturally competent early care and education opportunities for children |

| |and families from diverse backgrounds form the foundation of this work. |

|Contact info (State) |Yvette Rowlett, Administrator |

| |School Readiness Partnerships Office |

| |2389 Gateway Oaks, 2nd Floor |

| |Sacramento, CA 95833 |

| |(916) 323-7593 |

| |yrowlett@ccfc. |

|Community-Based English Tutoring Program (CBET) |

|Administering Agency |California Department of Education, |

| |Language Policy and Leadership Office |

|Type of Program |Formula Grant |

|Description |The Community-Based English Tutoring (CBET) Program helps local educational agencies provide free or subsidized |

| |programs of English language instruction to parents or other adult members of the community who pledge to provide |

| |personal English-language tutoring to California school children with limited-English proficiency. |

| | |

| |Changes to the program as of 2007-08: |

|Applicability for Preschool |Communities could take advantage of the funding to promote literacy in parents of Preschoolers, and collaboration |

| |between elementary schools and licensed and license-exempt family child care providers. If family child care |

| |providers were involved in the program, they could pledge to tutor English learners in their care, thereby helping |

| |to strengthen Preschoolers’ school readiness. |

|Amount of Funding |Funding is determined using a formula of the total number of English learners enrolled in the LEAs that participate |

| |in the CBET Program in any particular fiscal year (FY). For FY 2004-2005 the formula was based on a statewide |

| |allocation of $50 million and a total enrollment of 1,599,542 English learners in the participating LEAs. This |

| |calculates to a per pupil allocation of $32.00. Similar levels of funding are expected in future years. |

| |2006-07 funding was $50 million. |

|Special features |An eligible LEA is any school district or county office of education that enrolled one or more English learners in |

| |the previous school year. |

|Contact info (State) |David Almquist |

| |Language Policy and Leadership Office |

| |California Department of Education |

| |1430 N Street, Suite 4309 |

| |Sacramento, CA 94814-5901 |

| |916-323-5124 |

| | |

| |Information updated March 2007 |

|Adult Education: Basic Grants to States |

|(Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998) |

|Administering Agencies |Federal – U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education |

| |State – California Department of Education, Adult Education Program |

|Type of Program |Formula Grant to States |

| |Competitive Grants to Agencies |

|Description |The federal Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act, |

| |provides federal funding to supplement adult education programs in both public and private non-profit |

| |institutions. The goal of this program is to enable adults to become more employable, productive, and |

| |responsible citizens through literacy. The California Adult Education Program serves state and national |

| |interests by providing life-long educational opportunities and support services to all adults. The Adult |

| |Education programs address the unique and evolving needs of individuals and communities by providing adults |

| |with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate effectively as productive citizens, workers, and |

| |family members. |

|Applicability for Preschool |Communities could take advantage of the funding to strengthen the literacy skills of adults in the community.|

| |These strengthened literacy skills could, in turn, positively affect the literacy and school readiness skills|

| |of the children in the community. |

|Amount of Funding |Total, State Grants, FY2007: $564 million; FY2006: $564 million; FY2005: $570 million; FY2004: $574 million; |

| |FY2003: $561 million |

| |Total, California, FY2005: $64 million; FY2004: $64 million; FY2003: $63 million. |

|Special features |Benefits out-of-school adults who are 16 years of age or older who lack sufficient mastery of basic |

| |educational skills (including speaking, reading, and writing English) to enable them to function effectively |

| |in society. Formula grants are made to designated eligible State agencies. Client agencies are limited to the|

| |following by the Education Codes: Unified School Districts, High School Districts, and County Offices of |

| |Education. |

|Contact info (National) |Joyce Campbell - Joyce.Campbell@ |

| |U.S. Department of Education |

| |Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) |

| |U.S. Department of Education, OVAE |

| |Division of Adult Education and Literacy |

| |400 Maryland Ave., S.W., 11010, PCP |

| |Washington, DC 20202-7100 |

| |Telephone (202) 245-7756 |

| |Website: |

| |(California allocations) |

|Contact info (State) |California Department of Education, Adult Education Office |

| |1430 N Street |

| |Sacramento, CA 95814 |

| |Telephone: (916) 322-2175 |

| |Website: |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|Special Education – Preschool Grants |

|Administering Agencies |Federal – U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |

| |State – California Department of Education, Special Education Division |

|Type of Program |Formula Grants |

|Description |This program provides grants to states to make special education and related services available to children,|

| |ages 3 through 5, with disabilities, and at a State’s discretion, to two-year-old children who will reach |

| |age three during the school year. |

|Applicability for Preschool |LEAs who receive these funds can collaborate with on-site Preschools to provide inclusive Preschool |

| |programs. |

|Amount of Funding |California Appropriation, 2007: $38.7 million; 2006 $38.7 million; 2005: $39.2 million, 2004: $39.6 million.|

| | |

|Special features |Funds are distributed to eligible entities through a formula based on general population and poverty. At |

| |their discretion, states may include preschool-age children who are experiencing developmental delays, as |

| |defined by the state and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, who need special |

| |education and related services. States, at their discretion, and LEAs, if consistent with state policy, may |

| |also use funds received under this program to provide a free and appropriate public education to 2-year-olds|

| |with disabilities who will turn 3 during the school year. |

|Contact info (National) |Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division |

| |Office of Special Education Programs |

| |U.S. Department of Education |

| |550 12th Street, SW |

| |Washington, DC 20202-2600 |

| |Telephone: (202) 245-7629 |

| |Website: |

|Contact info (State) |Barbara McDonald |

| |California Department of Education |

| |Special Education Division |

| |Telephone: (916) 327-3536 |

| |Website: |

| |Fiscal info: |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|Even Start – Family Literacy Program |

|(Title I, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) |

|Administering Agencies |Federal - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) |

| |State - California Department of Education, Family Literacy Programs |

|Type of Program |Formula Grants to States |

| |Competitive sub-grants to Local Education Agencies and partners |

|Description |This program is designed to address the basic educational needs of parents and children up to age eight from |

| |low-income families by providing a unified program of the following: (1) adult basic or secondary education and |

| |literacy programs for parents; (2) assistance for parents to effectively promote their children’s educational |

| |development; and (3) early childhood education. Projects provide some services directly, and build on existing |

| |community resources by collaborating with other service providers. |

|Applicability for Preschool|Funds could be used for expansion of existing programs: adding additional spaces for children, extending hours of |

| |program, and adding more staff. |

|Amount of Funding |California – 2007 (estimate): 9.5 million; 2006: $12.2 million; 2005: $27.7 million; 2004 $31.5 million |

| | |

|Special features |Applicant eligibility: State educational agencies (SEAs). The subgrantees are partnerships of a local educational |

| |agency (LEA) and a nonprofit community-based organization, a public agency other than a LEA, an institution of |

| |higher education or other public or private nonprofit organizations. Any of the latter, with demonstrated quality,|

| |may apply in collaboration with a LEA. Beneficiary Eligibility: Parents eligible for participation under the Adult|

| |Education Act and their children aged birth through seven. Families must be in need of Even Start Services, as |

| |indicated by a low income level and low level of adult literacy or English language proficiency, or other |

| |need-related indicators. |

|Contact info (National) |Tanielle Johnson – 202-205-9588 |

| |Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) |

| |U.S. Department of Education |

| |400 Maryland Avenue, SW |

| |(Room 3W230-FOB-6) |

| |Washington, D.C. 20202-6132 |

| |Telephone: 202-260-0826 |

| | |

|Contact info (State) |Salvador Arriaga – 916-319-0275 |

| |Even Start Office |

| |Child Development Division |

| |Curriculum and Instruction Branch |

| |California Department of Education |

| |1430 N Street, Suite 3410 |

| |Sacramento, CA 95814 |

| |Telephone: 916-319-0848 |

| |Website: |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) Family Literacy Program |

|Administering Agencies |Federal - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) |

|Type of Program |Discretionary/Competitive Grants |

|Description |Migrant Education Even Start is a program designed to break the cycle of poverty and improve the literacy of |

| |migrant families through a unified program of family literacy services. These services are defined in law as |

| |early childhood education, adult basic education or English Language instruction, and parenting education. |

| |Projects provide a number of services and strategies to help parents and children meet their educational goals |

| |and to support parents in their role as their child's first teacher. Services are provided to migrant |

| |agricultural families that qualify for the program under Title I, Part C of the ESEA. |

|Applicability for Preschool |Communities could take advantage of the funding to strengthen the literacy skills of adults and children in the |

| |community. Funds could be used for expansion of existing programs: adding additional spaces for children, |

| |extending hours of program, and adding more staff. |

|Amount of Funding |2007: $2.5 million; 2006 $3.0 million, 2005 $7.9 million () |

|Special features |This program serves children from birth through age seven and their parents who are eligible to participate in |

| |an adult basic or adult secondary education program under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. Eligible|

| |applicants include state education agencies that administer migrant education programs, local education agencies|

| |(LEAs) that have a high percentage of migrant students, and nonprofit community-based organizations that work |

| |with migrant families. |

|Contact info (National) |DonnaMarie Fekete: donnamarie.fekete@ |

| |U.S. Department of Education |

| |Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) |

| |Office of Migrant Education |

| |400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Rm. 3E313, FB-6 |

| |Washington, D.C. 20202-6135 |

| |Telephone: (202) 260-1164 |

| | |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) |

|(Discretionary Fund of the Child Care and Development Fund) |

|Administering Agencies |U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families |

| |California Department of Education, Child Development Division |

|Type of Program |Formula Grants to states |

| |Contracts to agencies based on competitive application process |

|Description |To make grants to states to assist low-income families with child care and to: (1) Allow each state maximum |

| |flexibility in developing child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of children and parents |

| |within the state; (2) promote parental choice to empower working parents to make their own decisions on the child|

| |care that best suits their family’s needs; (3) encourage states to provide consumer education information to help|

| |parents make informed choices about child care; (4) assist states to provide child care to parents trying to |

| |achieve independence from public assistance; and (5) assist states in implementing the health, safety, licensing,|

| |and registration standard establish in state regulations. |

|Applicability for Preschool |Could help to finance the non-preschool hours of service for preschool children who need full day care. |

| |Obtaining new preschool funds for preschool children could also help free up CCDBG funds for infants and toddlers|

| |on the waiting list for subsidized child care. |

|Amount of Funding |National FY 2006 $5 billion |

| | |

| |California FY 2007 $537 million |

|Special Features |Not more than 5% of aggregate amount of funds may be expended for administrative costs incurred by the State to |

| |carry out all of its functions and duties. |

| |Beneficiaries are children under age 13 (or up to 19, if disabled or under court supervision), who reside with a |

| |family whose income does not exceed 85% (75% in California) of the State Median Income for a family of the same |

| |size, and who reside with a parent (or parents) who is working or attending job training or education program; or|

| |are in need of, or are receiving protective services. |

|Contact info (National) |Child Care Bureau |

| |U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |

| |Administration for Children and Families |

| |Office of Family Assistance |

| |370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W. |

| |5th Floor East |

| |Washington, DC 20447 |

| |Phone Number: (202) 690-6782 |

| |Fax Number: (202) 690-5600 |

| |Web site: |

|Contact info (State) |California Department of Education |

| |Child Development Division |

| |1430 N Street |

| |Sacramento, CA 95814 |

| |(916) 319-0800 |

| |Website: |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|“CalWORKs” (California’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or TANF, Program) |

|Administering Agencies |U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, California Department of |

| |Health and Human Services |

| |State supervised, County administered |

|Type of Program |Formula Grants |

|Description |CalWORKS is the monthly cash assistance program for poor families with children under age 18. Families that |

| |receive CalWORKS may also be eligible for child care services, such as help paying child care costs. The County |

| |will explain to the family what services are available. The goal of this program is to program is to help a family |

| |transition smoothly from the immediate, short-term child care needed as the parent starts work or work activities |

| |to the stable, long-term child care necessary for the family to leave and remain off aid. |

| |The CalWORKS Child Care Program is administered in three stages. Stage One is administered by the county welfare |

| |departments. Stage 1 begins when a participant enters the CalWORKS grant program and engages in activities pursuant|

| |to a welfare-to-work plan developed by the CWD for each family. The CWDs refer families to resource and referral |

| |agencies to assist them in finding child care providers. Stage Two is administered by Alternative Payment Program |

| |(APP) and CalWORKS families are transferred into Stage 2 when the CWD deems the family to be stable. Participation |

| |in Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 is limited to two years after the family stops receiving a CalWORKS grant. Stage 3 is |

| |administered by APP agencies. A family can move to this stage when it has exhausted its two-year limit in Stage 1|

| |and/or Stage 2 (referred to as timing out), and for as long as the family remains otherwise eligible for child care|

| |programs. |

|Applicability for Preschool|Could help to finance the non-preschool hours of service for preschool children who need full day care. Obtaining |

| |new preschool funds for preschool children could also help free up CalWORKS funds for infants and toddlers on the |

| |waiting list for subsidized child care. |

|Amount of Funding |In FY 2007, $16.5 billion was available for TANF. |

| |State FY 2006-2007 $ 1.1 billion |

| | |

|Special Features |Adults cannot receive CalWORKS benefits for more than five years (a lifetime limit). Adults who receive CalWORKS |

| |benefits must get a job when the state says that they are ready. |

|Contact info National |Office of Family Assistance |

| |Administration for Children and Families |

| |370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW |

| |Washington, DC 20447 |

| |Phone: 202.401.9275 |

| |FAX: 202.205.5887 |

| | |

|Contact info (State) |Employment & Eligibility Branch |

| |744 P St., MS 16-26 |

| |Sacramento, CA 95814 |

| |For Employment 916-654-2137 |

| |For Child Care 916-657-2144 |

| | |

| | |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|Sales Tax |

|Administering Agencies |State and local government |

|Description |Most common and lucrative way for states and localities to generate revenue. Some examples of how child care is |

| |supported through the sales tax: child care resource and referral services, grants to nonprofit centers for |

| |improvements and child care tuition assistance for low-income working families. See table for individual county |

| |rates. Sales tax differs from use tax in that sales tax is a tax on purchases, whereas use tax is levied on |

| |consumption. In practice, however, the taxes are very similar; both are charged to the final purchaser of an item |

| |as a percentage of its retail price. The main difference is that the vendor is responsible for sending sales taxes|

| |to the authorities, while the final purchaser is responsible in the case of use taxes. |

|Applicability for Preschool|Generates revenue needed to build/renovate facilities and program improvements such as expand length of program, |

| |expand number of slots available to children, raise compensation for teachers. |

|Special features |May levy the tax on all purchases, while others exempt certain types of goods (e.g. food), prescription drugs, and|

| |clothing. See table for individual county rates. |

|Example of use |City of West Sacramento – Yolo County |

| | |

| |In November 2002, Yolo County voters approved Measure K, a ½ cent sales tax to be reduced to ¼ cent in 2012. |

| |Measure K was a “general purpose” tax, which required only a majority vote. Funds can be spent on a variety of |

| |infrastructure needs including roads/traffic, law enforcement, parks and recreation, and after school programs, |

| |youth activities, and child care. |

| |PRESCHOOL activities fit into the three last categories. |

| | |

| |Two separate funding streams from Measure K include: |

| |One-time funds of between $112,500-$225,000 for facilities operations |

| |On-going funds of up to $1.4 million for maintenance of programs started with one-time funds |

| | |

| |Support for the tax, which passed by an overwhelming majority, was generated as follows: |

| |Door-to-door campaign – a key component was realizing that West Sacramento is a small town and that there is an |

| |inherent responsibility to your neighbor. |

| |Every elected official backed the campaign and used their names as the endorsement committee |

| |An education campaign accompanied the measure to inform residents that West Sacramento was well below the tax rate|

| |of other cities in the County. |

| |Measure allows funding for a variety of services so that there is “something for everyone” |

| |Measure K was accompanied by Measure J, which establishes an advisory committee to provide input to the City |

| |Council on how funds should be spent. |

|Website(s) for info | |

| | |

| | |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|Prop H (Public Education Enrichment Fund) – San Francisco |

|Administering Agencies |SF Board of Supervisors |

| |City and County San Francisco |

|Description |San Francisco voters passed Proposition H in March 2004 to enrich public education generally, including a |

| |provision to provide all four year old children who are City residents the opportunity to attend Preschool. |

| |Prop. H will phase in payments for education enrichment over five years, starting in 2005 with $10 million for |

| |three years before jumping to $45 million in 2008 and $60 million in 2009. As stated below, one-third of the |

| |funds are stipulated for universal Preschool. |

|Applicability for Preschool |Will provide necessary revenue for specific needs such as subsidies, new facility development and provider |

| |support for both family child care homes and child care centers. It will also address the need for additional |

| |slots in universal Preschool and childcare slots, beginning in four neighborhoods in 2005 and spreading citywide |

| |over the next five years. |

|Special features |Each year during the term of this measure (2005-2010), the City shall appropriate one-third of the money in the |

| |Public Education Enrichment Fund to the First Five Commission for universal Preschool programs administered by |

| |the Commission. |

|Website(s) for info | |

| | |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|Property Tax (Real Estate Tax) |

|Administering Agencies |State government and local government |

|Description |A significant source of revenue for local government is property taxes. Property taxes typically are levied on |

| |real estate (land and buildings) based on its assessed value. Such taxes may be levied by one or more units of |

| |local government, such as the town and/or county in which the property is located and by a local school district.|

| |For example, 17% of San Francisco’s City/County revenues come from property taxes. One way to generate funds for|

| |child care is to increase property/real estate taxes and earmark the increase for this purpose. |

|Applicability for Preschool |Can be used for covering costs of Preschool such as program expansion, program improvement, professional |

| |development/training for teachers, higher compensation for teachers, etc. |

|Special features |The property/real estate tax provides a steady source of revenue, less affected by downturns in the economy. |

| |They are relatively easily administered at the local level, revenues can be accurately predicted and the tax |

| |burden is fairly equitably distributed. Property taxes may be levied by "special taxing districts," which are |

| |independent, usually single-purpose units of local government. These districts are legal entities separate from |

| |general-purpose local governments such as cities, towns and counties, although they may share boundaries with a |

| |local government unit. Special districts are fiscally and administratively independent of local government. |

|Example of Use |In November 1991, San Francisco voters passed Proposition J – The Children's Amendment, establishing a baseline |

| |of funding for children's services, called the “Children's Fund”, which is overseen by the Department of |

| |Children, Youth and Their Families. The Children's Fund is supported by revenues from an additional property tax |

| |levy (equivalent to an annual tax of two and one-half cents [$0.025] per one hundred dollars [$100] of assessed |

| |value), and estimated to allocate over $14 million annually to children's services through the annual Children's |

| |Services Plan. |

| |The Children's Fund is used solely to provide services to children less than 18 years old, and services may only |

| |include child care, job readiness, training and placement programs, health and social services (including |

| |prenatal services to pregnant women), education programs, recreation, delinquency prevention and library |

| |services. |

|Website(s) for info | |

| | |

| |Information updated October 2007 |

|General Obligation Bond/Bond Measures |

|Administering Agencies |Local government |

|Description |A form of borrowing commonly used to fund school facilities. These bonds are used for capital outlay and are financed|

| |through taxes. School districts can request support from local taxpayers by holding elections for general obligation |

| |bonds. Local school bonds require approval by either a 55% (with conditions) or a two-thirds vote. Local G.O. bonds|

| |are financed through an increase in local property taxes. |

|Applicability for |Can be used for renovating, reconstructing, and building new facilities and for acquiring certain new equipment |

|Preschool | |

|Special features |School districts can seek either two-thirds approval or 55% voter approval. If districts seek the 55% voter |

| |approval, they must meet additional accountability requirements. Then the district must abide by several |

| |administrative requirements, such as establishing a committee to oversee the use of the funds. Although both state |

| |and local bonds are G.O. bonds, people often use the term G.O. to refer only to local bonds for school facilities. |

|Example of Use |Measure K Lodi (San Joaquin) |

| |Voters of the Lodi Unified School District passed the local school bond Measure "K" of $109.3 million in March 2002, |

| |which authorized the sale of general obligation bonds. The measure required approval by fifty-five percent (55%) of |

| |the voters. This G.O. bond has allowed them to have 5 new schools under construction, and have recently completed |

| |classroom additions to 3 existing schools.  |

| |Measure C4 - Simi Valley (Ventura) |

| |Voters of the Simi Valley Unified School District voted to allow the District to incur bonded indebtedness and passed|

| |Measure C4, authorizing the issuance and sale of $145 million general obligation bonds, in March 2003. The District |

| |has committed that the proceeds from the bonds will be used only for the construction, reconstruction and/or |

| |rehabilitation of school facilities, the acquisition of or lease of real property for school facilities. |

|Website(s) for info | |

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|Developer Fees |

|Administering Agencies |Local government |

|Description |Developer fees are charged by school districts on new residential and commercial construction. Prior to the |

| |passage of Proposition 1A, school districts were limited in the amount of school facility developer fees they |

| |could charge. Also, as a result of a series of court decisions in the years preceding the passage of Proposition|

| |1A—known as the Mira, Hart, and Murietta decisions—cities and counties were able to impose additional school |

| |facility fees on development as a condition of obtaining land use approval. |

|Applicability for Preschool |Can help offset the costs of the new school construction and upgrading facilities. |

|Special features |For a school district to impose a fee in excess of the level I amount, it must meet specified conditions |

| |relating to local bond activity, year-round student enrollment, and use of "relocatable" classrooms. The amount |

| |of fees that can be charged over the level I amount is determined by the district's total facilities needs and |

| |the availability of state matching funds. If there is state facility funding available, districts are able to |

| |charge fees equal to 50 percent of their total facility costs, termed "level II" fees. If, however, there are no|

| |state funds available, "level III" fees may be imposed for the full cost of their facility needs (that is, twice|

| |the amount of the level II fees) |

|Example of Use |The City of West Sacramento (Yolo County) adopted a Developer Fee Ordinance that can be used to support the |

| |development of Preschool/childcare facilities and equipment which is estimated to generate $250,000-$300,000, |

| |depending on the pace of development. |

|Website(s) for info | |

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