Early Childhood Council Regular Meeting of the Early Childhood Council - Hybrid meeting; Attend by Webex or in person at Montopolis Recreation Center, 1200 Montopolis Drive
2. 3. REGULAR MEETING of the EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL AUGUST 13, 2022, 10:30 A.M. MONTOPOLIS RECREATION CENTER 1200 MONTOPOLIS DRIVE AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Early Childhood Council may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once, either in person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Caitlin Oliver, Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health, at 512-972-6205 or Caitlin.Oliver@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Cathy McHorse, Chair Raul Alvarez Eliza Gordon Johanna Hosking Pulido Cynthia McCollum Casie Schennum Matt Worthington, Vice Chair Ashley Bliss Lima Tom Hedrick Aletha Huston Rhonda Paver AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first five speakers to register prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Early Childhood Council Regular Meeting on June 8, 2022. 1. DISCUSSION ITEMS Discussion of the purpose of the Early Childhood Council (ECC) and recent actions taken by the ECC Updates from related groups (as needed), including Austin Chapter of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Austin ISD, Child Care Regulation, Child Inc, E3 Alliance, Success By 6 Coalition, Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Any Baby Can, and other groups in attendance Update from Raul Alvarez on City budget approval process and budget recommendations from the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) WORK GROUP UPDATES Update from Community Engagement Work Group about the ECC Community Partnerships Spreadsheet WORK GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS Report of recommendations by Policy Work Group regarding Austin Public Health’s presentation on City actions since the 2017 Child Care and Pre-K Resolution STAFF BRIEFINGS Staff briefing by Caitlin Oliver, Austin Public Health, regarding COVID-19 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please or Caitlin.Oliver@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas …
REGULAR MEETING of the EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL AUGUST 13, 2022, 10:30 A.M. MONTOPOLIS RECREATION CENTER 1200 MONTOPOLIS DRIVE AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Early Childhood Council may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once, either in person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Caitlin Oliver, Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health, at 512-972-6205 or Caitlin.Oliver@austintexas.gov. AGENDA ADDENDUM DISCUSSION ITEMS funding DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 8. Update on Austin-Travis County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) early childhood 9. Discussion of and possible action on the ECC Policy Work Group recommendations for follow-up regarding APH’s 2017 Child Care and Pre-K Resolution presentation
City of Austin Early Childhood Council August 13, 2022 Purpose of the Early Childhood Council* ● make recommendations to the city council for the creation, development, and implementation of programs that promote optimal development for young children; ● develop, for recommendation to city council, programs and activities that contribute to the continued development of a system of high-quality early care and education and afterschool programs for Austin's children; ● explore and develop, for recommendation to city council, cooperative arrangements with area governments in the metropolitan region to support a system of quality early care and education; * as stated in City Code§ 2-1-123 (B) Purpose of the Early Childhood Council* ● encourage volunteerism and philanthropic efforts in order to generate broad- based community involvement and support for quality early care and education and promote the well being of families of young children; and ● develop, for recommendation to city council, strategies encouraging individuals and agencies to continually improve the quality of their services for young children; and ● support innovative approaches to quality early care and education and leadership development in fields relating to the optimal development of young children. * as stated in City Code§ 2-1-123 (B) Alignment ● The Early Childhood Council is a member of the Austin/Travis County Success by 6 Strategic Plan, and has representation at the Leadership Team. ○ City of Austin & Travis County align early childhood investments with the goals, strategies and recommendations of the ATX SX6 Strategic Plan ● The Early Childhood Council is a member of the City of Austin Joint Inclusion Committee. ○ The purpose of the JIC is to to advise the council on issues pertaining to diversity and inclusion Early Childhood & COA Strategic Direction 2023 Economic Opportunity & Affordability: ● Strategy 10 : Create equitable access to quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) by supporting families who do not qualify for existing free programs and cannot afford quality programs on their own, increasing availability of quality ECE programs, and encouraging living wages for ECE providers. ● Metrics/Community Indicators: # / % of children enrolled in quality Early Childhood Education programs (as evidenced by meeting Texas Rising Star criteria). Percentage of households that are considered cost- burdened based on calculation of housing and transportation costs relative to income (utilities, child care, property tax, and health care costs to be added as data becomes available) 2020-2021 ECC Actions & Outcomes …
EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 13, 2022 1. 2. EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2022 The Early Childhood Council convened in a regular meeting on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at 1200 Montopolis Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair McHorse called the Early Childhood Council Meeting to order at 10:35 a.m. Board Members in Attendance: Chair McHorse, Vice Chair Worthington, and Members Alvarez, Bliss Lima, Gordon, Hedrick, Hosking Pulido, and Huston Board Members in Attendance Remotely: Members McCollum, Paver, and Schennum Staff in Attendance: Caitlin Oliver, Cindy Gamez, Michelle Rodriguez, and Donna Sundstrom PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There was no public comment. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Early Childhood Council Regular Meeting on June 8, 2022. The minutes from the meeting of 6/8/2022 were approved on Member Hedrick’s motion, Member Huston’s second on a 9-0 vote. Member Schennum off the dais. Member Paver absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS Discussion of the purpose of the Early Childhood Council (ECC) and recent actions taken by the ECC The presentation and discussion were led by Chair McHorse. The presentation included the following information • The purpose of the ECC; • The ECC’s alignment with the City of Austin’s Strategic Direction 2023 early childhood metrics and the Austin-Travis County Success by 6 Strategic Plan; • The ECC’s membership on the City’s Joint Inclusion Committee; • A summary of the 2020-2021 ECC Annual Review; and EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 13, 2022 • An overview of the COVID-19 relief funding that the ECC supported. Updates from related groups (as needed), including Austin Chapter of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Austin ISD, Child Care Regulation, Child Inc, E3 Alliance, Success By 6 Coalition, Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Any Baby Can, and other groups in attendance Updates and announcements on programming and services were given by Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Child Care Regulation, and GoAustin/VamosAustin (GAVA). Workforce Solutions has been hosting parent and child care provider focus groups and plans to share findings at the next ECC meeting. GAVA shared updates on recent work with local family-based child care providers and the GAVA City of Austin Budget Recommendation: Fiscal Year 2023, which includes the following early childhood and family health equity recommendation: “ARPA Funds created or increased stability for many home- based family child care providers and parents, but those funds are coming to an end. A $250,000 allocation, …
ECC Funding An overview of the ECC’s Original Funding Recommendations and where they stand now. Matt Worthington Vice-Chair, Early Childhood Council AUGUST 13TH, 2022 The Whole Ask Below is a table that shows the total original ask and total current ask to the City + County for early childhood funding allocations from ARPA funds. PRIORITY REQUESTED CITY COUNTY ESTIMATES1 COUNTY + ESTIMATES 1 P1 - Continuity of Care & Navigation $6,000,000 $2,498,936 $1,510,416 $2,114,582 $3,624,998 2 P4 - ECE Workforce $1,000,000 $922,945 3 P2 - PreK Partnerships & Family Child Care $2,200,000 $1,213,000 $979,167 $1,370,834 $2,350,001 ORIGINAL ASK (FIRST 15 MONTHS) CURRENT COUNTY ASK (NEXT 21 MONTHS) 4 P3 - Shared Services & Nontraditional Hour Care $2,500,000 $1,250,000 5 P5 - Ready Families Collaborative $250,000 $177,083 $52,083 $72,916 6 PreK Expansion (DVISD & AISD) $2,875,000 $1,460,075 $250,000 $350,000 7 Family Connects $3,540,000 $2,325,000 — — — — — — — — — $124,999 $600,000 1 Estimates are calculated by dividing the original allocation by County Officials and dividing that by 15 months. The resulting monthly amount is then multiplied by 21 months. Data: Notes from Travis County + City of Austin Meetings Background on ARPA Funding Requests vs. Allocations This chart shows how much funding was requested as part of the ECC’s original recommended allocation of funding. The following charts will show what dollars went unfunded from the original ask. Data: Notes from Travis County + City of Austin Meetings Requests vs. Allocations This chart shows how much funding was provided towards the ECC’s original recommended allocation of funding and what dollars went unfunded from the original ask. Data: Notes from Travis County + City of Austin Meetings Requests vs. Allocations (Ext.) This chart shows how much funding the city and the county allocated towards the ECC’s original recommended allocation of funding. What’s remaining from the original ask is in grey. Data: Notes from Travis County + City of Austin Meetings Requests vs. Allocations (Detailed) This chart shows, by priority, how much funding the city and the county allocated towards the ECC’s original recommended allocation of funding. What’s remaining from the original ask is in grey.
