Wake County SmartStart
Bidder References and Resources, FY 2017-2018
This document contains information and links to resources that may be helpful in developing your Wake County SmartStart Fiscal Year 2017 – 2018 application. You may identify and utilize other resources that provide similar types of information for specific areas related to your proposal.
The information in this document includes:
· Evidence Based Program or Practice Registries
· Greatest Needs Guidelines
· Local data
· Links to sites that may provide additional local data
Evidence Based Program or Practice Registries
As required by the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), Wake County SmartStart only funds Evidence Based or Evidence Informed programs and practices as defined in the Smart Start Resource Guide of Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Programs and Practices. The North Carolina Partnership for Children has published a list of programs or practices that have been determined to be either Evidence Based or Evidence Informed.
· The Smart Start Resource Guide of Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Programs and Practices
As the Smart Start Resource Guide does not rate all programs or practices, we are providing the following links to registries that rank the evidence level of programs or practices. These were selected for their ease of use and comprehensiveness; the highest rating levels are included for each registry. There are other registries that rate the evidence of programs or practices and applicants are welcome to use them as well as long as the program or practice selected is rated on the registry.
· The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
o Highest Evidence Levels on Scientific Rating Scale: Well Supported by Research Evidence and Supported by Research Evidence.
· Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health, Home Visiting Models
o Highest Evidence Level: All models on the list meet the Department of Health and Human Services criteria for an evidence-based model.
· Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
o Resource library for evidence-based practices
· What Works Clearinghouse:
o Children and Youth with Disabilities
o Early Childhood Education
· BUILD: Framework for Evaluating Systems Initiatives
· Pathways to Grade-Level Reading: Theory of Change
Greatest Needs Guidelines
In order to ensure that priority is given to serving populations with greatest need, the Wake County SmartStart Board has adopted a series of guidelines based on child and child care facility specific activities.
v For children, the definition of “greatest need” is revised as follows:
Significant concerns (in child and/or parent or guardian) are present that may have a negative impact on a child’s well-being and school readiness, such as:
· physical/mental health concerns
· identified/at risk for developmental delay/disability
· social/emotional/behavioral issues
· limited literacy/limited English proficiency
· homelessness/lack of stable housing
· abuse/neglect/domestic violence
· substance abuse/dependence
· incarceration
AND
· limited family resources based on family income (185% SMI) or meeting requirements for an income-eligibility related program, such as:
o NC Pre-K
o Child care subsidy
o Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)
o Medicaid or Health Choice
o Siblings receiving free or reduced lunch or similar programs
v For child care facilities, greatest need is determined based solely on number or percent of children in a facility who receive child care subsidy.
v The lowest level of Greatest Need required within an individual activity is:
· 90% for children
· 90% for facilities
v The above percentages represent a minimum requirement, a service level which exceeds the minimum is encouraged.
Wake County Resident Data / Wake County Child Care DataWake County estimated population: 1,005,285 residents 1 / Child care facilities in Wake County: 547 7
Children birth - five: 75, 923 2 / Child care centers : 330 7
Medicaid eligible young children: 36,136 3 / Family child care homes: 217 7
Young children living in poverty: 14,053 (18%) 4 / # children birth - five in regulated child care: 21,393 7
Children (birth to five) with two working parents or single working parent: 48,3695 / % of children birth – five in regulated child care: 31.8% 7
Children birth - five receiving child care subsidy: 5,200 (20%) 5
Children birth - five on waiting list for child care subsidy (June 2016 report): 1599 6
Local Data
Wake County Zip Codes with highest Percentage of Children in Poverty 8
Municipality / Zip Code / % of Children Birth - 5 Years Old in PovertyRaleigh / 27601 / 514/798 -- 64.4%
Zebulon / 27597 / 702/1157 -- 40.1%
Raleigh / 27610 / 2429/6476 -- 37.5%
Raleigh / 27604 / 1171/3617 -- 32.4%
Raleigh / 27609 / 776/2778 -- 28.3%
For additional information on children and child care programs specific to Wake County geographic regions, see the mapping tools (here, here and here) and Guidance for Map Usage (click here)
If you have any questions regarding the mapping tool or the child care data below, please contact Bryce McClamroch, Program Specialist at Wake County Smart Start, at (919) 723-9278 or
Child Care Center License Type and Subsidy 7License / # of centers / % of total centers by license type / # serving children receiving Subsidy / % of total centers receiving Subsidy by license type / % of license type receiving Subsidy
1 Star Center / 18 / 5.5% / 0 / 0.0% / 0.0%
2 Star Center / 6 / 2% / 1 / 0.5% / 16.67%
3 Star Center / 58 / 17.5% / 49 / 24.5% / 84.50%
4 Star Center / 60 / 18% / 49 / 24.5 / 81.67%
5 Star Center / 158 / 48% / 94 / 47% / 59.49%
Other / 30 / 9% / 7 / 3.5% / 23.33%
Total / 330 / 100.00% / 200 / 100.0%
Child Care Center Program Standard Scores 7
License type / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Total
1 Star Center / 17 / 1 / 22
2 Star Center / 6 / 2
3 Star Center / 2 / 50 / 3 / 1 / 2 / 58
4 Star Center / 24 / 1 / 1 / 12 / 17 / 5 / 60
5 Star Center / 1 / 14 / 83 / 60 / 158
Other / 30 / 30
Total / 48 / 3 / 80 / 4 / 1 / 27 / 102 / 65 / 330
Percent of total centers / 14.55% / 0.91% / 24.24% / 1.20% / 0.3% / 8.18% / 30.91% / 19.71% / 100.00%
Program Standard Score by Center License Type and # Children Served7
License type / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Total1 Star Center / 1060 / 46 / 1106
2 Star Center / 173 / 173
3 Star Center / 30 / 1798 / 148 / 102 / 80 / 2158
4 Star Center / 587 / 145 / 18 / 549 / 1209 / 85 / 2593
5 Star Center / 58 / 742 / 7646 / 3865 / 12,253
Other / 1583 / 1583
Total / 2701 / 76 / 2558 / 293 / 18 / 1393 / 8935 / 3950 / 19,866
Percent of total children / 13.62% / 0.42% / 12.88% / 1.47% / 0.01% / 7.01% / 44.98% / 19.61% / 100%
Program Standard Score by Center License Type and # Children Receiving Subsidy7
License type / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Total1 Star Center / 0 / 0 / 0
2 Star Center / 28 / 28
3 Star Center / 1 / 603 / 15 / 5 / 13 / 637
4 Star Center / 247 / 1 / 13 / 208 / 205 / 20 / 694
5 Star Center / 4 / 180 / 1099 / 473 / 1752
Other / 60 / 60
Total / 64 / 1 / 878 / 16 / 13 / 393 / 1317 / 493 / 3175
Percent of total children receiving Subsidy / 2.02% / 0.03% / 27.65% / 0.50% / 0.41% / 12.38% / 41.48% / 15.53% / 100%
Family Child Care Home License Type and Subsidy 7
License / # of homes / % of total homes by license type / # serving children receiving Subsidy / % of total homes receiving Subsidy by license type / % license type receiving Subsidy
1 Star Home / 57 / 26.27% / 0 / 0.0% / 0.0%
2 Star Home / 21 / 9.68% / 2 / 3.08% / 9.52%
3 Star Home / 56 / 25.81% / 30 / 46.25% / 53.57%
4 Star Home / 62 / 28.56% / 20 / 30.77% / 32.26%
5 Star Home / 21 / 9.68% / 13 / 20% / 61.90%
Total / 217 / 100.00% / 65 / 100.00%
Family Child Care Home Program Standard Scores 7
License / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Total
1 Star Home / 56 / 1 / 57
2 Star Home / 1 / 20 / 31
3 Star Home / 1 / 54 / 1 / 60
4 Star Home / 54 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 4 / 62
5 Star Home / 3 / 3 / 15 / 21
Other / 2 / 2
Total / 58 / 3 / 128 / 1 / 1 / 4 / 5 / 19 / 217
Percent of total homes / 26.73% / 1.40% / 57.98% / 0.46% / 0.46% / 1.84% / 2.30% / 8.83% / 100.00%
Wake County SmartStart Required Indicators
(Indicators are also referenced in the RFP and Logic Model)
Indicator / Minimum Target Requirements / FY 15-16 ResultsPercent of Parents/Guardians Who Report Reading to Their Children Daily* / TBD / Not Available
Rate of investigated reports of child abuse/neglect per 1000 children ages 0-5* / 5% AND 10% / 2.9%
DOES NOT MEET TARGET
Average Star Rating for Children in 1-5 Star Care, and Percent of Children in 4 and 5 star care / 4.0 AND 60% / 4.34 – 75%
MEETS TARGET
Average Star Rating for Subsidized Children in 1-5 Star Care, and Percent of Subsidized Children in 4 and 5 star care / 4.25 AND 80% / 4.48 – 86%
MEETS TARGET
Percent of Children Enrolled in 1-5 Star Centers That Have At Least 75% of Lead Teachers with College Degrees (i.e. 7 Lead Teacher Education Points) / 50% of children are in sites with 7 lead teacher education points / 48%
DOES NOT MEET TARGET
Percent of Children Enrolled in 1-5 Star Centers That Have Directors with College Degrees
(i.e. 7 Administrator Points) / 60% of children are in sites with 7 administrator education points / 73%
MEETS TARGET
Percent of children enrolled in centers and homes with at least 6 program standard points / TBD / 62%
Percent of children developmentally on track for Kindergarten as measured by Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA)* / TBD / Not available
Percent of children who receive early intervention or special education services (ages 0-2 and ages 3-5) / 4.0% AND 10.0% / 6.1% (0-2) and 5.8% (3-5)
MEETS TARGET
Percent of children enrolled in Medicaid who receive a well-child exam / 75% / Not available
Percent of low income children age 2-4 who are at a healthy weight* / 66.1% / 64.5%
DOES NOT MEET TARGET
Percent of children reading by grade level in 3rd grade disaggregated by race and socio economic status* / TBD / Not available
*New/Revised Indicator
Additional Local Data Resources
Below are some additional websites that may provide useful data:
· Kids Count Data Center (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
· NC State Demographics branch of Office of State Budget and Management, Population Estimates and Projections
· North Carolina Institute for Child Development
· 2016 North Carolina Child Health Report Card
Sources:
1) 2015 Certified County Population Estimates – NC State Demographer.
2) 2015 County Population Estimates by Age – NC State Demographer.
3) 2015 NC Division of Medical Assistance
4) 2015 US Census- 5 year estimate
5) 2015 US Census- 1 year estimate
6) July 2016 Wake County Human Services, Total Number Subsidy Served B-5 All Star Levels Facilities
7) June 2016 WCHS Subsidy Expenditure Report
8) June 2016 NC DCDEE (Alphabetical Listing of Active Facility, Quarterly Enrollment)
9) 2012 -2016 US Census, American Community Survey, Table B17001
10) FY 15-16 Performance Based Incentive System Results, North Carolina Partnership for Children