PERCENT OF STATE POPULATION ENROLLED 19% 19% 18% 18% 2002 2005 2008 2011 ■ 3-year-olds 26% 2014 STATE SPENDING PER CHILD ENROLLED (2018 DOLLARS) 33% 32% 2017 2018 $5,171 $4,821 $5,210 $5,149 2002 2005 2008 2011 $6,051 $6,575 $6,534 2014 2017 2018 ■ 4-year-olds OVERVIEW Michigan preschool enrolled 37,325 children in 2017-2018, a decrease of 1,046 children from the prior year. State funding totaled $243,900,000, down $8,377,783 (3%), adjusted for inflation, since last year. State spending per child equaled $6,534 in 2017-2018, down $40 from 2016-2017, adjusted for inflation. Michigan met 10 of 10 quality standards benchmarks. WHAT’S NEW The Michigan Department of Education was awarded a Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five award in 2018 for almost $5.06 million to support communities in universal developmental and behavioral screening and no wrong door frameworks. Michigan will maximize parental knowledge and develop culturally and linguistically appropriate materials for DLLs and add EL supports to the system. An updated funding formula, informed by a stakeholder group, was used in 2017-2018 to allocate Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) funding. During 2018-2019, $1 million was allocated to support programs wishing to change curricula, reducing the number of available slots. A supplemental funding bill in December of 2018 added an additional $1 million available for supporting programs wishing to change the comprehensive curriculum in use. Additionally, during 2018-2019, the GSRP sought submissions from curricula publishers to be included on their approved curriculum list. BACKGROUND Established in 1985, the GSRP, formerly known as Michigan School Readiness Program, provides preschool education for at-risk 4-yearolds, and is associated with the state’s early childhood initiative. Starting in 2013-2014, 90% of families had to be at or below 250% FPL with some exceptions for up to 300% FPL. Any family over-income for the remaining 10% must pay a fee on a locally determined sliding scale unless they are homeless, in foster care, or have an IEP recommending placement in an inclusive preschool setting. GSRP serves the majority of children in school-day programs to better suit the needs of families. Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) receive financial support directly, but they may distribute funds to local school districts and to providers in community-based settings to offer GSRP. GSRP providers must attain a three-star or higher rating in Michigan’s Great Start to Quality tiered rating and improvement system. Overall ISD funding is determined by the level of poverty in each ISD and a funding formula, with final grantee awards based on both a community needs assessment and a formula component. State funding includes a transportation fund, as well as funding specifically earmarked for recruiting families and increasing public awareness of GSRP, and $300,000 allocated for ongoing statewide evaluation activities. Funding for GSRP has remained flat since 2015-2016. ACCESS RANKINGS 4-YEAR-OLDS 3-YEAR-OLDS RESOURCE RANKINGS STATE SPENDING ALL REPORTED SPENDING TOTAL BENCHMARKS MET THE STATE OF PRESCHOOL 2018 - STATE PRESCHOOL YEARBOOK - NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EARLY EDUCATION RESEARCH - WWW.NIEER.ORG 103 MICHIGAN GREAT START READINESS PROGRAM Michigan ACCESS PERCENT OF POPULATION ENROLLED IN PUBLIC ECE Total state pre-K enrollment.................................................... 37,325 3-YEAR-OLD 4-YEAR-OLD School districts that offer state program.......................................60% 32% Income requirement............................................................250% FPL 6% Minimum hours of operation..................... 3 hours/day; 4 days/week 87% 2% Operating schedule.............................................. Determined locally 3% 60% Special education enrollment, ages 3 and 4........................... 12,173 10% Federally funded Head Start enrollment, ages 3 and 4.......... 24,216 State-funded Head Start enrollment, ages 3 and 4........................ 48 ■ Pre-K ■ Head Start† ■ Special Ed†† ■ Other/None Estimates children in Head Start not also enrolled in state pre-K. †† Estimates children in special education not also enrolled in state pre-K or Head Start. † QUALITY STANDARDS CHECKLIST REQUIREMENT MEETS BENCHMARK? POLICY MI PRE-K REQUIREMENT BENCHMARK Early learning & development standards Comprehensive, aligned, supported, culturally sensitive Comprehensive, aligned, supported, culturally sensitive Curriculum supports Approval process & supports Approval process & supports Teacher degree BA BA Teacher specialized training ECE, CD, ECE SpEd Specializing in pre-K Assistant teacher degree CDA CDA or equivalent Staff professional development 16 hours/year; PD plans; Coaching For teachers & assistants: At least 15 hours/year; individual PD plans; coaching Maximum class size 18 (4-year-olds) 20 or lower Staff-child ratio 1:8 (4-year-olds) 1:10 or better Screening & referral Vision, hearing, health & more Vision, hearing & health screenings; & referral Continuous quality improvement system Structured classroom observations; Data used for program improvement Structured classroom observations; data used for program improvement For more information about the benchmarks, see the Executive Summary and Roadmap to State Profile Pages. RESOURCES SPENDING PER CHILD ENROLLED Total state pre-K spending........................................... $243,900,000 Local match required?................................................................... No State Head Start spending............................................Not reported State spending per child enrolled........................................... $6,534 All reported spending per child enrolled*.............................. $6,534 $6,534 PRE-K* $9,903 HDST** $11,452 K-12*** 0 * Pre-K programs may receive additional funds from federal or local sources that are not included in this figure. ** Head Start per-child spending includes funding only for 3- and 4-year-olds. *** K-12 expenditures include capital spending as well as current operating expenditures. Data are for the 2017-2018 school year, unless otherwise noted. 104 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 $ THOUSANDS ■ State contributions ■ Local contributions ■ Federal contributions ■ TANF spending