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Home My WebLink AboutA14 o N O W O fD to N O ID � p a m N a n x N c� _ CD CD ° D D ® ■ < W � O � v O � � t 1 Child Care Resource and Referral of Central Iowa Iowa Serving Children,Parents,Families,Child Care Professionals,Employers,and Communities in Child Care Adair,Appanoose,Boone,Clarice,Dallas,Davis,Decatur,Hardin,Jasper,Lucas,Madison, Resource Mahaska,Marion,Marshall,Monroe,Polk,Poweshiek,Story,Wapello,Warren,and Wayne Counties & Referral Funding provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through the Child Care Development fund January 13, 2016 To Whom It May Concern: Iowa's Quality Rating System (QRS) is a voluntary child care rating system for child development homes, licensed child care centers and preschools, and child care programs that are operated by school districts. Introduced in 2006, the QRS was developed: • to raise the quality of child care in Iowa • to increase the number of children in high-quality child care settings • to educate parents about quality in child care There are five levels in the QRS and each level has a different set of criteria, each building upon the latter. These criteria provide participating child care programs a guided way to improve the quality of child care they provide. Joni King's participation in the QRS began in 2007, when she was awarded a Level 2 QRS rating. In 2008, Joni was awarded a Level 3 QRS rating. In March 2015, Joni King was awarded a Level 4 QRS rating. In order to achieve this level of quality, Joni completed the following: • Current registration as a Category C1 Child Development Home • ChildNet Certification • Active ram in the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Pro CACFP participation 9 ( ) • Completion of Medication Administration for Iowa Child Care Providers training • Completion of eight hours of training in Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale(FCCERS) • Completion of a comprehensive FCCERS Self-Assessment • Completion of a FCCERS Improvement Plan • Provision of a comprehensive orientation process for new families • Membership in a professional organization (Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children) • Completion of over 64 hours of professional development training in a two year period • Completion of 20 hours of training in Positive Behavioral Interventions&Supports(PBIS) • Completion of 40 hours of training Program for Infant Toddler Care(PITC) lC� &,OL� Cris Broshar Child Care Consultant: Boone & Story Counties Child Care Resource & Referral of Central Iowa Orchard Place cbrosharCa-)orchardplace.org p (515) 360-7353 1 p (800) 722-7619 I f (515) 246-3570 1601 Golden Aspen Dr, Suite 106 1 Ames 50010 1 www.iowaccrr.org 808 51h Avenue•Des Moines,IA 50309 ` 515-246-3590•800-722-7619.Fax: 800-246-3570 . ., 'Ni) ;frf 1t Iowa Child Care Resource & ReferralF877-2 ram IM '16-848'I www.iowac,orr.org Iowa looks to child care providers to nurture children, prepare them for school and support parents. Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) offers trainings to both experienced providers and new providers entering the field. Trainings help educate individuals on what it takes to provide quality care. Child Care Consultants spend hours with DHS Registered Child Development Homes, DHS Licensed Centers, non- registered child care homes, DHS Licensed Preschools and Department of Education programs providing technical assistance and conducting on-site visits. This allows consultants to build relationships and work with providers to enhance quality. i L r � � P it _ 6 � 00 1 visits made to child care programs 419 11 Child Care Providers received training from CCR&R i 1-.Qwa,',s QualityRatingSystem (QRS) Quality Rating System is a voluntary program available to registered and licensed child cared programs. There are five levels with specific steps that encourage improvement. Participation in QRS shows the community and families how committed a provider is to quality child care. Not Rated QRS 1-2 ■QRS 3-5 Currently 1 ,205 providers participate in the QRS; there are 4,030 eligible providers that are able to participate s�.qw 6 -"'� . d- d f=�&-si° •.]�s$iq 49':tY'C 35,ap -� S'4"�$ '. FA ' ., <., F ',E•t z 4a Iowa Child Care Reoource & Referral 877-216-8481 Fa m ily I M pla www.iowaccrr.org Parents want their children to be safe and taken care of while in a child care setting. When reaching out to CCR&R, parents are given information on all types of early child care and education programs. They are given 5-10 provider referrals in their area who may meet their needs and a booklet on how to identify quality programs. CCR&R encourages parents to choose care through quality initiatives, but the decision often becomes based upon cost of care. Afamily earning the median income of$61,990 with an infant in child care would pay: 16% of their income before taxes, if their child was in a licensed center • 11% of their income before taxes, if their child was in a registered home (Data source:State Library of Iowa,the Iowa NACCRRAware database&www.iowadatacenter.org for this reporting year). sw x- * y. Parent Specialists helped 5,398 families r. l, consisting of 8,156 children find child care Child Care Rates (Average Per Week) $200.00 'Providers may charge by month,week,day or hour $160.00 �' - - -— --- - $140.00 -- - $120.00 — -- $100.00 If 82 Yo $80.00 of parents chose $60.00 $40.00 � r�' �� 'jU1 med care $20.00$0.00 - —_- _ of parents who responded to CCR&R survey Infant(0- Toddler Two Year Three Year Four& Before& Full Time 12 Months) (13-23 Olds Olds Five Year After School Months) Olds School Age ®DHS Licensed Centers ■DHS Registered Child Development Homes � a 10WO. Chilci Care ?eeouroe Referral Investment Im 877-216-8481 www.iowaccrr.org Investing in Iowa's future will strengthen the economy statewide. The investment of dollars in the CCR&R system improves the experience of children in care. Each day CCR&R works with providers, parents and community members to provide parent education, advocacy, child care provider training and consultation. Each day is a new day to help improve quality child care in Iowa. . ill i Combined Federal and State funding for CCR&R services over SFY15 the last 5 years. Total Funding Federal State Combined Investment 4.9 millionSFY 11 $4,403,568 $686,003 $5,089,571 SFY 12 $4,283,569 $726,003 $5,009,572 -- = SFY 13 $4,122,569 $726,003 $4,848,572 ❑5Fr155tate Funding 5FY15 Federal Fund ng State funding allocated to CCR&Rs in SFY15$726,003 SFY 14 $4,114,469 $726,003 $4,840,472 Federal funding allocated to CCR&Rs in SFY15$4,190,240 SFY 15 $4,190,240 $726,003 $4,916,243 - c w