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Connecticut Early Care and Education (ECE) Reporter
Launched in 2021 by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Connecticut’s ECE Reporter is an integrated data system for internal use that replaced the state’s former Early Childhood Information System. The system acts as a warehouse of demographic, program, and individual data collected from state-funded early childhood programs. All program- and child-level data is private and accessible only to administrators from the Office of Early Childhood; program- and child-level data for individual programs is also accessible to the lead administrator at each program. Other agencies may receive aggregate, deidentified information, which may be linked to the Department of Education's statewide longitudinal data systems (e.g., Connecticut P-20). The data is used for program payment, public funding, reporting, and research on early care and education. Learn More: Connecticut ECE Reporter
  • Infrastructure to Support Early Childhood Systems
    • Data Systems
    		 2021
    State Dedicated Funding Stream
    Early childhood integrated data system that collects, integrates, maintains, stores, and reports information from early childhood programs across multiple agencies
    Launched in 2021 by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Connecticut’s ECE Reporter is an integrated data system for internal use that replaced the state’s former Early Childhood Information System. The system acts as a warehouse of demographic, program, and individual data collected from state-funded early childhood programs. All program- and child-level data is private and accessible only to administrators from the Office of Early Childhood; program- and child-level data for individual programs is also accessible to the lead administrator at each program. Other agencies may receive aggregate, deidentified information, which may be linked to the Department of Education's statewide longitudinal data systems (e.g., Connecticut P-20). The data is used for program payment, public funding, reporting, and research on early care and education. Learn More: Connecticut ECE Reporter
    Connecticut Smart Start
    In 2014, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed Smart Start into law, expanding preschool in public school buildings using funds from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Smart Start preschool classrooms must provide high-quality early education; at a minimum, they must be open the length of the school day and during the entire school year. For FY 2016–25, the program is funded at $10 million per year. Learn More/Source: Fourteen Communities Awarded Funding to Create 416 Additional Preschool Slots
    • Dedicated Funding Streams & Financing
      • Tobacco Master Settlement
      		 2014 $10 million annually
      • State-Funded Pre-K
      • State Dedicated Funding Stream
      Master Tobacco Settlement funds provided approximately $10 million annually to fund pre-K
      In 2014, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed Smart Start into law, expanding preschool in public school buildings using funds from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Smart Start preschool classrooms must provide high-quality early education; at a minimum, they must be open the length of the school day and during the entire school year. For FY 2016–25, the program is funded at $10 million per year. Learn More/Source: Fourteen Communities Awarded Funding to Create 416 Additional Preschool Slots
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      Demographics Data Scorecard

      State population

      3,626,205 Source U.S. Census, 2022

      Rural %

      13.7% Source U.S. Census, 2020

      Urban %

      86.3% Source U.S. Census, 2020

      Number of children 0–4

      178,211 Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

      Poverty levels - children 0—8 below 200% poverty

      29% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

      Median family income among households with children

      $105,000.00 Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

      Unemployment rate

      3.9% Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2024

      Unemployment rate of parents

      5% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

      Children under age 6 with all available parents in the labor force

      73% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

      Children living in households with a high housing cost burden

      31% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

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      Child Population by Race and Ethnicity Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

      Race and Ethnicity

      • American Indian and Alaska Native (.5%)
      • Asian (5%)
      • Black or African American (12%)
      • Hispanic or Latino (26%)
      • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (.5%)
      • Two or more races (4%)
      • White, not Hispanic or Latino (52%)
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      Early Childhood Education Programs

      Public Pre-K Program Name

      School Readiness Program (SR) Source: NIEER 2023

      Public Pre-K Program Name

      Child Day Care Contracts (CDCC) Source: NIEER 2023

      Public Pre-K Program Name

      Smart Start Source: NIEER 2023

      Universal or Targeted Pre-K Policy

      Targeted Pre-K Policy (3- and 4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023

      Universal or Targeted Pre-K Policy

      Targeted Pre-K Policy (3- and 4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023

      Universal or Targeted Pre-K Policy

      Targeted Pre-K Policy (3- and 4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023

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      Early Childhood Education Programs (3-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023

      Programs

      • Percent of 3-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Public Early Childhood Education Programs (10%)
      • 3-Year-old Children Enrolled in Head Start (6%)
      • Other/None (84%)
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      Early Childhood Education Programs (4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023

      Programs

      • Percent of 4-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Public Early Childhood Education Programs (18%)
      • 4-Year-old Children Enrolled in Head Start (5%)
      • Other/None (77%)
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      2017–2019 Median Hourly Wages Source CSCCE 2018, 2020

      Role

      • Child Care Workers
        $12.42 (2017, adjusted)
        $12.74 (2019)
      • Preschool Teachers
        $17.34 (2017, adjusted)
        $17.46 (2019)
      • Preschool or Child Care Center Directors
        $25.85 (2017, adjusted)
        $28.07 (2019)
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      Federal and State Early Childhood Education Funding (in Millions) Source First Five Years Fund, 2024

      Funding Source

      • Head Start and Early Head Start Funding ($75)
      • CCDBG & Mandatory Funds ($100.6)
      • CCDBG State Match ($20.9)
      • State-Funded Pre-K ($140.2)
      • MIECHV ($10.7)
      • IDEA Part C ($4.7)
      • IDEA Part B, Sec 619 ($5.4)
      • TANF Early Learning and Care ($144.3)
      • Preschool Development Grant Birth ($3.9)
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