Cincinnati Preschool Promise - Annual Report (2021-22)

2021-2022

Promises Delivered Annual Report

Cincinnati Preschool Promise Board of Managers Dr. O’Dell M. Owens MD, MPH, Chair Deborah Allsop Verline Dotson Terri England Christine Fisher Marcia Futel Anthony Hobson Jalissa Hutchins

Micah Kamrass Gary Lindgren Crystal Perkins Laura Sanregret Bishop Ennis Tait Sallie Westheimer H.James Williams, PhD

Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education Ben Lindy, President Eve Bolton Brandon Craig Carolyn Jones

Kareem Moncree-Moffett, PhD Mike Moroski Mary Wineberg

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A Message from Board Leadership Dear Cincinnati Community: Thank you for your trust in Cincinnati Preschool Promise and our vision to provide high-quality preschool for our youngest learners. Your continued investment in Cincinnati Preschool Promise enables us to give preschoolers the solid foundation needed to succeed.

This annual report looks back on our 2021-22 outcomes. We are proud of our accomplishments and celebrate our progress, knowing we still have more to do. Our view of kindergarten readiness has expanded to include the whole child. Research has shown that preschoolers with a firm educational foundation at the beginning of their educational journey tend to thrive from preschool to kindergarten and beyond.

Social-emotional learning, individual development, and performance on traditional measures, such as the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in literacy and math, are essential measures that guide our work.

We thank City of Cincinnati taxpayers for continuing your investment in Cincinnati Preschool Promise and Cincinnati Public Schools. We also proudly acknowledge the staff, Board, stakeholders, community partners and our Community Providers who are doing fantastic work to make our success what it is today.

We ask you to continue the journey with us.

O’dell M. Owens

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O’dell M. Owens, M.D. Cincinnati Preschool Promise Board Chair

Ben Lindy Cincinnati Public Schools Board Chair

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OUR MISSION To ensure equitable access to high-quality preschool so that every Cincinnati child is prepared for kindergarten.

OUR VISION Our region values preschool as an integral part of a child’s education and as an important support for working families.

The community acknowledges that the best outcomes are possible with continuous access to high-quality education, beginning with preschool, and ongoing engagement throughout a child’s educational experience. This is especially true for children with the greatest need. Kindergarten readiness, and third grade reading are short-term benefits of increased participation in preschool. The longerterm benefits, from middle school through high school, will produce a more qualified workforce and community.

OUR STORY Cincinnati Preschool Promise is possible thanks to a significant investment from taxpayers. In 2016, and again in 2020, a five-year Cincinnati Public Schools levy was approved with overwhelming support. The levy allocated $33 million per year to strengthen K-12 education and $15 million per year to expand access to quality preschools.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: Our ABCs & Impact ............................................. 06 Section 2: Access ............................................................... 07 Section 3: Building Partnerships ......................................... 12 Section 4: Sustaining Quality .............................................. 17 Section 5: CPP Plus & COVID Impact .................................. 21 Section 6: Equity Policy ...................................................... 23 Section 7: The Numbers ..................................................... 24 Section 8: CPP Provider Network ........................................ 26 Section 9: The Promise Team ............................................. 30 Section 10: CPP Strategic Goals ......................................... 31 CPP Contact Information .................................................... 32

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OUR ABCs

= We expand ACCESS to affordable quality preschool for Cincinnati children and families.

We BUILD partnerships with Providers to increase high-quality programs

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We CONTRIBUTE to an equitable early childhood community to sustain high-quality programs and results

Preschoolers ready for kindergarten.

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OUR IMPACT 73%

of preschoolers who received tuition assistance through the Cincinnati Preschool Promise showed up for kindergarten ready to learn. As measured by the 20212022 Overall Ohio Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised (KRA-R).

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Community-based Preschools earned 3-stars or more on Ohio’s SUTQ rating system, creating the capacity for 310 preschoolers to access high-quality learning experiences.

93%

of parents surveyed would not have been able to afford the full cost of preschool without tuition assistance from Cincinnati Preschool Promise.

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New teachers were awarded Teacher Promise Grants from the Cincinnati Preschool Promise encouraging them to continue their careers in early childhood education and reducing the turnover rate at community preschools.

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THE DIFFERENCE ACCESS MAKES Research shows children who attend high-quality preschool are more likely to enter kindergarten prepared to learn, graduate from high school, and thrive in college and life. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, highquality preschools support a child’s physical, social, and emotional development, language literacy, and thinking or cognitive skills1.

Strong, early learning experiences can build a strong foundation for the future.

The Tuition Assistance Program The Cincinnati Preschool Promise expands access to high-quality preschool by removing many families’ financial barriers.

The Tuition Assistance program enables us to extend access beyond financial support from other federal, state, local, and private funding sources. That’s because sometimes those funding sources aren’t enough. More than 93% of parents and caregivers report that they would not have been able to afford preschool or only some of the costs of preschool without the Cincinnati Preschool Promise’s financial support.

In the 2021-2022 school year, CPP and CPS provided Tuition Assistance to 922 preschoolers at 135 high-quality preschool sites. This represents an increase in enrollment in the Tuition Assistance Program by 19%, following a year where preschool enrollment dropped nationwide by as much as 25% because of the Pandemic2. The average investment was $7,100 per child. Tuition Assistance was also offered for an Extended Learning Session (ELS) from June to August to maximize the opportunities for classroom instruction and mitigate Covid-19–related interruptions in learning. In 2022, CPP provided Tuition Assistance for 538 returning preschoolers at 84 community Provider sites during the Extended Learning Session.

Since 2017, when the Tuition Assistance program began, more than 7,955 preschool students were provided access to a high-quality preschool education.

Family Eligibility for Tuition Assistance Families can apply for Tuition Assistance anytime and are encouraged to enroll throughout the academic year from August to May. The Tuition Assistance program supports families who: • Have preschoolers aged three or four years old by September 30; • Live within the CPS district boundaries; • Live at-or-below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), which equates to about $79,500 for a family of four.

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EXPANDING ACCESS Eligible Preschool Providers Community Providers eligible to participate in the CPP Tuition Assistance program are Family Child Care, single and multi-center sites, and Parochial Schools within the CPS district. Each Provider must have achieved a quality rating of 3, 4, or 5 stars in Ohio’s Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) system, earning them a CPP designation as “highquality.” As members of the CPP network and an essential part of delivering quality early childhood education, Tuition Assistance Providers commit to: • Comply with CPP’s Equity Policy; • Adopt a spirit of transparency in reporting outcomes and data-sharing; • Participate in an annual external evaluation; • Attend provider briefings; and • Adhere to all CPP policies and procedures beyond the already-stringent requirements of licensure and the SUTQ system.

Our Tuition Assistance program also helps Community Providers maintain or increase their high-quality ratings and maximize access to high-quality preschool by filling their classrooms. CPP’s Year 5 Evaluation Report shows that providers designated as high-quality and participating in Tuition Assistance can better provide higher wages, benefits, and more for the early childhood educators they employ.

https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/what-dochildren-learn-preschool-program 2 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/ preschool-enrollment-has-plunged-what-that-meansfor-school-readiness/2021/10 1

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EXPANDING ACCESS The Tuition Assistance Program extends access to preschool to families beyond financial support from other sources. As the “last dollar in,” we help close the funding gap for those who otherwise could not afford preschool.

Families are eligible for Tuition Assistance if they: • Have a child who is 3 or 4 years old by September 30th, • Reside in the Cincinnati Public Schools district boundaries, and • Live at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level, which equates to about $79,500 for a family of four.

Tuition Assistance helps Community Providers maintain or increase their quality ratings, so they are better able to provide higher wages, benefits and more, for the early childhood educators they employ.

COMMUNITY PROVIDERS & CPS PRESCHOOLS IN TUITION ASSISTANCE

81

2017-18

100

2018-19

129

2019-20

158

2020-21

178

2021-22

PRESCHOOL STUDENTS SERVED - CPP

2017-18

622

2017-18

951

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

PRESCHOOL STUDENTS SERVED - CPS

4,111

3,844 719 799

2018-19

856

833

2019-20

760

2020-21

922

2021-22

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601 892

EXPANDING ACCESS TUITION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED PER PRESCHOOLER

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

$6,100 $5,400 $6,300 $6,600 $7,100

The Ohio Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised (KRA-R) is used to measure “CPP school readiness based on Ohio’s TA participants Early Learning and Development Standards. were more frequently After a hiatus last year because Approaching or Demonstrating of Covid-19, the KRA-R was readiness on the overall administered to first time KRA-R compared to Non-CPP kindergarteners this year.

On the overall KRA-R, kindergarteners by 13.9 percentage Kindergarteners who received points among Black/African tuition assistance (TA) from American kindergarteners, 16.9 CPP as preschoolers were percentage points among Hispanic more frequently Approaching or Demonstrating readiness kindergarteners, and 16.6 at 73% compared to Non-CPP percentage points among Participants at 63.4%. An analysis Multi-Racial/Other (or summary) of KRA-R performance kindergarteners.” on language and literacy, math, and overall kindergarten readiness can be found in the Cincinnati Preschool Promise’s Year 5 Evaluation.

See INNOVATIONS in Community Research and Program Evaluation at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital- CPP Year 5 Evaluation

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A FATHER’S PERSPECTIVE Deontre Davis is a millennial father who realizes the importance of preschool for his children. As a former preschooler, Deontre grew up next door to his preschool provider, Robyn Perkins, in Winton Terrace.

He credits her with making learning fun and wants his daughter, Deonna, to have a similar experience. Deonna is a bright four-year-old who loves reading and writing assignments.

When asked why she likes preschool, Deontre & Deonna Deonna says she wants to go to school Davis every day so she can learn with her friends.

Deontre knows his daughter is in good hands because he trusts Ms. Robyn and knows she will give Deonna a high-quality education.

Deonna with preschool friends

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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: BUILD PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE QUALITY Quality Improvement Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives support Community Providers working to reach three or more stars on Ohio’s Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) five-star rating system. SUTQ recognizes and promotes research-based learning and development programs that exceed licensing, health, and safety regulations, leading to improved outcomes for children.

Providers seeking a high-quality rating of 3 or more stars are eligible to receive: • Coaching • Curriculum and assessment tools • Developmentally appropriate materials • Professional Development sessions

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Community preschools participated in coaching to reach and maintain high-quality.

Providers are investing in building quality daily, but it can take significant time to gain or increase a quality rating. That’s why our QI program is essential to ensure the accessibility and availability of high-quality preschool seats. It helps more providers reach high-quality faster, extend Tuition Assistance to more families, and expose more students to the benefits of a quality preschool education.

5,566 Unrated to 2 star provider coaching hours

Unrated to 2 star providers in coaching

66

3 to 5 star providers in coaching (pilot)

1,207

145

3 to 5 star coaching hours

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Total coaching hours

6,353

211 Total providers in coaching

BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS The ongoing COVID-19-related health and safety requirements to protect children, families, and staff make achieving a high-quality rating even more difficult. Despite the challenges, 95 community providers continued to work toward advancing by participating in the Quality Improvement program. As a result, 23 community providers reached a SUTQ rating of three or more stars, creating the capacity for more than 310 new high-quality preschool seats in the CPS district.

PROVIDERS IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROVIDERS WHO ACHIEVED HIGH-QUALITY

141

513

126

37

119

102

95

29 23

11 32

2 2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2017

2021-22

2018

2019

2020

2021

HIGH-QUALITY SEATS CREATED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROVIDERS CONVERTED TO TUITION ASSITANCE

385

1,415

369

115

310

30

24

271 80

2017

29

23

9

2018

2019

2020

2021

2017

13

2018

2019

2020

2021

BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS The Cincinnati Preschool Promise shared the impact of our Quality Improvement initiatives with Ohio’s Publicly Funded Child Care and Step Up to Quality Study Committee. Quality is a priority for parents when selecting a preschool. High-quality preschool sites are better able to provide equitable wages for staff and retain teachers.

Financial support and resources have significantly increased the number of quality seats in neighborhoods to meet the needs of families and children better. CPP’s outcomes affirm strategic investments in quality must continue to make preschool affordable and accessible.

6,915

TOTAL SEATS AT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROVIDERS

1,739 1,631

1,583 1,392

570

2017

14

2018

2019

2020

2021

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

All-In Cincinnati American Legacy Theatre Beech Acres Parenting Center Children’s Funding Project Cincinnati Recreation Commission Cincinnati State Technical & Community College Dress for Success Ellequate GreenLight Fund Cincinnati Groundwork Ohio Hamilton County Job and Family Services Human Services Chamber of Hamilton County KDDK Legacy Group Leadership Council for Nonprofits Linton Chamber Music Mayo Home for Youth Development Project LIFT Refined Vision Media Santa Maria Cincinnati Southwest Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children The Literacy Lab Union Institute and University United Way of Greater Cincinnati University of Cincinnati- Advancement and Transition Services Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio The Voice of Your Customer Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation YWCA of Greater Cincinnati

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PROVIDER INSIGHTS Robyn Perkins, 25 years as a Family Child Care Provider.

Southwest Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children; 2021 Family Childcare Provider of the Year.

Sherry Johnson, 26 years as a Family Child Care Provider.

Serving special needs preschoolers.

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SUSTAINING QUALITY: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, & WAGE PARITY IN THE WORKFORCE A skilled and committed early childhood education workforce must have a high-quality preschool.

Recruitment, retention, and wage parity for preschool teachers have been an ongoing challenge that has reached a crisis level during the COVID-19 pandemic. The complexities and costs associated with establishing wage equity are growing.

Earning a minimum base pay of $15 per hour is not enough to achieve and sustain excellence in preschool education. That’s why helping community-based Providers and lead teachers cover the costs that can make or break efforts to gain and maintain a high-quality program is a priority for CPP. We help supplement the costs of quality through two wage pilot programs: the Teacher Promise Grant (TPG) and the Staff Support Fund.

Teacher Promise Grant Our Teacher Promise Grant supports and contributes to the retention of lead teachers at 3, 4, and 5- star community-based preschools participating in the Tuition Assistance program. Eligible lead teachers receive direct payments of up to $4,000 in TPG funding in a given year. As a condition of the award, recipients must remain teaching in a community preschool and continue their professional development.

The grant money can be used in any way needed, and many teachers report using the funds for continuing education and family expenses. In the 2021-2022 program year, 62 Lead Teachers at 36 preschools received Teacher Promise Grants.

Staff Support Fund The need for the Staff Support Fund expanded to help unrated, 1, and 2-star preschools retain staff as they pursue a high-quality rating by participating in our Quality Improvement program (QI). Through the SSF, Preschools can access $3,000 per lead teaching position in their center or family child care program to support preschool teachers. Funds must be used to: offer retention, recruitment, or advancement bonuses; offset costs for health insurance or other benefits; supplement teachers’ wages; or paying for formal education in a degree-granting program in early childhood education.

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SUSTAINING QUALITY: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, & WAGE PARITY IN THE WORKFORCE New initiatives to address the crisis Nationwide, advancements in expanding the accessibility and affordability of the early learning ecosystem are at risk because it is challenging to recruit and retain qualified teachers. We have seen drastic reductions in the number of preschool classrooms and the preschool class size. To address these challenges, CPP has prioritized new initiatives and collaborative strategies to sustain equitable access to high-quality preschools, including the following: • Cost of Quality Committee Meetings bringing together CPP’s Board Members, Early Childhood Education of teachers receiving TPG leaders, teachers, workforce specialists, said the grant impacted and educational entities to brainstorm staying with their employer. short-term and long-term solutions and (as reported in CPP’s Year 5 effective practices Evaluation by INNOVATIONS) • Supporting 4C for Children’s Career Navigator motivates and helps people become early childhood educators • Partnering with the Early Childhood Education program at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College to offer Teacher Completion Grants to students working in community preschools in the CPP network • Joining The Literacy Lab to launch Leading Men Fellowship (LMF) in Cincinnati. LMF empowers and equips young men of color, ages 18-24, with opportunities in the field of education by serving as a Pre-K literacy tutor to help close the literacy gap within underserved and marginalized communities •Sponsoring 1-year memberships in the Southwest Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children (SWOAEYC). Through conferences, workshops, meetings, publications, community education, research, and cooperation with related organizations, SWOAEYC works for better programs and services for young children as the regional affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

87.5%

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SUSTAINING QUALITY 2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

Teacher Promise Grant Recipients

Teacher Promise Grant Preschools

—

Staff Support Fund Preschools

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2018-2019

A FAMILY LEGACY When Steven and Vanessa King opened Where The Sidewalk Ends Academy five years ago, their goal was to start building a family legacy in early childhood education. Vanessa took her experience in banking and her husband’s 12 years as a Teacher’s Assistant at North Avondale Montessori to launch their business. It is a natural outgrowth of their combined interests and addresses the preschool needs of both their family and community.

Mimi The King’s passion for impacting Singleton, the youth in their community and Lead Teacher, and significantly improving the skills of young Vanessa King, African American preschoolers is evident in everything Administrator, they do. For example, they fully embrace nearby Where The Sidewalk Ends resources like a playground and zoo as part of their out-of-classroom learning.

Vanessa’s mother, Mimi Singleton, is also a family business member as a Lead Teacher and a proud Cincinnati Preschool Promise Teacher Promise Grant recipient. Previously, she worked as a social worker in foster care at Hamilton County Jobs & Family Services. Mimi knows the importance of social-emotional support in helping children that may be in traumatic situations. She uses her grant to reinvest in the preschool by offering innovative programming that exposes children to new educational experiences.

The Kings eventually want to open a center that will hold 120 children, their magic number for future growth. In addition, they are focused on expanding their preschool to embrace more children in the Avondale community.

Cincinnati Preschool Promise’s support has enabled Where The Sidewalk Ends to become a successful, multi-generational small business. They are keeping the promises of equitable wages for teachers and preparing children for kindergarten by providing a high-quality preschool experience.

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CPP PLUS: NEW & EXPANDED INITIATIVES Coffee & Conversation Community Preschool Providers start the day with a virtual coffee and connect with their peers. Then, an energetic group of Community Preschool Providers use, this time to discuss emerging issues in early childhood education, network in a Provider-only space, and share effective practices with members of the CPP network. No topic is off-limits in these sessions, from family engagement tips to new digital tools to support learning.

The Character Effect CPP has partnered with Beech Acres Parenting Center to bring The Character EffectTM to the CPP network of community preschools. The Character EffectTM, an evidenced-based, social & emotional learning program, improves the well-being of teachers and students alike. It starts with reminding teachers of their ‘why,’ helping them identify their character strengths, and focusing on self-care. All program components are customized to meet the needs of Providers identified through individual surveys, focus groups, and annual evaluation recommendations.

learning outside the classroom. The generous contributions of U.S. Union Savings and Guardians Savings Bank provided 1,000 backpacks filled with supplies for CPP preschoolers at our first Back-to- Preschool Jam. Musical Journeys with Peanut Butter & Jam As the inaugural winner of Cincinnati Promise’s Pitch Night, Linton Chamber Music’s Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions offers invaluable early childhood music education to CPP children through this innovative community partnership.

Preschool students in different CPP provider classrooms receive weekly early childhood music instruction as part of the PB&J Musical Journeys newly piloted program to enhance and strengthen learning to increase kindergarten readiness.

Smart Start Backpacks This collaboration between CPP, the African American Chamber, and its members gives young learners a ‘smart start’ by providing educational materials for students to use outside their preschool classrooms.

Recognizing that every environment presents an opportunity for learning, preschool teachers and parents requested the resources to support that

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CPP PLUS: NEW & EXPANDED INITIATIVES Business Support for Community Providers With the generous support of the Black Giving Circle at The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, CPP launched a businessfocused workshop series for Family Child Care programs. Providers received personalized instruction from a team of certified business advisors to create business plans and access resources to help sustain and grow their early childhood education business.

Provider Council The Council convenes community preschool Providers who have a direct voice in influencing CPP decisions and priorities by lending their expertise to drive CPP’s mission. Council Members include representatives from family child care, single, and multi-site programs who are thought leaders in early childhood education. Recommendations from the Council are incorporated into CPP’s annual work plan and strategic goals.

Pitch Night CPP’s competitive submission process for individuals, nonprofits, and businesses to pitch creative ideas that bring new initiatives to CPP focused on innovation in early childhood education. Any concept, strategy, or partnership that supports CPP’s mission of ensuring equitable access to high- quality preschools is welcome.

Linton Chamber Music’s Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions won the first Pitch Night and brought music education to CPP classrooms in the 2021-2022 school year. The Children’s Home’s Kindergarten-Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids (K-SPARK) initiative is the second Pitch Night winner in March 2022. K-SPARK is an evidence-based home visitation program that promotes early literacy and learning for preschool children.

COVID IMPACT For the last two years, the Pandemic has required the Cincinnati Preschool Promise to creatively look for opportunities for innovation and improvement to drive our mission and keep the promise of equitable access to high-quality preschool.

Emerging concerns include: · the social, emotional, and behavioral health needs of preschoolers, · the increased costs to operate a preschool, and · the changing landscape of measuring educational outcomes.

If the Pandemic taught us anything, it is the strength of perseverance and the value of resilience. Families have overcome numerous challenges to ensure their children are enrolled and regularly attending preschool. In addition, community Providers prioritized health and safety in maintaining high-quality learning spaces for our preschoolers. It has been a challenging time, yet the focus remains on meeting the needs of the families and children in the community.

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EQUITY POLICY The Cincinnati Preschool Promise defines equity as a shared community responsibility for addressing the opportunity gaps that exist within our society and impact our students’ ability to reach their full potential. In the pursuit of our mission to expand access to high-quality preschool, we take strides to counteract the contemporary and historical impact of bias, prejudice, and discrimination” that have led—and continue to lead—to these gaps in opportunity and outcome.

We focus on equity in three areas: 1. Representational equity as the proportional participation in Cincinnati Preschool Promise’s programs; 2. Resource equity as the distribution of Cincinnati Preschool Promise resources in order to close equity gaps; and 3. Equity-mindedness as the demonstration of an awareness of and willingness to address equity equity issues among Cincinnati Preschool Promise leaders and staff.

Our Board of Managers and staff commit to driving equity in our organization, initiatives, and the diverse community we serve. Equity is advanced by taking the following steps in our internal structures, spending, policies, and procedures, and as we design and implement programming to meet our goals: • Allocating the organization’s financial, material, and human capital equitably • Eliminating, wherever possible, policies and practices that perpetuate these inequities • Ensuring that new CPP initiatives, policies, or procedures do not create inequities; • Identifying, developing, and applying policies and practices that have demonstrably made a positive difference for teachers and Providers from historically disadvantaged backgrounds • Support building relationships among Providers, in order to break down historic barriers and uplift the sector.

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EQUITY IN ACTION

70% African American/Black 16% Non Profit 8% Unknown 5% Caucasian 1% Multiracial

39% Type B-FCC

s 27% Single Site Center

21% Type A-FCC s 9% Multi Site Center ) 3% School-Based (Parochial

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY DIRECT PROGRAM SPENDING $497,000

$1,132,000

$10,950,000

$41,636,000

$1,441,000

$5,803,000

2021-2022

2017-2022

Tuition Assistance Spend - CPP

Cost of Quality - CPP*

TPG Spend

Tuition Assistance Spend - CPS

Cost of Quality - CPS*

SSF Spend

Quality Improvement Spend

2017

2%

1%

1%

2018

12%

Less than 1%

15% 33%

48%

2% 1% 1% 3%

1%

39%

35% 63%

2019

51%

Less than 1%

2020

15%

3%

2%

2021

Less than 1%

2% 12%

10%

37% 39%

39%

42%

40%

25

48%

Life Cycle

CPP PROVIDER NETWORK

66

Year 1 2017-2018 Providers in the CPP Network

212

Year 5 2021-2022 Providers in the CPP Network

2021-2022 Top 5 CPP Enrollment Neighborhoods • Avondale • Downtown • Evanston • Westwood • West Price Hill

LEGEND Quality Gap Non-Quality Gap

A quality gap neighborhood is one that does not have sufficient high-quality seats to meet the needs of children that live in that neighborhood.

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CPP PROVIDER NETWORK # 24 Hour Child Care From The Heart 3T Learning Academy LLC 11 A A Mother’s Love 24HR Childcare ABC DayCare Above and Beyond Early Learners Academy Alouette Learning Center Alphabet Junction, Inc Angela F. Lyshe-Thierry Angela Kirkland Anitra Latham B Beautiful Beginnings Childcare Bee Brilliant Childcare Best Early Development Center LLC Bethel Christian Academy, Inc. Big Adventures Learning Center Corp Bobren’s Tiny Tots Co. Busy Bee Toddler Care and Learning Center C C.A.R.E Home Childcare CAA - Discovering Minds Learning Center CAA - Life Learning Center CAA - Millvale CAA - Ted Berry Calvary Kids Learning Carmelia Montgomery Carmen Riddle Carolyn Franklin Chalies Howard Champion Childcare Cherish Your Children Childcare Children of Hope Learning Center Childrens World LLC Childtime Children’s Center Cincinnati Scholar House Child Development Center Color Us Blended Family Childcare Corban Learning Center Corrinda Ibrahim Corryville Catholic CoStars Early Education Center Westwood

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E

F G

H I

J

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Cozy Care Nursery School & Childcare Creative Environment For Youths LLC Creative Imaginations Childcare LLC CWFF Child Development Center Cynthia Kahr Daddy’s Daycare - Linn Street Daddy’s Daycare CDC Millvale Court Darlene Hill Denise Thompson Destiny Childcare and Development Center Divine Daycare Center Inc. Donna Davis Dornetta Williams Ebony’s Learning Center, LLC Elite Early Learning Center Empower Learn Create, Inc. Erica Parks Essential Learning Academy Exploring Excellence Learning Center Corp Faith Love Hope Childcare Frances Moore Funsize Imagination Childcare LLC Generation Hope Childcare and Preschool Gingerbread House Childcare LLC God’s Little Angels Learning Center Golden Rule Daycare LLC Gray’s Creative Learning Daycare Happy Hearts & Bright Minds Child Care Center Holy Family School IBC Imaginations at Work Immanuel Child Development Center In God’s Hands Christian Youth Center Inspired Kids Learning Center LLC InVision Child Care Jacqueline Hall-Beckett Janet Rolley

CPP PROVIDER NETWORK Jasmine Davis JoeQuita Stephens Just 4 Kids 2 Learning Center Just 4 Kidz Academy K Kampusland Inc. Karen Jones Karla’s Kiddie Kingdom LLC Katrina’s Family Child Care Kendra Pugh Keneice’s Loving Arms Child Care LLC Kennedy Heights Montessori Kenyetta L. Hightower Kiara Jenkins Kiddy Kare Learning Center Kids Fun Zone Childcare, LLC Kids Home Away From Home Childcare Kids Play 513 LLC Kila’s Angels Learning Academy Kimberly Cubit Kimberly Lowe Kimberly Satcher L LaLa’s Lil One’s Learn & Play LaRoy Holloway Latoya Dixon Latoya’s Daycare LLC Learning Grove - CityLink Learning Grove - East Walnut Hills Learning Grove - Future Environments Learning Grove - Price Hill Learning Grove - Schiff I Learning Grove - William Mallory Early Learning Center Learning Grove - YWCA Leonna Larkins Little Dreamers Childcare Little Footprints Learning Center Little Kings and Queens Learning Center LLC Little Promises (Operated by Cincinnati Urban Promise) Little Steps Daycare Center LLC Little Treasures Under Ms Chris’ Care 28

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R

Loving Kindness Education & Learning Center Lynn Burnam Maimouna Ba Mame’s Daycare Maria Bradley Marshette Riggs-Smith Mary’s Little Lambs Learning Center Mini Miracles Learning Center Monica Thomas Monica Watts Morgan Phillips Ms. Kay’s All Star Childcare Mt. Washington Baptist Day Care & Preschool Mylestones Early Learning Nannas House Nanny’s Multi Level Learning Centers, INC. Nature w/ Nurture Preschool & Day School, LLC New Horizons Next Generation Early Learning Center Nicole Burns North Bend Learning Center Nurse Julie’s Daycare Pamela Boykins Pamela Elliott Patricia Blanchard Patricia Russell Peggy Glasper Peggy’s Precious Angels Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Preschool Rabiah Shakir Rainbow Room Preschool Learning Center Ready Set Learning Center Red Brick Childcare LLC Regina Buchannon Robyn Perkins

CPP PROVIDER NETWORK Romero Academy at Resurrection Family Services, LLC Rose Martin S Saint William School Samantha Jackson Shannon Browner Sharhonda Johnson Sheila Solomon Sheree Williams Sherry Johnson Shining Stars Learning Center of Cincinnati Shree Little Dreamers Simpy’s Playhouse and Learning Center Sister/Sister Childcare Sky’s The Limit Learning Center Small Kids Adventures Learning Center LLC Sonya Woods St. Cecilia School St. Francis de Sales School St. James Child Development Center St. Joseph St. Lawrence Preschool Stacey Gibson Susan Lemons T Teefah’s Learning Center Tender Tots Daycare The BeeHive Child Care The Children’s Home The Learning Playhouse The Little Daisy House The Little Tree House of Knowledge The Miracle Seeds The Salvation Army Learning Center The Tot Spot at Seymour These Precious Hands Child Development Center Tiny Steps Development Center Inc Tonja Rowe Tonya Harris Tonya Moore

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W

Y

Z

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TOTally Kids Learning Center Tracy Savage UC - Arlitt Venessa Brogden Venetta Hazel Vicky’s Tender Heart Childcare Vonda Cathey Water Lily Learning Center, LLC Waverly’s Hope Child Care LLC Wesley Education Center Westwood United Methodist Church Where The Sidewalk Ends Academy YMCA - Christ Child YMCA - Gamble Nippert YMCA - Valley Yolanda Champion Yolanda’s Day Care Young Scholars Academy Your Learning Treehouse LLC Youthland Academy of Beekman Youthland Academy of Cheviot Youthland Academy of Pleasant Ridge Youthland Academy of Price Hill Yvonne Steele Zion Temple Christian Academy

THE PROMISE TEAM Chara Fisher Jackson Executive Director & CEO

Brittnii Pina Quality Improvement Manager

Kenetra Mathis Programs & Evaluation Manager

Florence Malone-Crump Outreach & Engagement Manager

Héctor Polanco Finance Director

Sydney Gardner Outreach Specialist

Tanya Del Valle Senior Administrative Assistant

Jacob Staley Outreach Specialist

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Laura Carr Communication Consultant

Shiven Kakkar Intern

Vivian Xu Intern

STRATEGIC GOALS 2022 - 2025

Every family has a successful preschool experience.

High-quality drives all preschool endeavors.

Meet changing needs through maximum financial flexibility.

Strategic Planning facilitated by Anne M. Maxfield, LLC

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