A Scan of Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement Programs in Southeastern PAu0026#039;s Delaware, Philadelphia, and Montgomery Counties
2012 A Scan of Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement Programs in Southeastern PA’s Delaware, Philadelphia, and Montgomery Counties Public Health Management Corporation A Scan of Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement Programs in Southeastern PA’s Delaware, Philadelphia, and Montgomery Counties October 2012 Prepared by: Public Health Management Corporation 260 S. Broad Street Suite 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Prepared with the support of: The William Penn Foundation Two Logan Square, 11th Floor 100 North 18th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2757 ii CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 I. INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT .......................................................................................................................... 2 The Quality Dilemma in the Regional Context ....................................................................................... 4 II. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 III. OVERVIEW OF QI PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................... 8 IV. FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Key Questions .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Who is Served? .................................................................................................................................................. 14 What Services are Being Provided? .......................................................................................................... 19 What is the Capacity of the QI Providers? ............................................................................................. 24 V. DISCUSSION .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 Key Features of the Local QIP Landscape .............................................................................................. 31 “Rising Stars Initiative” ................................................................................................................................. 32 The Way Forward ............................................................................................................................................ 32 APPENDIX A: ORGANIZATIONS AND QIPS ....................................................................................................... 34 APPENDIX B: ECE QI INITIAL SURVEY ............................................................................................................... 35 APPENDIX C: STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW GUIDE ........................................................................................ 39 ENDNOTES ............................................................................................................................................................................... 40 iii TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1. Keystone STARS Performance Standards Summary .............................................................................. 3 Table 2. Provider Participation in Keystone STARS in FY 2012 .......................................................................... 4 Figure 1. Provider Enrollment in Keystone STARS by Quality Level (at end of FY 2012) ........................ 5 Table 3. Keystone STARS Provider Movement FY2012 .......................................................................................... 5 Figure 2. Distribution of Keystone STARS Provider Movement during FY 2012.......................................... 6 Figure 3. Primary Target Populations (by type) ....................................................................................................... 14 Figure 4. Distribution of Providers Actually Served by QIPs (by type) ........................................................... 15 Figure 5. Primary Target Populations (by quality level) ....................................................................................... 16 Figure 6. Distribution of Providers Actually Served by QIPs (by quality level) .......................................... 17 Figure 7: Provider Types/Quality Levels Excluded from QIPs*(n=17) ..................
