The Afterschool Investments project has developed profiles for each state to provide a snapshot of the "state of afterschool," as well as an opportunity to compare afterschool activities across the country. This profile provides key data and descriptions of the afterschool landscape, which includes a range of out-of-school time programming that can occur before and after school, on weekends, and during summer months. It is designed to serve as a resource for policymakers, administrators, and providers.
Quick Facts
Demographics
Total population: |
1,818,470 |
Number of children ages 5-12:
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167,386 |
Percent of population: |
9.2% |
Percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch:
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49.1% |
Percent of K-12 students in Title I "Schoolwide" schools:
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26.2% |
For more demographic information, visit http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/index.html
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
• CCDF Administrative Overview
Administering agency: |
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Early Care and Education |
Total FFY06 federal and state CCDF funds: |
$37,225,455 |
FFY06 total federal share: |
$31,053,756 |
FFY06 state MOE plus match: |
$6,171,699 |
FFY06 School Age & Resource and Referral Targeted Funds: |
$118,851 |
FFY06 Tribal CCDF Allocation:
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$0 |
FFY05 Total Quality Expenditures: |
$7,516,131 |
Percent of children receiving CCDF subsidies who are ages
5-12: |
45.9% |
• Settings
Where CCDF-Subsidy school age-children are served:
In a center based setting |
51% |
By group homes |
3% |
By family homes |
45% |
In home |
Less Than 1 % |
• Uses of CCDF Targeted Funds and Quality Dollars for Afterschool
"Resource and referral and school-age" targeted funds:
Funds may be administered to six
Child Care Resource and Referral
agencies statewide to provide a variety
of services, including management
of the certificate system, child
care resource and referral services, and provision of provider training.
Other quality activities:
Data not available
• Provider Reimbursement Rates
Label assigned by state for school-age rate category: |
24 months & older |
Maximum rate for center-based school-age category: |
$18.00/day |
Notes: Rates are Statewide |
Standardized monthly center-based school-age rate: |
$290 |
Are separate subsidy rates offered for part-time and full-time care? |
No |
Tiered Reimbursement Rate System:
Rates are higher if provider is accredited or if children are served during non-traditional work hours.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care
FFY05 state TANF transfer to CCDF: |
$0 |
FFY05 TANF direct spending on child care:
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$17,534,040 |
Program Licensing and Accreditation Policies
Are there separate licensing standards governing the care of school-age children? |
No |
Are there specialized requirements for center-based care for school-age children? |
Yes |
Ratio of children to adults in school-age centers: |
5 years 12:1; 6 years and over 16:1 |
Number of National AfterSchool Association (NAA) accredited programs:
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1 |
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
FY06 state formula grant amount: |
$7,717,763 |
Most recent competition: |
July 2004 |
Applications funded: |
12 |
Total first year grant awards: |
$2,916,347 |
Fiscal agent type: |
58.3% school district
41.6% other |
Licensing required? |
No |
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Statewide Initiatives
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Staff Training and Registry System (STARS). West Virginia’s professional development system, while targeted at early care providers, is also available for practitioners in school-age child care settings. The system established a set of Core Competencies reflecting best practices which are tied to the STARS Career Pathway. The Pathway provides an eight-level framework to encourage providers to obtain skills and credentials, and progress on the Career Pathway is tracked on the state’s registry and credentialing system. An approval system ensures that training throughout the state aligns with the Core Competencies, and a coordinated training system offers continuing education credits to providers. Practitioners working at least 20 hours per week in an approved child care program can also participate in the STARS apprenticeship program. Apprentices complete four semesters of weekly instruction in child development, curriculum development, and health and safety. Upon completion, Apprentices receive a Child Development Associate credential, which counts for up to 33 credits toward an associate’s degree at state community colleges and qualifies them for the fifth level on the 8-step Career Pathway. A scholarship program also helps Apprentices pay for college courses leading to an associate’s degree in child development. While the program is primarily focused on providers serving children age 0 to 5, curricula are designed with school age care components.
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Notable Local Initiatives
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Kaleidoscope Community Learning Centers. Monongalia County, West Virginia received a 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) grant from the U.S. Department of Education in 1998. Leaders formed a Community Youth Opportunity Council with representatives from schools and community organizations to guide each of the program’s three sites. To reach out to other nonprofits providing services for children, leaders also formed the After School for All Collaborative. Together with the Council and the Collaborative, marketing activities and media attention helped build broad community support, which in turn helped the program leverage additional federal, city, and private funding to sustain Kaleidoscope. Additionally, the Collaborative has worked together to create afterschool fairs, conduct community services, and raise public awareness of the benefits of afterschool programs. In 2001, Kaleidoscope received an additional grant from the U.S. Department of Education that allowed it to expand to four middle schools and five elementary schools; the program now serves over 900 children and youths and an additional 500 summer school students.
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Statewide Organizations
National AfterSchool Association Affiliate:
Not Available
Statewide Child Care Resource & Referral Network:
Child Care Resource Center
Web: www.ccrcwv.org
Choices Child Care Resource & Referral
Web: www.wvdhhr.org/choices/default.asp
Connect Child Care Resource and Referral
Web: www.wvdhhr.org/oss/connect/default.asp
LINK Child Care Resource and Referral
Web: www.wvdhhr.org/link/
MountainHeart Child Care Resource and Referral South
Web: www.monroecountyschoolswv.org/tlc/dhhr/mtheart.htm
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Additional Resources
State Child Care Administrators:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=ccdf
State TANF Contacts:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/tanf-dir.htm
21st Century Community Learning Centers Contacts:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/contacts.html
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Notes and Sources
Demographics
Total population: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006, U.S. Census Bureau.
Number of children ages 5-12: Estimates of the Resident Population by Single-Year of Age and Sex for the United States and States: July 1, 2006, U.S. Census Bureau.
Percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch rate: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Percent of K-12 students in Title I "schoolwide" schools: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. The federal Title I program provides funding to local school districts and schools with high percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards. Schools enrolling at least 40 percent of students from poor families are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school.
Child Care and Development Fund
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the largest federal funding source for child care. States receive a funding allocation determined by formula and have broad flexibility to design programs that provide child care subsidies for low-income children under the age of 13 and to enhance the quality of child care for all children. Federal CCDF funding consists of mandatory, matching, and discretionary funds. Federal law requires that states spend at least 4 percent of their CCDF funds as well as additional targeted funds on activities to improve the quality and availability of child care. CCDF administrative data in this and the following sections is from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Care Bureau, as reported by States, unless otherwise noted.
FFY06 state MOE plus match: In order to receive Federal matching funds, a state must expend Maintenance of Effort funds. Note that this does not capture actual expenditures, only the minimum required to draw down all available federal funds.
FFY06 Tribal CCDF Allocation: Federal CCDF Funds are awarded directly to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.
FFY05 total quality expenditures: This data includes FY05 and prior year funds expended for quality from each of the CCDF funding streams (mandatory, matching, and discretionary) and expenditures under targeted funds for infant and toddler, school-age care and resource and referral. This figure provides information obtained from state financial reports submitted for FY05.
Uses of CCDF Targeted Funds and Quality Dollars for Afterschool: Portions of CCDF discretionary funds are targeted specifically for resource and referral and school-age child care activities as well as for quality expansion. (These funds are in addition to the required 4 percent minimum quality expenditure.)
Maximum rate for school-age category: Rate listed applies to center-based care; where rates vary by region or county, the rate for the most populated urban area is given.
Standardized monthly school-age rate: Monthly rate for a child, age 8, in care after school during the school year at a center in the most costly district for four hours per day, 20 days per month. Calculated (in the lowest tier of a tiered system) using information from the FY2006-2007. State CCDF Plan, including rate structures, as submitted to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
Separate subsidy rates for part-time vs. full time and Tiered Reimbursement Rate Systems: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Child Care Bureau. Report of State Plans FY2006-2007.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care
In addition to spending TANF funds directly on child care, a state may transfer up to 30 percent of its TANF grant to CCDF. Expenditures represent TANF funds spent in FY05 that were awarded in FY05 and prior years. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
Program Licensing and Accreditation Policies
States with separate school-age licensing standards and states with specialized requirements for child care centers serving school-age children: National Association for Regulatory Administration, 2005 Child Care Licensing Study, available at http://www.nara.affiniscape.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=104.
Ratio of children to adults in school-age setting: Data from the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), available at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov.
Number of NAA-accredited programs: Data from the National AfterSchool Association, March 2007, available at: http://www.naaweb.org.
21st Century Community Learning Centers
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 converted the 21st Century Community Learning Centers’ authority to a state formula grant. In past years, the U.S. Department of Education made competitive awards directly to school districts. Under the reauthorized law, funds flow to states based on their share of Title I, Part A funds. States use their allocations to make competitive awards to eligible entities. Data from the U.S. Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Office and the 21st CCLC Profile and Performance Information Collection System.
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The Child Care Bureau awarded a technical assistance contract to The Finance Project and their partner, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, for the Afterschool Investments project. The goals of the Afterschool Investments project include:
- Identifying ways that state and communities are using Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidy and quality dollars to support out-of-school time programs, and sharing these practices and approaches with other states;
- Identifying administrative and implementation issues related to CCDF investments in out-of-school time programs, and providing information and context (about barriers, problems, opportunities) as well as practical tools that will help CCDF administrators make decisions; and
- Identifying other major programs and sectors that are potential partners for CCDF in supporting out-of-school time programs and providing models, strategies, and tools for coordination with other programs and sectors.
Contact Us:
Email:
afterschool@financeproject.org
Web:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/
The Finance Project
1401 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-587-1000
Web: www.financeproject.org
National Governors Association
Center for Best Practices
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-624-5300
Web: www.nga.org
The Afterschool Investments project’s State Profiles are designed to provide a comprehensive overview of noteworthy State and local initiatives across the country. Inclusion of an initiative in the Profiles does not represent an endorsement of a particular policy or practice.
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