Description:
In order to support governmental transparency and sound programmatic decisions regarding the administration of early childhood services, the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) annually compiles the Program Reach and Risk Assessment Report. This report provides information on the level of risk for school failure for children (based on 15 risk factors) and the availability, or reach, of most OCDEL programs to children in each county and school district in Pennsylvania. The Reach and Risk report includes data for all children under age five and a breakdown of program reach by infant/toddlers (birth - two years) and preschool (ages three and four). This is the fifth year of the report. Enhancements to this year's report include updates to the risk categories and data by school district, replacing data from 27 largest municipalities. In this report, six new risk categories were added: percent of children receiving free/reduced lunch; percent of births to mothers, age 15-17; percent of births considered preterm; percent of deaths of children under the age of one; percent of school districts not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP); and percent of children under age 18 with documented cases of maltreatment. (author abstract)
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Pennsylvania