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Office of Early Care & Education reports fiscal analysis and data‑integration plans
Summary
Deputy Director Michelle Rutherford said OECE completed a comprehensive fiscal analysis (~$100 million in early care funding), will assume administration of the PFA program from First 5, and plans evaluation and data‑integration work to connect workforce, enrollment and quality data; OECE said it currently funds subsidies for about 8,600 children.
Michelle Rutherford, deputy director of the Office of Early Care & Education, told the committee that OECE — now two years old — completed a comprehensive fiscal analysis of early‑care funding and is preparing to shift administrative responsibility for the PFA program from First 5 to OECE in the coming fiscal year.
Rutherford said roughly $100,000,000 flows through city‑funded early‑care channels and that many of those dollars bypass the city to go directly to providers. The fiscal analysis recommends funding programs to a base level of quality (tier 3) and layering quality enhancements on top of that. OECE also plans a citywide evaluation strategy to measure inputs and child outcomes, including kindergarten observation measures and data integration linking the workforce registry, enrollment and quality databases.
Rutherford said the office currently supports subsidized slots representing about 8,600 children, including state‑funded and locally created programs such as access programs for homeless children and family and children's services for foster children. She told supervisors OECE will share a final written fiscal analysis and will follow up outside the budget hearing with details.
Next steps: OECE will finalize the fiscal analysis report and pursue data‑integration and evaluation planning with First 5 and other partners.
