Specifications include, but are not limited to:• Be ready to provide Preschool Promise program services no earlier than July 1, 2024, and no later than June 30, 2025; • For a minimum of 900 direct service hours, • No fewer than 265 consecutive calendar days between the first and last instructional day, • Direct service hours of no less than 6 hours per day, • No less than 4 days per week, • Direct service hours must be between the hours of 7:00 am – 5:00 pm • Program closures should not exceed 21 consecutive calendar days; anything beyond that will need prior Agency approval. • Serve children who are at least three years of age but not older than five years of age, as determined by the date used to determine kindergarten eligibility; • Serve families with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level and children in foster care; • Serve eligible immigrant and refugee families; • Serve eligible children who speak a language other than English at home; • Serve eligible children who are experiencing housing insecurity; • Serve eligible families engaged with the child welfare agency; • Serve eligible children who have identified special education needs; • Implement a no suspension or expulsion policy in accordance with the Grant Manual, and participate in professional learning, coaching, and other opportunities to increase capacity to support children with challenging behaviors; • Do not collect parent fees from eligible families for services provided during the Preschool Promise program hours; • Collaborate with local Early Learning Hubs for outreach and enrollment coordination; • Participate in Spark; • Participate in Agency’s monitoring system – collect and provide child and family-level data as requested by Agency; • Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with community partners in order to seek resources as needed to fully support children and families experiencing crisis; • Support potty-training and associated diapering/ toileting needs of all children; • Be fully staffed and prepared to participate in Preschool Promise professional development and technical assistance opportunities; and • Meet staffing qualifications and salary guidelines as prescribed in the Grant Manual prior to beginning delivery Preschool Promise program services.
