Early Education Center An Approved Project of DE Dept of Ed Brandywine School District Town Hall Presentation
We are Out of Room to Serve! • 9 classrooms for PreK at Hanby/Bush • 4 classrooms at P.S. duPont • Both at Capacity since 2017
• Inequitable Programming in BSD • Lack of Full-Day Option
• Waiting List to Serve – 2-yr-olds offsite
Bush Early Ed Center Enrollment Students with Disabilities ONLY 250
200
150
100
50
0
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total # of SWD
2015-16
2016-17
Linear (Total # of SWD)
2017-18
2018-19
Serve more children in Delaware!
• HALF (½) of DE children age 3 & 4 not enrolled in any program!
Target outreach efforts in 19809
• Over ½ children (59.4%) age 3 & 4 not enrolled in any program!
Families need services in 19802
• Largest # of children from Birth-5 (1,979) with highest poverty rates.
Who’s Not Being Served in BSD? 2019 Data Zip Code
3 & 4 Year Olds Not Enrolled
*19809* *19802* *19803* 19810 19703
59.4 %
District Totals
28.2 % 27.8 % 19.3 % 17.7 %
26.1%
Enrolled Data reflects students in public, private, and parochial preschools
Who’s Not Being Served in Wilmington? 2019 Data Zip Code
3 & 4 Year Olds Not Enrolled
19804
59.5%
19805
52.1%
19801
50.4%
19806*
40.3%
Wilmington Totals
40.5%
Enrolled Data reflects students in public, private, and parochial preschools * reflects 2013 data
BOLD IDEAS! Provide Services BEFORE age 3 (0-5) Partner w/ Area Hospitals Connect w/ DE Agencies (DHSS & DSCYF) Provide On/Off-site & Home Services Establish Parent Center & Wraparound Services @ P.S.
Recap! We need to: • Offer equitable programming in BSD
• Expand our ability to serve children
• Build to meet community need
How Far Have We Come?
• Awarded $26 million dollars in July!
• Land Donation of BCC is KEY!
...Seeking Your Support for our Birth-5 Early Education Center...
THANK YOU!