Transparency is an acquired taste. Sometimes we love it, sometimes we hedge at all costs. There's frequently a fear that lurks behind it, the "what if's" that keep us from putting all of our cards on the table.
Transparency in Enrollment Numbers
The reality is, without transparency in your enrollment number reporting for October, no one will have a clear picture of what is happening statewide in our industry.
The Numbers will tell us...
- How enrollments are in your community as a whole.
- Whether there truly are any child care desserts in our state anywhere and if so in what communities.
- Statewide and local profitability of community based programs.
- Are the programs that are struggling only those that have CCCAP funding, UPK funding, etc.
Our commitment to you? Report those numbers transparently and we will publish comprehensive data summaries on our public facing website so that YOU can KNOW what is happening in our child care system statewide. We will also protect the identity of each program. Neighboring programs will not know what YOUR numbers are. You WILL know what the numbers are for all programs in your area so that you can determine how well you are doing in your community. Transparency is essential for us to offer accurate information to state legislators and in our discussions with CDEC about what is taking place in programs statewide.
Go to PDIS and enter your numbers NOW! As a reminder, the requirement to report your enrollment numbers is in rule for every April and October. It's also a regulation to not provide false information. We prefer to point out the reason why it helps rather than to hinge things on the mandate to report.
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