Partnerships, Alliances, and Coordination Techniques Where’s the Money?: Financing and Partnerships: Sessions I and II NECTAC Inclusion Institute July 23, 2008 Facilitated by: The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) NCCIC Is a Service of the Child Care Bureau

Facilitators Abby Cohen, NCCIC technical assistance (TA) specialist for Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Region IX Susan Rohrbough, NCCIC TA specialist for ACF Region V

Session Objectives Participants will be able to … 1.Understand basic steps of planning financing strategies for successful partnerships 2.Identify and analyze present funding opportunities 3.Understand and apply successful financing and collaborative leadership strategies

Today’s Agenda Welcome and introductions Overview of session I and II content –Financing strategies for successful partnerships –Examining funding opportunities –Applying collaborative leadership principles in financing efforts Interactive activities and exercises –Gain familiarity with basic steps to financing –Learn more about collaborative leadership and financing strategies

PACT Partnerships, Alliances, and Coordination Techniques (PACT) is an initiative of NCCIC, a service of the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services PACT gives State, Territory, and Tribal policymakers— particularly Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators and their partners—the resources they need to build more comprehensive and collaborative early care and school-age programs for serving children and families

PACT Materials PACT Collaborative Leadership Strategies: A Guide for Child Care Administrators and Their Partners Web-based guide contains an introduction and six training modules: –Fundamentals of Collaborative Leadership –Creating, Implementing, and Sustaining Partnerships –Communication Strategies –Management and Facilitation Strategies for Successful Partnerships –Financing Partnerships –Building Capacity to Evaluate Partnership Initiatives

Financing and Partnerships Why discuss these two topics? What are the benefits of exploring these two topics together? What do you see as challenges?

Collaborative Leadership Collaborative leadership is developed by a group that is partnering to solve identified issues. Leaders of the group use supportive and inclusive methods to ensure that those they represent are part of the change process. Discussing financing provides an opportunity to share strategies, tools, and resources to increase collaborative leadership capacity. Reference: Collaborative Leadership. (2004h). Collaborative leadership: Fundamental concepts: Facilitator’s guide. Retrieved March 14, 2008, from _guide.pdf _guide.pdf

Collaboration Pyramid Cooperation Coordination Collaboration Communication PACT 15 Note: Different authors use the terms “cooperation” and “coordination” interchangeably. This diagram follows the work of Sharon Lynn Kagan in defining the least intense level as cooperation. Used with permission.

Collaboration Framework II Coordinatin g NetworkingCollaboratingCooperating Reference: Collaborative Leadership. (2004h). Collaborative leadership: Fundamental concepts: Facilitator’s guide. Retrieved March 14, 2008, from _guide.pdf _guide.pdf

New levels of service achieved; agreements are established Independent agencies formally working together on some common goals Independent agencies exchanging information— networking Independent agencies building relationships and sharing information informally Collaboration Framework III Adapted from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and Great Lakes Resource Access Project

Financing and Partnerships Why discuss these two topics? What are the benefits of exploring these two topics together? What do you see as challenges?

1. Understand Basic Steps to Planning Financing Strategies Determine the goals Define what needs financing Define benchmarks and measurements Determine the cost

Sample Vision Statements All caregivers will have the tools and supports they need to provide high-quality, inclusive child care and provide the development opportunities children with disabilities and their families need to succeed in school and life. Low-income working families will have access to high-quality infant and toddler child care.

Sample Benchmarks Shorter-term benchmarks –Provide 120 hours of training to family, friend, and neighbor caregivers in the county –Provide books and resources to support training of family, friend, and neighbor caregivers Longer-term benchmarks –40 percent of family, friend, and neighbor caregivers will start training within the year –All families in the county will have access to trained family, friend, and neighbor caregivers

Cost Projections Create a cost model … Identify the cost factors –Salaries, supplies Identify the cost influences –Duration Identify baseline estimates

Budget Model Is based on a program model –Prekindergarten contracting with child care –Head Start partnering with child care subsidy programs Indicates various programs’ contribution and variables –Framework for fiscal budgeting

Cost Allocation Is an organized way to identify the cost shared across organizations, grants, or contracts –Shows prorated cost across several programs –Provides a mechanism for equitable distribution of shared cost

2. Identify and Analyze Present Funding Identify existing funding and regulations Analyze present spending Identify gaps and unnecessary or duplicative spending Use existing data or gather data Identify experts on funding streams

3. Become Familiar With Successful Financing Strategies Make better use of existing resources Maximize public revenue/Federal revenue Generate or create new revenue Allocate public revenue in new ways Expand private-sector finance Enlist public-private partnerships Build new partnerships Create more flexibility in existing funding streams

Reflections I learned … I relearned … I will apply … I would like to know more about … I am surprised by …

Thank you! Facilitated by the National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center Rosehaven Street, Suite 400 ● Fairfax, VA Phone: ● Fax: ● TTY: ● Web: PACT is an initiative of NCCIC, a service of the Child Care Bureau

Partnerships, Alliances, and Coordination Techniques Where’s the Money?: Financing and Partnerships: Sessions I and II NECTAC Inclusion Institute July 23, 2008 Facilitated by: The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) NCCIC Is a Service of the Child Care Bureau

Facilitators Abby Cohen, NCCIC technical assistance (TA) specialist for Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Region IX Susan Rohrbough, NCCIC TA specialist for ACF Region V

Session Objectives Participants will be able to … 1.Understand basic steps of planning financing strategies for successful partnerships 2.Identify and analyze present funding opportunities 3.Understand and apply successful financing and collaborative leadership strategies

Today’s Agenda Welcome and introductions Overview of session I and II content –Financing strategies for successful partnerships –Examining funding opportunities –Applying collaborative leadership principles in financing efforts Interactive activities and exercises –Gain familiarity with basic steps to financing –Learn more about collaborative leadership and financing strategies

PACT Materials PACT Collaborative Leadership Strategies: A Guide for Child Care Administrators and Their Partners Web-based guide contains an introduction and six training modules: –Fundamentals of Collaborative Leadership –Creating, Implementing, and Sustaining Partnerships –Communication Strategies –Management and Facilitation Strategies for Successful Partnerships –Financing Partnerships –Building Capacity to Evaluate Partnership Initiatives

PACT Partnerships, Alliances, and Coordination Techniques (PACT) is an initiative of NCCIC, a service of the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services PACT gives State, Territory, and Tribal policymakers— particularly Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators and their partners—the resources they need to build more comprehensive and collaborative early care and school-age programs for serving children and families

2. Identify and Analyze Present Funding Identify existing funding and regulations Analyze present spending Identify gaps and unnecessary or duplicative spending Use existing data or gather data Identify experts on funding streams

Questions to Consider What categories of spending/funding will be included in the analysis? Who are the experts on the budget/fund source? Under whose authority is the budget being considered? What is the funding source? What is the timeframe? Are there specific outcome measures associated with the funding source? Is the funding source an appropriate use for the project? Are there duplications? Are there opportunities to maximize or leverage funds?

Analyze Present Funding, Example 1 Johnson, K. (2006). Developing fiscal analyses and children’s budgets to support ECCS and children. p. 3. Retrieved February 8, 2008, from

Analyze Present Funding, Example 2 Johnson, K. (2006). Developing fiscal analyses and children’s budgets to support ECCS and children. p. 3. Retrieved February 8, 2008, from

Analyze Present Funding, Example 3a Johnson, K. (2006). Developing fiscal analyses and children’s budgets to support ECCS and children. p. 3. Retrieved February 8, 2008, from

Analyze Present Funding, Example 3b Johnson, K. (2006). Developing fiscal analyses and children’s budgets to support ECCS and children. p. 4. Retrieved February 8, 2008, from xt_677.pdf xt_677.pdf

Consider All Possible Funding Streams Federal funding State funding and investments Local government funding and investments Public-private partnership funding

Federal Funding Streams 21st Century Community Learning Centers Child and Adult Care Food Program CCDF Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Children’s Health Insurance Program Early Reading First Even Start Head Start Early Head Start Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C and Part B Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Social Services Block Grant Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Title I Women, Infants, and Children Workforce Development

State Funding Streams State child care tax credits State department of education State early childhood education investments State-funded prekindergarten State juvenile justice program State match to CCDF State workforce development boards TANF transfers TANF direct

Local Funding Streams Examples: Local tax for early childhood education United Way City and county general revenues Foundation affinity groups

Public-Private Partnerships Employers Private philanthropy State incentives for local partnerships

3. Become Familiar With Successful Financing Strategies Make better use of existing resources Maximize public revenue/Federal revenue Generate or create new revenue Allocate public revenue in new ways Expand private-sector finance Enlist public-private partnerships Build new partnerships Create more flexibility in existing funding streams

Review Successful Finance Strategies and Models Higher education model –Financial aid need analysis –Financial aid packaging and administration –Use of diverse forms of financial aid –Use of diverse sources of revenue –Approaches to institutional support and pricing Housing model –Low-income housing tax credit –Home mortgage tax deduction

Planning Assistance/Resources Projects with Federal funding –Afterschool Investment Project –NCCIC, PACT –State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grants –National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center Additional resources –The Alliance for Early Childhood Finance –The Build Initiative –Linking Economic Development and Child Care –Policy Matters –Smart Start’s National Technical Assistance Center –Strengthening Families

State Models Louisiana – Created a children’s budget to support early childhood education priority areas Kansas – Used an economic impact study to support a finance strategy for early childhood education

Local Models Seattle, WA – Used several approaches to fund an increase in quality and quantity of early learning activities Aspen, CO – Used a taxing strategy to provide increased funding for child care

Finalize the Deal– Create Your Own Strategy Agree on approach Make clear in writing the approach and commitment from partners Create infrastructure Plan for maintaining strategy and sustaining effort Plan for evaluation of strategy

Reflections I learned … I relearned … I will apply … I would like to know more about … I am surprised by …

Thank you! Facilitated by the National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center Rosehaven Street, Suite 400 ● Fairfax, VA Phone: ● Fax: ● TTY: ● Web: PACT is an initiative of NCCIC, a service of the Child Care Bureau