National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement Re-alignment and Re-purposing: How can states maximize existing funding to support cross-sector QRIS? Finance Learning Table, Session 4 Louise Stoney and Anne Mitchell Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
Key Principles Most states already spend $ to improve the quality of ECE settings Often these dollars are scattered across a range of initiatives with different goals, strategies, target populations QRIS can be a framework for aligning these dollars so that the various parts of the system begin to move in the same direction
Remember that… Resources can be people as well as dollars (e.g. where and how can staff be re-directed?) Resources can come from a wide range of agencies – not just CCDF or TANF Resources can be public or private (e.g. how can I get my private sector funders on board?)
Think Systems When developing strategies to re-purpose dollars focus on crafting supports in a systems-building manner that creates incentives to: Participate in QRIS Improve program quality Strengthen (and measure) outcomes for children
Re-Structuring/Re-Purposing Funding for QRIS Initiative or Funding How Link to QRISProsConsChange NeededWho can Lead CCR&R Practitioner Training Grants Mental Health Consultants Infant/Toddler Consultants TEACH WAGES Private Foundation Grants Child Care Licensing PreK Monitoring HS Performance Review NAEYC Accreditation other Accreditation Part C of IDEA Part B of IDEA
Making the Case: Current CCDF $ Must be Re-Purposed
Making the Case: Using the CEM to understand trade-offs Cost Summary: Options for Scaling Quality Counts (in millions) Prof Dev Technical Assist Financial Incent Assess, Monitor Admin EvaluationDataPublic Aware Facility Fund Shared Services on-line Total Option 1 (QC as is. For all) $ Option 1 (QC as is, targeted) $ Option 2 (Team recommend) $ Option 3 (Cost- Neutral) $11.148
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