1. Managing the Maze: Blended/Braided Funding & Partnerships
CCDAA Conference, October 30, 2014

2. Panelists Camilla Rand, Contra Costa County Community Services
Catherine Goins, Placer County Office of Education
Damon Carson, Neighborhood House Association, San Diego
Maria Carriedo, Berkeley Unified School District
Pamm Shaw, YMCA of the Central Bay Area

3. Content Strategies for blending and braiding funds and resources
Flexibility, coordination and sustainability
Cross-system collaboration
Partnering…

4. Childcare Partnerships in Contra Costa County
Camilla Rand
Director

5. Contra Costa County Community Services
Largest childcare provider in CC County
Serves over 2,200 children and families
15 directly operated centers
Home based program
1 delegate agency
13 childcare partnerships
State, Head Start/Early Head Start funded

6. Types of Partnerships Head Start and Early Head Start
Wrapped or enhanced model
Ideal candidates are CSPP and CCTR contractors
Direct subcontracting of State slots
Less administrative costs

7. Benefits of Partnering - Grantee
Broader range and diversity of services
Fiscal consideration (pros & cons)
Full enrollment and funding expended
Full-day, full-year services in neighborhoods where families live
Community support and networks
Meeting the needs of low income children/families

8. Benefits of Partnering - Partners
Increased revenue through blended funding
Additional comprehensive services to families & staff
Additional staff (e.g., family services, etc.)
T&TA and consultation
Facilities improvements using federal funds
Additional monitoring and oversight (health and safety, CLASS, etc.)

9. Guiding Principles Enhance vs supplant existing services;
Have defensible fiscal systems, including sound cost sharing methods;
Include the provision of comprehensive services per Head Start Standards;
Meets the developmental needs of children.

10. Why Partner? Additional support services to families
Partners located in areas of high need
Allows for full-day care
Shares cost per child
Partners serve underserved populations: teen parents, early intervention programs serving severely handicapped children, pregnant women served through Home Based option.
T/TA benefits for partner staff

11. Challenges
Income eligibility differences – and timelines for certification
Class Size – OHS and waivers
Staff qualifications
Head Start Performance Standards
Child Outcomes/School Readiness Goals
Federal/State reporting differences
Funding – earned vs. cost/child

12. Neighborhood House Association San Diego
Child Development Programs
Neighborhood House Association San Diego
Damon Carson, Vice President, Children, Youth and Family Services

13. Neighborhood House Association
Head Start : 6,894 - Center Based, Home Based, FCC
Early Head Start: Center Based, Home Based, FCC
CSPP: 1,300 Children - Extended day
CCTR: 72 - Full day, full year, blended
Quality Preschool Initiative: 1,634 Children - Professional development, coaching, stipends

14. Neighborhood House Association
Partnership with SDUSD and their CSPP Program to provide full day and comprehensive services for 13 children.

15. What makes it work?
The agency receives funding from local, state and federal entities
Children receive full day or extended day services
Comprehensive services
Blended system

16. Challenges of Partnering
The ability to integrate new rules seamlessly. (attendance)
Serving “two masters”
Data sharing
Confusion amongst families
T.I.T.W.W.A.D.I.

17. Placer County Office of Education
Catherine Goins, Assistant Superintendent, Early Education and Administration

18. Placer County Office of Education
Serves about 2,500 children/families in:
Stages 1,2,3, Alternative Payment
LPC
State preschool
Family child care network
Sierra College Lab School
First 5 Placer
Resource and Referral

19. Placer COE and KidzKount
Partners with KidzKount since 2004 through a subcontract relationship
Primarily rural/suburban area
24 children in an EHS family child care model
44 preschool Head Start children in a full day, school year wrap around model

20. Key Strategies for Success
Working with staff from two partnering agencies
Family engagement
MOU's
Monitoring

21. Berkeley Unified School District
Maria Carriedo, Principal,
Early Childhood Education

22. Berkeley Unified School District
CSPP – 430 children
CCTR – 300 School age
Early Childhood Special Education inclusion
Full fee children/families
District General Funds supplement
Partnership with YMCA
100 children dual enrolled in CSPP
CalSafe subcontract

23. YMCA of the Central Bay Area
Pamm Shaw, Executive Director, Early Childhood Services

24. YMCA of the Central Bay Area
Head Start children
Subcontract with BUSD – 100 children
State Preschool – all dual enrolled in HS
Direct Contract with CDE
Subcontract with Emery USD
Early Head Start infants & toddlers
34 infants and pregnant women in home based
CCTR, CalSafe – dual enrolled in EHS

25. BUSD/YMCA Partnership
Began 2003 as a result of enrollment concerns for both programs
All children dual enrolled in HS and CSPP
Subcontract relationship
YMCA provides family service staff, funds for mental health and screenings
BUSD core program+

26. Resources
Wallen, M. and Hubbard, A. Blending and Braiding Early Childhood Programs Funding Streams Toolkit, The Ounce, November 2013.
eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/

27. Wrapping it up