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Innovative Financing for Sustainable Scale #glrweek 1 A F O C U - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Innovative Financing for Sustainable Scale #glrweek 1 A F O C U - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Innovative Financing for Sustainable Scale #glrweek 1 A F O C U S O N Financing Approaches For Local and State Early Childhood Systems June 14, 2017 Frank Farrow, Director Center for the Study of Social Policy Alameda Countys
Financing Approaches
June 14, 2017 Frank Farrow, Director Center for the Study of Social Policy
A F O C U S O N
For Local and State Early Childhood Systems
Evaluation and Data Tracking Strengthening Families Influencing Policy Workforce Development Social Marketing
Infrastructure Treatment- High Risk
- Home Visiting
- CCS
- Mental Health
- Special Ed
- Developmental Services
- Child Welfare
- Regional Center
Early Intervention-At Risk Promotion / Prevention – All Families
- Neighborhood Initiatives
- Prenatal Care/Pediatric Care
- Parenting Support/Parent Cafes
- Developmental and SE Screening
- Quality Child Care
- K-3 Education
- Community Supports (Parks & Recs,
Playgroups, etc.)
- Nutrition and WIC
Governance Help Me Grow
- Phone Line
- Family Navigation
- Assessments
- Community Supports
- Home Visiting
- Therapeutic Playgroups
Results Based Accountability
Alameda County’s Coordinated Community-Based Approach
Results
- Developmental Milestones for All Young
Children
- Kindergarten Readiness
- 3rd Grade Success
- Safety: Prevention of Abuse and Neglect
Services and Systems
- Cities and County
- Early Care & Education
- Health and Public Health
- Children’s Hospital
- School Districts (K-3)
/Special Ed
- Community-Based Organizations
- Social Services
- Legal Services
- DULCE
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Kent County’s Millage Tax Initiative: Making the Case for Dedicated Funding for Early Childhood
- 2011: Polling of likely voters to gauge support for early childhood
- 2012: Gap analysis/fiscal map highlighting service gaps & investment
needs
- Community Summit to develop a consensus agenda
- Public education campaign (Kellogg funded)
- November 2017: Updated gap analysis/fiscal map
- Spring 2018: Summit bringing together key stakeholders in early
childhood to kick off push to November 2018
- November 2018: Identified best time to advance a millage rate
increase
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CSSP’s Early Childhood Financing Collaborative
- Establish a
collaborative process to build and sustain effective financing
- Highlight innovations
and generate lessons across a broad set of sectors, services and supports
- Combine “strong
defense” and “proactive offense” with respect to changing policy and budget climate A group of national, state and local experts with expertise in one or more areas of early childhood finance who together are forging a capacity that amplifies good work underway, identifies gaps, lifts up effective strategies and makes the best knowledge available to many more communities.