MANAGING THE MAZE: BLENDED/BRAIDED FUNDING & PARTNERSHIPS

CCDAA Conference, October 30, 2014

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

Content

• Strategies for blending and braiding funds and resources

• Flexibility, coordination and sustainability• Cross-system collaboration• Partnering…

CHILDCARE PARTNERSHIPS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Camilla Rand

Director

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

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

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

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.)

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.

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

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

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION SAN DIEGO

Damon Carson, Vice President, Children, Youth and Family

Services

Neighborhood House Association Child Development Programs

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Neighborhood House Association• Head Start : 6,894 - Center Based,

Home Based, FCC • Early Head Start: 808 - 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

Neighborhood House Association

• Partnership with SDUSD and their CSPP Program to provide full day and comprehensive services for 13 children.

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• The agency receives funding from local, state and federal entities

• Children receive full day or extended day services

• Comprehensive services• Blended system

What makes it work?

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.

PLACER COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Catherine Goins, Assistant Superintendent, Early Education

and Administration

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

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

Key Strategies for Success

• Working with staff from two partnering agencies

• Family engagement• MOU's• Monitoring

BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Maria Carriedo, Principal,

Early Childhood Education

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

YMCA OF THE CENTRAL BAY AREA

Pamm Shaw, Executive Director, Early Childhood Services

YMCA of the Central Bay Area

• Head Start - 234 children • Subcontract with BUSD – 100 children

• State Preschool – all dual enrolled in HS• Direct Contract with CDE• Subcontract with Emery USD

• Early Head Start - 166 infants & toddlers • 34 infants and pregnant women in home based

• CCTR, CalSafe – dual enrolled in EHS

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+

Resources

• Wallen, M. and Hubbard, A. Blending and Braiding Early Childhood Programs Funding Streams Toolkit, The Ounce, November 2013.

• eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/• http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/chssco.asp• http://caheadstart.org/

Wrapping it up