Sustainability of early childhood initiatives is critical to the successful creation and ongoing life of a birth through five, mixed-delivery system. This resource page provides resources from the National Technical Assistance Center for Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five. They can help state, territory, and Tribal governments develop sustainable financing for early childhood initiatives.
Resources
The following resources focus on coordinating funds, fiscal strategies in renewal grants, and federal funds.
Coordinating Funds to Support the Sustainability of Comprehensive Early Childhood Systems
This report shares effective strategies, state examples, and other resources to assist state and local leaders in more efficiently using available funding sources to provide quality services to young children and families.
Early Childhood Finance Toolkit
This toolkit is a collection of tools, guidance, and resources for state early childhood leaders who want to learn more about different aspects of financing.
What Next: Planning for Sustainability of Your Grant Achievements
One of the focus areas of PDG B-5 is to build state capacity to strategically plan sustainable goals and activities beyond the grant and to finance the state system at the end of federal funding. In this session, the PDG B-5 TA Center shared a sustainability planning tool and rubric that can be used by state teams to identify goals and outcomes. State leaders from Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, and New Hampshire shared their approaches and lessons learned related to sustainability planning.
Additional Resources
Preschool Inclusion Finance Toolkit 2018
This toolkit explains the financial requirements and responsibilities necessary to create inclusive placement options as part of the continuum of services available for consideration for young children with disabilities.
Tax Credits for Early Care and Education: Funding Strategy in a New Economy
This brief report explains how ECE tax credits to improve child care quality and access for low-income families as part of the state’s strategic planning about financing.
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
This web page explains improving the efficiency of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funding and the coordination across programs/services for children with disabilities.
Early Childhood Systems Building Resource Guides, Financing Strategically
This portion of the resource guide focuses on defining key state-based financing strategies, providing an overview of practical financial management practices, and reviewing financing forecasting tools.
Opportunities Exchange Website
This website explains how to set up a shared service alliance and provides resources on financing strategies, such as tax credits and market rates.
Funding Our Future: Generating State and Local Tax Revenue for Quality Early Care and Education
This guidebook allows grantees to explore options to expand state- and locally based revenue to support their early childhood systems.
Executive Summary: Innovative Medicaid Payment Strategies for Upstream Prevention and Population Health
This executive summary provides an overview of practical lessons learned and key takeaways for how three states used existing Medicaid authority to finance innovative upstream prevention and population health initiatives.