Tools and Information

Learning Community

Join the Shared Services group on LinkedIn.
Presentations from National Shared Services Technical Conference:
2010 Conference (Philadelphia)
2011 Conference (New Orleans)

Shared Services Handouts

Shared Services: Supporting Quality in ECE -  one-page diagram with list of potential Alliance services and quality supports
Shared Services: Supporting Quality in ECE  - two page Shared Services summary
Delivering Quality: Strengthening the Business Side of Early Care and Education, by Louise Stoney and Susan Blank, September 2011

Alliance Database

Searchable database of Shared Service Alliances
Pricing and Quality Practices among key Alliances

Web-based Shared Services

ECESharedResources.org – homepage
ECE SharedResources.org – demo
SharedSourcePA - Pennsylvania member website
LASharedResources - Louisiana member website
Georgia Alliance for Quality Child Care - Georgia member website
ECE Hire - Staffing and recruiting website for PA child care providers
Child Ware - Child care management system, custom designed for PA child care providers
Alliance CORE™ - Child care management web application

Sound Child Care Solutions: Building Quality through Shared Services

Building Quality through Shared Services – a multi-media learning tool featuring Sound Child Care Solutions in Seattle, WA
Sound Child Care Solutions, Seattle WA – Summary of approach
Governance Structure - Sound Child Care Solutions
Comparing Board of Directors with Advisory Board - Sound Child Care Solutions

Alliance Design and Implementation Tools

Getting Started

Shared Services Starter Kit
Webinar: Getting Started with Shared Services – 12/2/10
Self-Assessment: Key Criteria for a Successful Alliance Sponsor

Implementation and Business Plans

Implementation Plan – Partnership for Effective Early Learning, NH
Business Plan - Georgia Alliance for Quality Child Care
Webinar: Business Planning: The Early Learning Ventures Approach – 1/13/11

Alliance and Management Agreements

Management Agreement – Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter
Third Party Management Agreement – Seacoast Early Learning Alliance

Governance and Structure

Governance Structure – Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter
Governance Structure – Infant Toddler Family Day Care
Governance Structure – Seacoast Early Learning Alliance

Alliance Membership and Services

Staffing Services memo describing six ECE staffing initiatives
Georgia Alliance for Quality Child Care flyer
DVAEYC alliance flyer
Child Care Food Program Support

Job Descriptions and Organization Charts

Alliance Job Descriptions – Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter
Program Director Description – Seacoast Early Learning Alliance
Organization Chart – Infant Toddler Family Day Care

Fundraising

Public Support for a Home-Based Alliance Model: A Summary of Interviews with State Child Care Administrators
Strategic Investment Letter of Inquiry – Seacoast Early Learning Alliance
Alliance Sustainability – Panel moderated by Louise Stoney, 2010 Shared Services Technical Conference

Evaluation

Evaluative Learning-Delaware Valley Shared Services Pilot – Carl Sussman, 2010 Shared Services Technical Conference
ELVA Evaluation – Sue Renner, 2010 Shared Services Technical Conference