Reinvent vs. Rebuild: Let’s Fix the Child Care System By Louise Stoney, April 2020 Staffed Family Child Care Networks Can Navigate A New World Order March 2020 How Child Care Businesses Can Survive COVID-19: Considerations for Child Care Centers, Podcast, April 2020 How Child Care Businesses Can Survive COVID-19: Considerations for Family Child Care Homes, Podcast, April 2020 COVID-19: A Rapidly Changing Serious Health Concern, ECE Shared Resources COVID-19 Turns Child Care Programs Upside Down By Sharon Easterling IDEAS Newsletter No. 3 Emergency Child Care Technology Solutions PPT PDF, 2020 Video Presentation Child Care Aware® of America presents: Emergency Child Care Systems: A Look from on the Ground PPT PDF, 2020 Video Presentation Defining Staffed Family Child Care Networks Value Proposition Infographic: Family Child Care Network OpEx 2019 MicroCenterNetworkStrategy Staffed Family Child Care Networks Can Navigate A New World Order, March 2020 How Child Care Businesses Can Survive COVID-19: Considerations for Family Child Care Homes, Podcast, April 2020 State Policy Approaches to Help Strengthen Infant and Toddler Care, Pritzker Children’s Initiative, October 2019 PPT Presentation | Webinar Staffed Family Child Care Networks Can Navigate A New World Order, March 2020 Examining the Cost + Supply of Infant/Toddler Care State Policy Approaches to Help Strengthen Infant and Toddler Care, Pritzker Children’s Initiative, October 2019 PPT Presentation | Webinar Preschool Development Block Grant (PDG-B5) Issue Brief Business Leadership series By Louise Stoney and Libbie Poppick in Child Care Exchange: Part 1: Using Metrics to Strengthen Business Leadership: Focus on Enrollment Shared Services as a Strategy for Collective Impact in a Low-Income Community 2017 Shared Services conference plenary address; Kathy Glazer, VA Early Childhood Foundation Shared Services Infographic Shared Services 2-page handout summary: Shared Services: Supporting Quality in Early Care and Education First You Have to Pay the Bills: Training and TA Focused on the Business Side of ECE By Louise Stoney and Susan Blank, Exchange Magazine, September 2012 The Iron Triangle: A Simple Formula for Financial Policy in ECE Programs By Louise Stoney Delivering Quality: Strengthening the Business Side of Early Care and Education By Louise Stoney and Susan Blank, September 2011 Shared Services as a Strategy to Create Employment Pipelines in Low-Income Communities Leading the Way: A Guide for Business Engagement in Early Education, By the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, including a case study on Shared Service Alliances Marketplace: In an effort to save money, daycare centers in New England are forming purchasing groups Early Learning Ventures webinar: “The ELV Business Model”, 11-14-16: PPT | Recording Building Quality through Shared Services: a multi-media learning tool featuring Sound Child Care Solutions in Seattle, WA Child Care Resource Center Business Innovations (Lorain,OH) The Children’s Home Model (Chambliss Center for Children, TN) Early Care and Education Market Challenges (Early Learning Ventures, CO) This webinar series, developed in partnership with Child Care Aware of America, explores how the powerful combination of business training + automation tools + coaching, can bring change with lasting impact. Webinar Series: Business Automation UMASS Institute for Education Leadership and Innovation Webinar Series: Re-imagining A Stronger and More Equitable Systems of Early Care and Education, July 2020 : Part 1: Reinvent vs Rebuild: Can We Fix Early Childhood in Massachusetts? PPT | Webinar Short Clips: How Shared Services Frees Up Significant Time and Money How Lack of Access to Automation and Business Support is an Racial Equity Issue Market Rate Challenges: Inequity for Babies and Rural Areas Part 2: The Role of Automation in Re-inventing Child Care PPT | Webinar Short Clips: Why Now is the Time for Big Ideas On-line Application and Enrollment Improving Collections Through Automation Promise Venture Studio presents show+tell with Louise Stoney, May 2020 PPT PDF | Video Presentation Emergency Child Care Technology Solutions PPT PDF | Video Presentation Child Care Management Software: What You Need to Know PPT Presentation State Policy Approaches to Help Strengthen Infant and Toddler Care, Pritzker Children’s Initiative, October 2019 PPT Presentation | Webinar What is a Shared Services Alliance? Shared Services Info-graphic Shared Services is Pooling Needs Shared Services 1-page handout: Building Pedagogical and Business Capacity to Improve Child Outcomes Shared Services 2-page handout summary: Shared Services: Supporting Quality in Early Care and Education Shared Services 101 PPT presentation Value Proposition Infographic: Center Network Value Proposition Infographic: Family Child Care Network Business and Pedagogical Leadership one-page handout Example of Shared Services mailing from Children at Risk (TX) Intensive Staff-Sharing Alliances: Two Examples Defining Staffed Family Child Care Networks OpEx 2019 MicroCenterNetworkStrategy Provider assessments: Shared Services Needs and Interest Assessment Sample Protocol for Center Interview Child Care Aware of WA Assessment of Providers’ Needs for Back Office Services Shared Services Audit Questionnaire for Centers Identifying and Assessing Hubs: Characteristics of Successful Shared Services Hubs RFP for Hub Selection for a CT Family Child Care Business Alliance Organizing and Launching: Launching Shared Services: Multiple Pathways Using Shared Services to Reorganize Multi-Sites Reorganization/role assessment questionnaire Business and Implementation Planning: State Early Learning Alliance of NH (formerly Seacoast ELA, and PEEL) Implementation Plan Child Care Aware of MO Business Plan Overview of Richmond Alliance launch: Shared Services as a Strategy for Collective Impact in a Low-Income Community 2017 Shared Services conference plenary address; Kathy Glazer, VA Early Childhood Foundation NEXT Memphis Initial Startup MOU State Early Learning Alliance of NH (formerly Seacoast ELA) Sample Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #1 Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #2 Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #3 Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter (Chambliss Center for Children) Infant Toddler Family Day Care State Early Learning Alliance of NH (formerly Seacoast) Sound Child Care Solutions Comparing Board of Directors with Advisory Board Early Connections Learning Centers and Chambliss Center for Children: Examples of Alliance Organizational Structures Early Connections Learning Centers: Then and Now State Early Learning Alliance of NH Guide to Benefits and Services Childcare TN Cooks Academy Childcare TN Current and Future Activities Early Learning Ventures overview GA Alliance for Quality Childcare flyer GA Alliance for Quality Child Care child care food program support Sound Child Care Solutions Summary of Approach Farm to Preschool Summary Sharing Staff Roles and Responsibilities Across Sites: Lessons Learned from Intensive Shared Service Alliances Shared Sub Pools: Alliance examples Recruiting Staff and Substitutes memo describing six ECE staffing initiatives Boosting Enrollment and Best Practice Marketing Calculating Membership Fee Best Practice Foothill (CA) Shared Services brochure Funding Sources for Shared Services on the Web ECE Shared Resources demo (see “Alliances in Action: Web-Based” for more information) ECE Shared Resources: The Knowledge Hub: Webinar 2/16/16 PPT | Webinar recording States currently utilizing ECE Shared Resources web platform: URL’s and contacts ECE Hire – Staffing and recruiting website for PA child care providers Business Training and Automation for Early Childhood Programs Promise Studio + Opportunities Exchange: Building Technology Infrastructure to Transform Childcare Business Leadership series by Louise Stoney and Libbie Poppick in Child Care Exchange: Part 1: Using Metrics to Strengthen Business Leadership: Focus on Enrollment The Iron Triangle: A Simple Formula for Financial Policy in ECE Programs, By Louise Stoney Business Metrics white paper: Using Metrics to Drive Quality and Sustainability in ECE Programs Business Metrics presentation: Business Leadership: Using Metrics to Drive Quality and Sustainability Business Leadership handout: Strengthening The Iron Triangle of ECE Finance: Strategies for Alliance Implementation ECE Cost Modeling 10/10/14 Leadership for Sustainable Organizations, By Margie Carter Delivering Quality: Strengthening the Business Side of Early Care and Education By Louise Stoney and Susan Blank, September 2011 Iron Triangle Worksheet: Tool for calculating enrollment, fee collection and cost per child Shared Service Coordinator: Chambliss Center for Children Alliance Director: SF Early Learning Alliance Alliance Data Management: SF Early Learning Alliance Alliance Coordinator: Community Coordinated Child Care Program Director: NH Statewide Early Learning Alliance (formerly Seacoast) Two organizational examples: multi-site group, and large hub center Early Childhood and Charter Schools: The Community Group Evaluating Shared Services: Tracking Progress to Achieve Business and Pedagogical Outcomes Value Proposition Infographic: Center Network Value Proposition Infographic: Family Child Care Network Alliance Sustainability Panel from 2010 Shared Services Conference Funding Sources for Shared Services on the Web Time and Cost Savings with Shared Services on the Web Evaluations of All Our Kin Family Child Care Network: Phase 1 | Phase 2 Rate Setting in Reality: Moving Beyond the Myth of Market-Based Pricing By Louise Stoney Rate Setting in Reality: Moving Beyond the Myth of Market-Based Pricing Infographic Examining the Cost + Supply of Infant/Toddler Care OpEx_2019_MicroCenterNetworkStrategy Preschool Development Block Grant (PDG-B5) Issue Brief Quality at Scale Across the US: Supporting Sustainable, High Quality ECE infographic, white paper Quality at Scale in Pennsylvania: Supporting Sustainable, High Quality ECE Across the Commonwealth infographic, white paper Wisconsin RFA: Department of Children and Families Division of Early Care and Education RFA for a Shared Services Network Hub District of Columbia RFA: Shared Services Business Alliance for Family Child Care RFP for Hub Selection for a CT Family Child Care Business Alliance Approximately every two years, OppEx designs and hosts a National Technical Assistance Conference, where those exploring Shared Services gather with Alliance practitioners, ECE funders, experts, and policymakers. The conference is designed to deepen knowledge, share new ideas, and solve problems, with ample opportunity for networking. To ensure that attendees new to the Shared Services movement are prepared, it typically includes an introductory “Shared Services 101” pre-conference session. Evaluation and Metrics for Shared Services Monique Reynolds_A Shared Services 101 (pre-conference session)
Shared Services: A Strategy for Building Stronger Systems Among Early Care and Education Providers By Sharon Easterling and Louise Stoney
Part 2: Monitoring Fee Collection and Cost Per Child
Part 3: Using Metrics to Influence Policy Decisions (coming soon)
Officials in Massachusetts are hoping a new pilot program could help Roldan squeeze a little more room into her budget by making the supplies and services she needs, like a recent roof repair, a little more affordable. That’s something Roldan says comes at just the right time. (10/24/19)
Part 2: Monitoring Fee Collection and Cost Per Child
Part 3: Using Metrics to Influence Policy Decisions (coming soon)
Shared Services: A Strategy for Building Stronger Systems Among Early Care and Education Providers By Sharon Easterling and Louise Stoney
2019 Shared Services Conference presentations:
ECE Shared Resources & The Business of Family Child Care
ECE Shared Resources & Innovation
Early Learning Ventures Colorado Shared Services
Compensation Recruitment Retention Strategies-1
Child Care Management Software
Change Management
Business Leadership Building Metrics that Matter
Battle Creek The Role of a Community Foundation
Acelero — The Innovation Cycle
Wonderschool – Opportunities Exchange
Vermont A Statewide Approach
Supporting Leadership for Culturally Relevant Practice
Supporting Family Child Care Local Networks
Sub Pools
Start Up Funding and Sustainability
Shared Services 101
Pedagogical Leadership
Getting Started
Data Changes Everything
Reimagining or Disrupting – Steff Clothier
2019 Shared Services Conference interviews:
Monique Reynolds_B
Monique Reynolds_C
Bevin Parker-Cerkez
Chloe Moore
Denise Sayer
Diane Price_A
Diane Price_B
Diane Price_C
Gina Tek
Heidi Hagel Braid
Henry Wilde
Jon Reeves
La’keisha Ciprian
LouAnn Beninati
Paula Drew
Ruth Schmidt
Saundra Armstrong
Shannon Cotsoradis2017 Shared Services Conference presentations:
Shared Services as a Strategy for Collective Impact in a Low-Income Community: Plenary address; Kathy Glazer, VA Early Childhood Foundation: Full Text | Slides
What’s New in Shared Services 2017 By Louise Stoney, Opportunities Exchange
Community and Local Foundations as Incubators
Automation and Data
Family Engagement – Sheltering Arms
Pedagogical Leadership
Creative Staffing
Alliance Story: LAUP
Shared Professional Development
Shared Services on the Web
EHS-Chid Care Partnerships
Alliance Story: San Francisco Early Learning Alliance
Business Leadership
Alliance Story: Early Learning Ventures
Building Pedagogical Leaders
Shared Services and Family Child Care
Closing Plenary: Policy Discussion Outline
Closing Plenary: Joan Lombardi
