Marketplace: In an effort to save money, daycare centers in New England are forming purchasing groups
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)
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)
State Early Learning Alliance of NH (formerly Seacoast) 2012 Video, 2015 Video
The Children’s Home Model (Chambliss Center for Children, TN)
Preschool Development Block Grant (PDG-B5) Issue Brief
Shared Services: A Strategy for Building Stronger Systems Among Early Care and Education Providers by Sharon Easterling and Louise Stoney
Business Leadership series by Louise Stoney and Libbie Poppick in Child Care Exchange:
Part 1: Using Metrics to Strengthen Business Leadership: Focus on Enrollment
Part 2: Monitoring Fee Collection and Cost Per Child
Part 3: Using Metrics to Influence Policy Decisions (coming soon)
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 Info-graphic
Shared Services 2-page handout summary – Shared Services: Supporting Quality in Early Care and Education
Shared Services: A Support Strategy for Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge, by Louise Stoney, September 2013.
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 and Anne Mitchell
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
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
What is a Shared Services Alliance?
“Shared Services 101” PPT presentation
Business and Pedagogical Leadership one-page handout
Example of Shared Services mailing from Children at Risk (TX)
Provider assessments:
Sample Protocol for Center Interview
Shared Services Audit Questionnaire for Centers
Needs Assessment Tool – Facility
Child Care Aware of WA Assessment of Providers’ Needs for Back Office Services
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:
Philadelphia Early Learning Alliance Business Plan
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
Sound Child Care Solutions Governance Structure
Early Connections Learning Centers and Chambliss Center for Children – Examples of ECE 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
“The ECE Knowledge Hub: A Virtual One Stop Shop for ECE Tools and Resources” webinar, December 16, 2014: Presentation, Audio recording
States currently utilizing ECE Shared Resources web platform – URL’s and contacts
ECE Hire – Staffing and recruiting website for PA child care providers
ChildWare – Child care management system, custom designed for PA child care providers
ELV Technology including Alliance CORE™ child management web application
Business Leadership series by Louise Stoney and Libbie Poppick in Child Care Exchange:
Part 1: Using Metrics to Strengthen Business Leadership: Focus on Enrollment
Part 2: Monitoring Fee Collection and Cost Per Child
Part 3: Using Metrics to Influence Policy Decisions (coming soon)
The Iron Triangle: A Simple Formula for Financial Policy in ECE Programs, by Louise Stoney and Anne Mitchell
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
Business Leadership presentation: Business Leadership in Action: Lessons from the Field
Principles of Metrics and Data Management – Nurtury Inc.
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
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
Family Child Care: Infant Toddler Family Day Care
Early Childhood and Charter Schools: The Community Group
Evaluating Shared Services: Tracking Progress to Achieve Business and Pedagogical Outcomes
Strategic Investment Letter of Inquiry – NH State Early Learning Alliance (formerly Seacoast)
Alliance Sustainability – Panel from 2010 Shared Services Conference
Lessons from the Philadelphia Shared Services Initiative
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
Preschool Development Block Grant (PDG-B5) Issue Brief
Shared Services: A Strategy for Building Stronger Systems Among Early Care and Education Providers by Sharon Easterling and Louise Stoney
Shared Services and Policy PPT
CCDF Requirements and the ECE Shared Resources Knowledge Hub
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
District of Columbia RFA: Shared Services Business Alliance for Family Child Care
RFP for Hub Selection for a CT Family Child Care Business Alliance
Policy Discussion – 2017 National Shared Services Conference
We bring together ECE stakeholders – practitioners, experts, funders and policymakers – in a variety of forums to share progress, note challenges, and identify promising solutions and practices. To add your name to the invitation list for Learning Community events, contact OppEx partner Abby Freeman.
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.
Next Shared Services Conference: May 14-15, 2019; Detroit, MI
To be added to our invitation list, please contact OppEx partner Abby Freeman.
2017 Shared Services Conference presentations:
Shared Services 101 (pre-conference session)
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 – 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
2015 Shared Services Conference selected presentations:
Business Metrics
Substitute Pools
Scaling Statewide and Beyond: New England
EHS-CC Partnerships
Shared Services and CCR&R’s
Job-Embedded PD and Communities of Practice
Pedagogical Leadership in Action
To add your name to the invitation list for webinars, contact Abby Freeman.
Recent webinars
Shared Services State Policy Approaches for Pritzker Children’s Initiative – 12/3/18; PPT, Recording
Shared Services 101 for Pritzker Children’s Initiative – 10/11/18; PPT, Recording
Tools for Getting a Shared Services Alliance Off the Ground – 12/5/17; PPT, Recording
Shared Services and Policy – 11/7/16: PPT, Recording, Infographic
Introduction to the New and Improved Opportunities Exchange Website:
The Central Resource for the Shared Services Learning Community 4/12/16
ECE Shared Resources: The Knowledge Hub 2/16/16: PPT, Recording
ECE Shared Resources: The Knowledge Hub 12/16/14: PPT
“Shared Services: Powerful Alliances for ECE Program Sustainability and Resource Efficiency” – 2/11/15; Louise Stoney for Early Childhood Investigations
ECE Cost Modeling – 10/10/14: PPT, Recording
The Iron Triangle: A Simple Formula for ECE Finance – 6/13/14: PPT, Recording
Shared Services and EHS-CC Partnerships – 4/1/14
Shared Services 101 – 3/27/14
Periodically OppEx conducts Study Tours to showcase Shared Service Alliances in action. These programs typically accommodate 20-30 attendees, and take place over approximately 2 days. Previous Study Tours have included:
- NH State Early Learning Alliance, Portsmouth, NH – Study Tour PPT describing SELA approach
- Sound Child Care Solutions – Seattle WA: Study Tour PPT describing SCCS approach
- Chambliss Center for Children – Chattanooga TN
- Early Connections Learning Centers – Colorado Springs CO
To add your name to the invitation list for Study Tours, contact OppEx partner Abby Freeman.