8.4 Public-Private Partnerships

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Lead Agencies must demonstrate how they encourage partnerships among other public agencies, Tribal organizations, private entities, faith-based organizations, businesses, or organizations that promote business involvement, and/or community-based organizations to leverage existing service delivery (i.e., cooperative agreement among providers to pool resources to pay for shared fixed costs and operation) to leverage existing child care and early education service delivery systems and to increase the supply and quality of child care services for children younger than age 13. 8.4.1 Lead Agency public-private partnerships Identify and describe any public-private partnerships encouraged by the Lead Agency to leverage public and private resources to further the goals of CCDF: OSSE partners with other DC Government agencies (as described in 8.1.4) and with private organizations to increase the supply and quality of the District’s early care and education sector. Most recently, in 2023, OSSE received funding from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative to support innovations to increase the professional credentials, wages, and benefits of the DC early childhood education workforce. Under this grant, philanthropic funds will support the implementation, evaluation, and documentation of professional development and compensation initiatives in the District.

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8.4 Public-Private Partnerships

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Lead Agencies must demonstrate how they encourage partnerships among other public agencies, Tribal organizations, private entities, faith-based organizations, businesses, or organizations that promote business involvement, and/or community-based organizations to leverage existing service delivery (i.e., cooperative agreement among providers to pool resources to pay for shared fixed costs and operation) to leverage existing child care and early education service delivery systems and to increase the supply and quality of child care services for children younger than age 13. 8.4.1 Lead Agency public-private partnerships Identify and describe any public-private partnerships encouraged by the Lead Agency to leverage public and private resources to further the goals of CCDF: OSSE partners with other DC Government agencies (as described in 8.1.4) and with private organizations to increase the supply and quality of the District’s early care and education sector. Most recently, in 2023, OSSE received funding from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative to support innovations to increase the professional credentials, wages, and benefits of the DC early childhood education workforce. Under this grant, philanthropic funds will support the implementation, evaluation, and documentation of professional development and compensation initiatives in the District.