8.4 Public-Private Partnerships

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: The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is providing review and support of the Idaho Workforce Development Council’s administration of Child Care Expansion Grants. This funding, administered by the Workforce Development Council (WDC), is increasing the number of child care seats available to working families by targeting employers and/or child care providers willing to build new or expand existing facilities. Grant participants are developing and coordinating local business partnerships in support of the expansion of available child care services in each community. With an emphasis on high- quality care, these partnerships are homegrown, diverse opportunities meeting the unique needs of Idaho’s workforce, child care providers, and children.