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 Lead Agency does not have any private partnerships to leverage public and private resources to further the goals of the CCDBG Act but has Key Lead Agency Partnerships which include but are not limited to the following entities: Governor's Office, Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Head Start State Collaboration Office: The CCDF Lead Agency's Head Start State Collaboration Office (HSSCO) updates its statewide collaboration needs assessment and strategic plan annually. Plans are aligned with the Child Care Advisory Council's (CCAC) and IELC's strategic plans. Gateways to Opportunity and Illinois Professional Development System: The CCDF Lead Agency contracts with INCCRRA to administer Gateways to Opportunity (Gateways) in a public private partnership. Gateways to Opportunity is a statewide professional development support system designed to provide guidance, encouragement, and recognition to individuals and programs serving children, youth, and families and developed by the Professional Development Advisory Council (PDAC). Funding for this system is the result of private/public partnerships, including the Lead Agency.