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 Lead Agency maintains robust partnerships with private and academic organizations to provide professional development to early childhood education professionals. The Lead Agency’s partnership with the ECP at MSU results in a comprehensive provider registry, early childhood career path, and certification process. The Lead Agency contracts with Child Care Training, an online training agency, to provide on demand courses to ECE staff. The Lead Agency also subcontracts coaching and mental health consultation supports for local providers. Lead Agency leadership host recurring meetings with The Department of Labor and Industry, and Chambers of Commerce to discuss and review business models.