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: DWSS/CCDP partners with the Division of Child and Family Services which works with licensed child care facilities to provide training and mental health consultants to support child care providers caring for children with potential social- emotional needs. In addition, Nevada Early Intervention Services provides training and TA to licensed child care facilities on the topic of inclusion for children with special needs. NDE-OELD oversees the State's CCDF quality activities to align activities with the State's P-12 education goals. Wraparound services are provided to a variety of before and after school programs to provide full day services and access to services for school age children. DWSS/CCDP provided a draft of the State Plan to Nevada tribes for consultation and feedback in addition to an invitation to the State Plan public hearing. The following tribes were contacted for consultation: Ely Shoshone Tribe, Inter-Tribal Council of NV Inc, Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, Moapa River Indian Reservation Moapa Band of Paiutes, Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Reno/Sparks Indian Colony, and Shoshone Paiute Tribe. CCDP partners with the Library District to promote communication of programming and policy. DWSS/CCDP partners with Boys and Girls Clubs statewide to support wraparound services for school age children and those with mental health and special health needs.