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: Pennsylvania's early childhood sector benefits because of strong philanthropic organizations. There are four foundations, The William Penn Foundation, The Heinz Foundation, The Grable Foundation, and Vanguard. Each has prioritized funding to support activities in child care in targeted communities across the commonwealth. OCDEL periodically meets to provide updates to the principal members. In the past, OCDEL has benefited from financial support for critical activities such as program evaluation, funding to support health and safety mini-grants, and leadership development.

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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: Pennsylvania's early childhood sector benefits because of strong philanthropic organizations. There are four foundations, The William Penn Foundation, The Heinz Foundation, The Grable Foundation, and Vanguard. Each has prioritized funding to support activities in child care in targeted communities across the commonwealth. OCDEL periodically meets to provide updates to the principal members. In the past, OCDEL has benefited from financial support for critical activities such as program evaluation, funding to support health and safety mini-grants, and leadership development.