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 Department has several partnerships among state agencies, local public agencies, private entities, and community-based organizations to leverage existing service delivery systems. The following describes those partnerships and outlines the goals of the partnerships: the Department and the WY Quality Counts! program partner to provide parents, providers and consumers current information related to early care and learning. This effort ensures the federal requirements are met by the state. The Department engages with the local county government in regards to Child Care Licensing. The Department partners and contracts with the University of Wyoming to manage and operate the Wyoming Early Childhood Professional Leaving Collaborative (PLC): to train and mentor Professional Learning facilitator to follow the framework including deepening knowledge, dispositions and practice in: principles of adult learning and evidence based transformative learning practices; NAEYC professional standards and competencies for early childhood educators; NAEYC developmentally appropriate practice position statement; whole leadership framework for early childhood program leaders; coaching with powerful interactions coaching modes; and 5 commitments of optimistic leadership The Professional Learning facilitators provide professional learning opportunities to all early childhood educators utilizing resources developed and researched available on the Wyoming Early Childhood Professional Learning Collaborative website. Additionally, the Professional Learning facilitators provide necessary training for the Wyoming Infant and Toddler Credential. The Department is also involved with the University of Wyoming, Early Childhood program, to provide Wyoming Early Learning Standards training and support to child care providers across the state. The Department is involved with federal TA staff, providers and other early childhood professionals, including the University of Wyoming Professional Learning Collaborative, across the state to identify opportunities for providers and staff to receive Infant and Toddler training to meet the Infant and Toddler Director Credential requirements.