Illinois

As the Illinois Early Childhood Transformation Team, members of our team led Illinois’ ECEC funding Commission and created an Early Learning Funding Equity Map to zero in on inequities across early childhood funding. Established a Regional Infrastructure Blueprint to ‘scaffold up’ parent and community input. Informed the design of Compensation Contracts to address the child care workforce. Led the Board of Education’s strategy to expand inclusive environments for children with special needs.

Massachusetts

Worked with state’s Department of Early Education and Care to conduct a Market Rate Survey and Comprehensive Cost Estimation Model to inform overall financing strategy for the child care system.

Colorado

Worked with state’s Department of Early Childhood to address the workforce crisis by building comprehensive Salary Scale. Ongoing work involves establishing a cost estimate and strategy for retirement benefits for child care providers.

Maine

Beginning work with Governor’s office, DHHS and Department of Education to develop an early childhood strategic plan inclusive of a cross-system financing strategies and a Cost Estimation Model for child care and public preschool.

Nebraska

Working to help transition the state’s early childhood strategic plan into an Action Agenda that builds greater coordination and impact across the system, with measurable improvements for children and families.

Chicago

CELFE stewards the Chicago Early Childhood Integrated Data System to provide a real-time, comprehensive, citywide, cloud-based data “hub” that integrates state and local early childhood data to answer a wide range of questions at the provider, neighborhood, and citywide levels.