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Technical Assistance and Mini Grants Information Session 8.9.12

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Technical Assistance and Mini Grants

Information Session8.9.12

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Kathy Stohr

Project ConsultantIllinois Action for Children, Public Policy & Advocacy Program

[email protected]

www.actforchildren.org

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Content of Today’s Webinar

• Project Overview• Defining “Community”, “Capacity

Building” & “Early Childhood Partnership”

• Community Guidance & Project Recommendations

• Technical Assistance & Mini-Grant Application

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Technical issues, email [email protected]

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Early Childhood Partnerships

• Illinois Early Learning Council project

• Funding Source: Early Childhood State Advisory Council (SAC) Grant (federal)

• All funds must be spent by April 30, 2013

Goal = Develop or strengthen early childhood partnerships at the local level

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Project Components

1. Design and implement technical assistance & mini-grant program for early childhood partnerships2. Provide regional and statewide training opportunities on local systems-building and partnership capacity development3. Create a web-based resource to support local partnerships

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Defining “Community” or “Local”

• Boundaries determined by community– Neighborhood partnership– Municipal partnership– County partnership– Regional partnership

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Capacity BuildingPartnerEngage broad range of stakeholdersDevelop new leaders & leverage existing onesCommunicate a shared vision

PlanCascades from shared vision& tied to measurable outcomesActionable and realistic

ActShared responsibility & accountability for implementing planAdvocacy for necessary policy changes and resources

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What’s an Early Childhood Partnership

1. Partners from multiple sectors of the early childhood system

2. Work on issues and solve problems across the early childhood system

3. Focus on improving outcomes for children from birth through kindergarten and their families

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1. Partners from multiple sectors of the early childhood

systemExamples: Child Care Early InterventionPublic Schools Home visiting programsHead Start Family support programsSocial services Family leadershipHealth care providers Child welfare

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2. Solve problems & work on issues across the early childhood

systemExample Problem

Despite the availability of Head Start and Preschool for All (in public schools and in community-based settings), 50% of at-risk children in Community ABC enter kindergarten without preschool experience

Example Collaborative Strategy

Head Start, public schools, and child care programs with Preschool for All funding coordinate outreach and intake efforts to ensure hardest to reach/most at-risk children are accessing available services

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3. Focus on improving outcomes for children 0-5

Example Outcomes (Collaboration for Early Childhood, Oak Park)

•Every child arrives at kindergarten healthy, safe, ready to succeed and eager to learn•Parents and children receive the early childhood care and education and parenting education/support services they need

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Category 2:Strong collaborative vision & strategies but collaborative activities need work

Category 4:Strong collaborative vision & strategies Strong collaborative activities

Category 3:Strong collaborative activities Vision and strategy need work

Category 1:Weak or non-existent collaborative activitiesVision and strategy need work

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Strengthening Execution Model Partnership

Building Vision & Strategic Direction

Getting Started (or re-started)

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Example Project: Getting Started

Partnership/Lead Agency

• Engage* and convene stakeholders

• Pathways tools– Demographic and

Community Data– Programs and Services

mapping– Strategic planning

• Begin implementation of action plan, holding partners accountable

ECAP Facilitation• Provide training and

support to complete Pathways tools

• Facilitate community meetings, using completed tools to find root causes of complex issues and develop actionable strategic plan

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Application

Available at www.actforchildren.org/ECAP

Due September 7, 2012

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Important Dates

September 7: Mini-grant applications dueNovember 13: ECAP Conference (Naperville)April 9-10: Spring into Action Conference