Funding: Year One Progress

Learn about our progress in funding early childhood care, including cost analysis, grants, and the creation of a new dedicated fund.

Accomplishments

Develop a plan to transition to funding based on the cost of care starting with infant and toddler care and high need communities.

• Completed cost analysis

Develop a flexible fiscal model to support implementation and help to prioritize and stage investments in alignment with system reforms.

• Awarded facilities grants to high SVI providers – $13M to date: $10M in new state bonding
• Funding partnership with CDFI and CHEFA

Identify new dedicated funding streams to support sustained and significant public and private incremental investment in ECE.

• Early Childhood Care and Education Fund established in legislation
• Designated members to the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund Advisory Commission

Check out our Blue Ribbon Panel Year One Progress graphic

Our graphic gives an overview of our action steps in each of our 4 focus areas.

Download or view the Year One Progress visual.