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1. One Agency Multiple Funders: Champaign Co HS
Early Care & Education Program Collaboration Model Description
1. Model (Please check only one. Complete separate forms for different collaboration models.)
2. Collaboration Type (Check all that apply to this collaboration model.)
3. Partnership Initiated By
4. Demographics
5. Schedule
6. Number of Children Served Full-Day/Year by Location, Setting & Age
7. Total number of children served by organization
8. Total number of children served by partner’s organization (if applicable). Note: this means an early care & education partner with whom you are collaborating. Agencies that checked “One Agency, Multiple Funders” in question 1, page 1 of this survey will NOT complete this question.
9. Funding used to support full-day/year services (Check all that apply.)
10. Administration/Management (Check either yes, no or not applicable – NA – for each item.)
11. Has the collaboration had an impact on the partner’s internal practices with regard to (check yes or no for each item): Items were already in place
12. Program Services (Make 2 checks for each item – 1 to indicate which partner is primarily responsible for direct service delivery and the other to indicate which children receive that service – all or just the collaboration children.)
13. Primary objectives for beginning this collaboration (check all that apply)
14. Collaboration Development & Management
15. Program Components: Please answer the following questions about your collaboration program. Show in column 2 which partner is responsible for each program component. Check which children receive the program component in the last 2 columns - either all children in the classroom(s) or just the collaboration children.
Answer the following questions IN AS FEW WORDS as possible, still giving a picture of how your collaboration works. Use bullet point lists whenever possible. 16. List/describe any other program components included in the collaboration that are not described in items 12 and 15 (pages 3-4). None. 17. Please describe how budgeting and cost sharing among funding sources is done. How do you decide how costs will be shared? What are the financial arrangements between partners? Costs for services of each funding source are allocated to that revenue stream: for example, extending hours and weeks for child care services are allocated to child care revenues; the add-on for a certified teacher is allocated to PreK revenues, food costs are allocated to CACFP, etc. 18. Please explain how your collaboration is staffed. Include classroom and support staff and tell how this is changed/different from your regular program. Who funds the staff’s salaries? Who supervises the staff and who employs them? What salaries and benefits are offered collaboration staff and is this different from other staff? Each full day classroom is staffed with 2 full-time teachers and 1 full-time teacher aide. In classrooms serving PreK students, 1 teacher is 04 (early childhood) teacher certified. Staff salaries are split between HS, CC and PreK (as applicable). The Agency employs all staff and the Head Start site director supervises them. Salaries and benefits are offered per the union contract19. Please tell about your written agreement, if you have one. Include: what the agreement covers (section titles); term (what the time period is); if finances are part of the agreement and how these were figured; etc. N/A 20. Please describe the training system for your collaboration. Include what kind of training is done, how costs are shared among funding sources and/or partners, and how it has changed since the collaboration began. Training for collaboration staff is the same as for all Head Start staff. No training specific to collaboration in necessary. 21. Please give any other details about your collaboration that you believe are important, but not covered elsewhere. None 22. If you could start your collaboration over again, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? Better ensure that parents understand that fees are for child care, not Head Start services. 23. What advice do you have for agencies/homes starting new collaborations? Ensure that all eligibility requirements are aligned. Establish a strong relationship with the local child care subsidy agency.
Copyright 2005 Collaboration Model Description. Template.
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