Early Childhood Financing Workgroup

Overall Purpose

The Ohio Early Childhood Advisory Council established the Ohio Early Childhood Financing Work Group and charged it to develop recommendations that “explore the implementation of a single financing system for early care and education programs that includes aligned payment mechanisms and consistent eligibility and co-payment policies.”  Also, the Work Group’s intent is for the early care and education system to allow all children, birth to kindergarten entry, to eventually have access to high quality experiences.  The Ohio Early Childhood Financing Work Group held 6 all-day meetings between January and April 2010. Members are listed in the Appendix. This report presents the recommendations reached by consensus of the Work Group and guidance for next steps toward implementation.

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