3 Big Questions
Round 3 Assignment
(This was done in the large group following the report of round 2 work)
Working in pairs, please identify and write down the 3 Big Questions that are on your mind now as a result of all the work we’ve done today.
The Early Education System
- How do we fund the actual cost of early education?
- Can the child care support system be rationalized?
- How do we ensure a child / family / provider friendly, stable, funding, regulatory, and political climate that sustains a quality child care & early education system?
- How do we adequately fund the subsidy system?
- Is there any real hope that the state system could be streamlined?
- How do we address the needed growth of quality workforce and facilities?
Funding for a New Organization
- Is the model fundable?
- Where will additional resources come from to fund the creature long term? Members? External partners?
- Do systemic subsidy shortages make the creation of the “whatever” immaterial or irrelevant?
- Where will the funding come from to support the planning & development of this approach at the “local,” “regional,” & state level?
- In providing services is there a way to attract outside funds by selling services to other industries?
Organization & Structure
- If we had a cooperative business model how big to bring to scale?
- What’s the structure of the creature in terms of 1 statewide organization with local branches / regional branches / county branches?
- How does the creature interface with the thousands of local intermediaries currently in California?
- Which intermediaries should be used or developed to provide the services of the “creature?”
Engaging Providers
- How do we engage child care providers to see the benefit of an economies of scale approach and move closer to a viable business model?
- Will providers recognize value in the model?
- How to engage child care providers as advocates for the “whatever?” Incentives for them?