Financing and Sustaining State and Local Early Childhood Systems Reform Webinar: Learn how fiscal mapping is helping leaders in South Hampton Roads, Virginia and Michigan reach their goals for children and families. Click here to access this webinar held by The Finance Project on November 10, 2009.

Follow the Money: A Tool for Mapping Funds for Out-of-School Time Initiatives. This publication provides a step-by-step approach for statewide afterschool networks and others to track out-of-school time investments in their states.  Specific state examples and customizable workshets are also included to assist users with data collection and analysis.

Using the Child Care and Development Fund to Support a System of Quality Improvement for School-Age Programs. This publication provides information and considerations for State child care administrators and policymakers for improving access to high quality school-age programs that reflect the unique needs of school-age children.  A systems framework is used to illustrate strategic approaches to using the Child Care and Development Fund and other resources to build a strongly aligned system of quality improvement.


The Finance Project and Child Trends are pleased to announce the launch of the Fostering Connections Resource Center to support implementation of the Fostering Connections Act, the recent federal child welfare law.

Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study. This groundbreaking report examines the goals, strategies, and activities commonly pursued in building citywide OST systems; the range of resources (monetary and in-kind) associated with these efforts; and the variety of funding sources that can be tapped for system development and maintenance.  It draws from OST system-building efforts in six cities: Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, New York and Seattle. See full report and executive summary.

National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance: Access our publications clearinghouse, promising practices compendium, and federal funding catalog for information and ideas on effective charter school finance and governance. 

Sustainability Planning Workbook

This workbook is the foundation for our training services and helps users clarify their vision, identify key issues in sustaining their work, and develop strategies to achieve their long-term goals.